Rossy de Palma

Rossy de Palma
De Palma in February 2018
Born	Rosa Elena García Echave (1964-09-16) 16 September 1964 (age 56) Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	1987–present
Children	2

Rosa Elena García Echave (Palma, 16 September 1964), better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar such as Law of Desire, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Kika, The Flower of My Secret, and Julieta.

Career[]

Born in Palma, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band .

She was discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. Her first major role was in 1988 in Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and she would go on to be one of Almodóvar's recurring cast.

She became a model for designers Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and .

She then appeared in Robert Altman's 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter and in the music video of George Michael's "Too Funky" song.

As of 2010, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanaian charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns.^[1]

In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two children^{[citation needed]} where she acts and does modeling.

She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.^[2][3]

Theatre[]

Filmography[]

Others[]

Rossy de Palma at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

She is an ambassador for the charity OAfrica, which advocates for a family for every child in Ghana, West Africa, and the closure of illegal orphanages.^[4]

In 2018, she collaborated with singer Rosalía for her second studio album El mal querer writing the song "Preso" with her and Ferrán Echegaray. Her vocals were also used in the song.

Danse avec les stars[]

In 2011, she was one of the contestants during the first season of Danse avec les stars. With her partner Christophe Licata, she finished in the 7th position (second-to-last). This table shows the route of Rossy de Palma and Christophe Licata.

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