Rossy de Palma

Personal context

Summary

Spanish actor Rossy de Palma is known for her long-running collaborations with Pedro Almodóvar, including Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Julieta, as well as work with directors such as Robert Altman and Terry Gilliam. Her work spans film, music, fashion, and visual art, with a recurring association with the irreverent creative culture of 1980s Madrid. She has called herself a feminist, spoken in support of gender equality, equal pay, and #MeToo, and was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Diversity, with a role promoting gender equality and Indigenous cultures; she has also spoken about racism and migration. A sustained record of party or candidate campaigning is not on record.