Born: 28 April 1974 Madrid, Spain
Height: 5' 5˝"

Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group. Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and Belle Epoque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In 1997, she starred as Sofía alongside Eduardo Noriega in Abre los Ojos, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, and in 2000 she appeared with Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses (film). In 1999, she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre, which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In early 2001, she appeared in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise. Says she's wary of being typecast as a beautiful young damsel, but it's hard to imagine disguising her wide-eyed charms and generous nature. Speaks four languages: Spanish, Italian, French and English. Had a highly publicized affair with actor Tom Cruise (Between Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes if you are counting).