She is a Spanish beauty who made her acting debut when she was 15 and today she is one of the most popular actresses of Hollywood. Penelope Cruz celebrates her birthday today. 

Cruz’s love for acting blossomed after watching the movie, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! And at 15 she was already in a Music Video.  

After working in series of movies, 2001 marked a turning point in her career when Cruz starred in features films Vanilla Sky (opposite Tom Cruise) and Blow (opposite Johnny Depp). In 2006 Cruz was appreciated for her role in Volver. She won the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award, European Film Award for Best Actress and Empire Award for Best Actress for the film. Also this film gave her first nomination in the category of Best Actress at the Academy Award.

Cruz appeared in her biggest Hollywood turn to date, in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides film, as Angelica. On 1 April 2011, prior to the film's release, Cruz received the 2,436th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the El Capitan Theatre. She became the first Spanish actress to receive a Star.

We wish Penelope a Very Happy Birthday!!!