Capucine

She struggled throughout her life with manic-depression, and committed suicide in Lausanne by jumping from her apartment window. In the 2000s, Mónica has left her dancing career and achieved fame on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante. She also had a close friendship with Dirk Bogarde who, despite his own sexual ambivalence, seriously considered marrying her. This similarity has been used in Spanish TV ads. After making several movies for Hollywood, of declining quality, and after ending her relationship with William Holden, she moved to Europe where she made films in several languages, including French and Italian. Her younger sister Mónica Cruz resembles her a lot. She made her film debut at age 18 in Rendez-vous de juillet, and was briefly married to French actor Pierre Trabaud. The relationship started on the set of the film Vanilla Sky in which they appeared together.

Born Germaine Lefebvre in Toulon, at the age of 17 she became a fashion model, adopting the name Capucine (which is a type of nasturtium), and eventually working for Givenchy in Paris. In early 2001 she began a three-year relationship with Tom Cruise. Capucine (January 6, 1931 - March 17, 1990) was a European actress. In 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. The Curse of the Pink Panther - 1983. She also appeared with Matt Damon in All The Pretty Horses. The Trail of the Pink Panther - 1982. Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.

Satyricon - 1969. She also was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration with Jesús Vázquez. What's New, Pussycat - 1965. She then started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years. The Pink Panther - 1964. She first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. Walk On the Wild Side - 1962. Her parents named her after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat.

North to Alaska - 1960. Born in Madrid, Spain, Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing at the National Conservatory of Madrid (majoring in Classical Ballet) and theatre at Cristina Rota's School in New York (4 years). Song Without End - 1960. Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. IMDB Profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004851/). Don't Move (2004).

Head in the Clouds (2004). Gothika (2003). Fanfan la tulipe (2003). Vanilla Sky (2001).

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). Blow (2001). Woman On Top (2000). All The Pretty Horses (1999).