Penelope Cruz
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Printed Date: January 07 2026 at 7:48pm
Topic: Penelope Cruz
Posted By: Isla Q.
Subject: Penelope Cruz
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 1:39pm
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Today on the Internet Movie Database news page: "Cruz To Go Bald? Tom Cruise's Spanish girlfriend Penelope Cruz is set for a drastic image change in an upcoming Pedro Almodovar movie - she's going bald. The All About My Mother two are negotiating the role and Cruz admits she'll do whatever her old countryman pal asks her to - even if that means losing her locks. She says, "I might have to be bald in a movie for Pedro but that's OK. It will grow back." " |
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Posted By: papillon_purple
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 2:15pm
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wow.. I wonder what is Penelope Cruz's hair history. I remember reading about Bai Ling, and she hadn't cut her hair at all, just trimming.. perhaps this won't be as drastic for Penelope if she had short hair before? ------------- |
Posted By: JerkyFlea
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 3:27pm
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You know, this figures. I was just thinking after seeing some pics of her on WireImage today that her current style (long layered and right at her shoulders) rivaled her long hair as the most flattering on her. She seemed to have grown out her bob extremely well, and I was even considering posting about it. Which, given my history of praising a style just prior to some drastic change to it, should ensure that Penelope will be sporting a naked noggin in the near future. Note to self: Stop saying how good Jessica Alba's bangs look... JF ------------- 3 pm is simultaneously too late and too early to start anything. |
Posted By: Brent
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 5:19pm
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Bai Ling looked sensational bald. Penelope I'm sure would also look great bald as most beautiful, feminine women do. Both are exceptionally pretty women with or without hair. |
Posted By: WMAdams
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 6:31pm
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You're awesome, JF! Thanks for the laugh. Your commentary is exquisite as always.  Bill |
Posted By: Big J
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 8:51pm
cool that would be cool to see Penelope Cruz bald...huh well is it confirmed or is it just rumor and if it is confirmed I hope it is on screen. Oh and JF keep praising Alba's bangs  ------------- |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 9:10pm
| Let me be the first to predict that if Penelope goes bald, she will be one ugly bald woman. |
Posted By: Klaatu48
Date Posted: May 09 2003 at 9:57pm
I hardly think that will be the case... but I will say that I don't think it would be her best look. (Read: just about any look with hair woul be better) I agree with JFlea here... she looks good with it like she has it now. It better be one heck of a role to go bald for it... ------------- |
Gord wrote:Posted By: tony9999
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 4:15pm
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Gord, It couldn't be worse than her platinum coloring a while back... I think she would look ok, but it wouldn't be her best look. this is the shortest picture i could find: http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope23.jpg - http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope23.jpg this is the worst she ever looked: http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope22e.jpg - http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope22e.jpg here's an interesting look: http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope09a.jpg - http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope09a.jpg this one's for Gord: http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope02.jpg - http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope02.jpg And this gives us a clue how she'd look bald: http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope05a.jpg - http://www.actressarchives.com/display.php?path=/penelope&loc=servv5&img=penelope05a.jpg she's got a nice face and the ears look good... I think she'll look ok. ------------- Change is good for the soul and fun to talk about! |
Posted By: Big J
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 4:41pm
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Well I doubt that she will look horrible bald, she could look amazing you just never know until it happens. But I would'nt get to excited about it until it actually confirmed that she will and I see pics of it happening or her bald. ------------- |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 6:23pm
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[QUOTE=Gord]
Let me be the first to predict that if Penelope goes bald, she will be one ugly bald woman. Most woman who go bald actually look very pretty bald. It takes a very brave and strong person to shave there head. If Penelope does do it she will look incrediable bald. She is a very pretty woman and would look good long, short, medium lenght or most radical move bald. Gord you need to stop being so closed minded, I like short hair but don't think everyone should have it cause i like it, or think any one with long hair is ugly. |
Posted By: tony9999
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 7:30pm
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http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/grgstm28/vwp?.dir=/bald1&.src=gr&.dnm=baldo.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/grgstm28/lst%3f%26.dir=/bald1%26.src=gr%26.view=t - http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/grgstm28/vwp?.dir=/bald1&.src=gr&.dnm=baldo.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/grgstm28/lst%3f%26.dir=/bald1%26.src=gr%26.view=t Found this fake... ------------- Change is good for the soul and fun to talk about! |
Posted By: Mike46019
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 8:32pm
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I have a question to ask.Has any actress after going bald have a bigger movie hits or less? ------------- Few men are killed by the bayonet;many are scared by it.Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts.General George Patton Jr.,War As I Knew It,1947. |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 9:12pm
| I can't think of to many american actresses that have shaved there heads. If any had to be bald they wore bald caps. Which is what I was wondering when i first read this thread, if she is going to wear a bald cap? By the way it was worded she is not going to if she gets the part and even wants to go bald. Some one once said that every woman should shave there head once in there lives just to see what it like. she said it was the most liberating feeling in the world, that was said right after she cut off all her long hair and shaved her head bald. So maybe that is what Penelope wants to do, be liberated? |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 10 2003 at 11:49pm
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Posted By: Ononotdon
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 11:19am
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I think some, make that many, women look beautiful bald. If Ms. Cruz joins those ranks (never got a definitive answer from her, by the way), she may or may not. I realize that my aesthetic preferences are decidedly in the minority - that doesn't mean I need to change them. Nor does Gord. 'Nuff said. ------------- |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 12:28pm
Its just any time someone cuts there hair less than 10 inches below there shoulders in gordos book that makes them less actractive in his mind even if they actully look great. You don't hear me saying every woman looks ugly with long hair. I actully think some long hair looks good, like today i was at a resturant and this young lady walked in with hair down to her waist, it was evenly trimed healthy looking and very thick brown color, I thought she was hot and so was her hair. Now gord would think she was ugly if she just took 5 inches off her lenght. Thats why I called him closed minded. Hes entitled to his opionion and keep it closed minded if he choses, thats his loss. I just think he should not call some one ugly before it happens just because he has a lust for long hair. Miss Cruz is a very pretty young lady and just because she shaves her head does not mean she all of a sudden becomes ugly! P.S. Have a great day.
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Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 1:41pm
You may not remember every post I submit, but because I'm a registered contributor here, they archive my posts and anyone can research what I have written. I went through my last 50 posts and here is what I found: 1. Since I am an admitted hardcore longhair lover, most of my posts support longhaired women. 2. On May 3, I wrote that Tina Fey (a woman with shoulder-length hair) of Saturday Night Live has never looked better. 3. On April 15, I noted that Robin Strasser of the soap opera One Life to Live had shorter hair than I remembered it (shoulder length or above), but her hair looked so good, it looked like a wig. 4. Marg Helgenberger (shoulder length) looked luscious on David Letterman's show (April 12). 5. The shorthaired drummer in Lillix looked very sexy (April 12). 6. Lara Flynn Boyle always looks amazing, even when her short, shoulder-length hair was pulled back in a bun. (April 8 and many times prior). 7. Stephanie Powers (shoulder length) still looked great (March 17). 8. I complimented women who added bangs to their hair, including Tiffani Amber Thiessen. 9. I have forever complimented the hair of Katie Couric, in fact calling her the "hair transformation of the 2000s." 10. Ditto for her news partner on the Today Show, Ann Curry. Below-shoulder-length hair and looking fine. 11. I praised the HAIRCUT AND BANGS of European soap star Tanya Jess. 12. I said I can't stand Celine Dion's new haircut and said Penelope Cruz would look ugly as a bald woman. That about sums it up. Shorthair, I checked for your archived responses to see if you were as open-minded about longhaired women and could not find any archived responses. It seems you never registered with this hair forum. Why is that? Can we please try to remember that this forum is about the celebrities with the hair and not the people who are commenting on them? I've never once denied I prefer longhair, but I try not to go to great lengths to ridicule those who disagree with my opinion. While I have the floor, though, just a friendly suggestion to Shorthair: copy your text into Word and use Spellcheck before sending them on to the group. In your last post, "Its" should have an apostrophe; it should be "their" instead of "there"; "gordos" should be capitalized and have an apostrophe; "attractive" only has one C; "actually" has two As (you misspelled that one twice so at least you're consistent); "resturant" is misspelled; "trimmed" has two Ms; "length" is misspelled; and "hes" and "thats" both need apostrophes. If you want more credibility, you might start there. ------------- |
Posted By: Ononotdon
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 4:41pm
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I have been guilty of slamming Gord on this board more than once, without warrant. Gord, for that I am sorry. Again, you like what you like, and so do I. You express your opinions eloquently and forcefully - little ambiguity, and little mistaking how you feel. As someone who makes his living examining the written word (English teacher), I think that this is refreshing. ------------- |
Posted By: Hal
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 4:55pm
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Gord... can I still slam you......... please? ------------- |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 5:20pm
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Posted By: Ononotdon
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 6:04pm
Hal, on the other hand... ------------- |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: May 11 2003 at 7:37pm
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Gord I am sorry my spelling is bothering you. I also want to say that I am not trying to bash you, it just seems like you get a little over dramatic when some one cuts there hair, and i was half joking about the 10 inches. I do remember one post you did like a short hair style and i think you started the post. As for not registering i just have not seen the need to. I have been posting on this site for years, since before JF quit his board. Just remember hair does grow back most of the time
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Posted By: hairalways
Date Posted: May 12 2003 at 12:21pm
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<> shorthair...I can name 3 right off the top of my head (no pun intended) Sigourney Weaver - Alien 2 (?) Demi Moore - G.I. Jane Kate Blanchett - Don't know the name of the movie. Whether the success or failure of a movie is imminent, is unpredictable to the actress. They make the sacrifice for their art - and the paycheck, of course. imo, they all look MUCH better with hair. Jacqui ------------- |
Posted By: Big J
Date Posted: May 12 2003 at 1:45pm
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just to let you know that movie with Cate Blanchett shaving her head was called Heaven I believe. It has'nt even come out yet either but it could be different if Penelope Cruz was to do it because she is kind of popular now and it probably woud'nt ruin her career. But then again nobody is sure if she will even do it. ------------- |
Posted By: JerkyFlea
Date Posted: May 12 2003 at 3:33pm
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Ok, just for argument's sake, let's run down a few known actresses who have shaved their heads or went ultra-short for a role and the result... Sigourney Weaver, "Alien3": Mediocre movie, bad box office. Good career move? No Demi Moore, "GI Jane": Decent movie, bad box office. Good career move? Considering she went into semi-retirement afterward, no. Toni Collette, "8 1/2 Women": Anybody even see this movie? Good career move? No Cate Blanchett, "Heaven": Already came and went at the box office and no one noticed. Good career move? No Emma Thompson, "W;t" (on HBO): No box office, but respected performance, but where's she lately? Good career move? Toss-up Judith Light, "W;t" (on Broadway): Excellent reviews and box office. Good career move? yes Angelina Jolie, "Gia" (on HBO): Won her an Emmy (or Cable ACE or something) and got her respect as an actress. Good career move? yes Robin Tunney, "Empire Records": Awful movie, no box office, had to wear a wig in her next movie that actually DID help her career, "The Craft" Good career move? n/a, since she was pretty much an unknown before and after the movie So, what's the lesson here? If the actress is unknown and needs a break, go for it. If the actress is doing it for a long term role, such as a play, it's worth a shot. If the actress is well known and plans to do another movie that requires hair that isn't obviously a wig sometime in the next year, she probably wants to think pretty long and hard about it because the track record isn't good. Just one Flea's opinion, JF ------------- 3 pm is simultaneously too late and too early to start anything. |
Posted By: Lyris
Date Posted: May 13 2003 at 7:26am
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Samantha Morton is another once-bald actress (she played Agatha in Minority Report.) Who knows if it was a wise career move--has anyone seen her onscreen since then? ------------- Look for beauty, and you will find no intelligence. Look for intelligence and you will find both.Proud member of the Cult of All Soft |
Posted By: lev
Date Posted: May 13 2003 at 3:11pm
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Samantha Morton made two movies since "Report". Check it out: http://uk.imdb.com/Name?Morton,+Samantha - http://uk.imdb.com/Name?Morton,+Samantha I can't agree with generalization made by Jerky Flea. "Heaven" and "81/2 Women" belongs to the category "art cinema". So Cate and Toni shaved their heads for reason of art and not for box-office returns. Toni Colette shaved her head at two other ocasions too. And don't forget such bald beauties like Persis Khambatta, Bai Ling and last but not least Sinead O'Connor. ------------- |
Posted By: JerkyFlea
Date Posted: May 13 2003 at 3:18pm
Yes, but if you are doing it for an indie flick for respect, then your reward is critical praise. Both films were pretty much panned, "8 1/2 Women" much more so. So I stand by my assessment.
Persis was a complete unknown in the US (though a former Miss India). It was worth the risk to make a name for herself (especially on a big budget flick like "Star Trek") and it worked...a strategy I covered in my other post. Bai Ling wasn't really known, so it was worth a shot for another big name film, "Anna and The King" with Jodie Foster. Film, however, tanked and her star never really took off. For her the risk was acceptable...but I defy you to name another movie she's been in since without looking at IMDB. Sinead O'Connor? Really? In this category? You, my friend, are stretching if you expect me to give her credit for her cameo in "The Butcher Boy". JF ------------- 3 pm is simultaneously too late and too early to start anything. |
Posted By: Klaatu48
Date Posted: May 13 2003 at 3:54pm
I'm not really on either side of this argument, I just want to throw in 'The Crow'. Great flick, and she played a pretty creepy bad guy. Had a habit of cutting out people's eyes. Oh wait... you said since. Whoops. can't help ya there. ------------- |
Posted By: lev
Date Posted: May 13 2003 at 3:58pm
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You may not like Sinead, I agree she's nuts, but she is a celebrity and her shaved head is (was?) her trademark. ------------- |
Posted By: Rod
Date Posted: May 13 2003 at 4:32pm
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Actresses cut their hair for movie roles all the time. Liv Tyler cut her hair short for "Cookie's Fortune." The movie was a critical and box office failure, but Ms. Tyler wanted to work with Robert Altman. For that, she was probably happy she cut it. Her performance in the movie may have gotten her other work. Only her agent knows. She hated the look, has grown her hair long, and continued working. Reese Witherspoon cut her hair before "Sweet Home Alabama." The cut looked great on camera and was right for the character. This movie established her as a multi-hit lead. She grew her hair longer, cut it shorter, then grown it back to the length she had it in this movie. There isn't really any difference between cutting hair and going bald for an actress. It's a look change that's right for the part. If an actress shaves her head, and the director wants her hair long, she'll just wear a wig. Allison Lohman shaved in "Dragonfly," then wore a wig in "White Oleander." It's no different than a director wanting long hair cut short. Haircuts rarely impact an actress's career the way they've been known to completely change a model's career. Linda Evangalista became a supermodel by cutting her hair. Did Demi Moore's haircut for "Ghost" make her a star or did her performance? Wouldn't Jennifer Anniston have become a star anyway even if she didn't cut her hair? |
Posted By: JerkyFlea
Date Posted: May 14 2003 at 7:35am
Sure do. Don't deny it. However, that isn't my point at all.
That, however, is my point. Not to belabor this (too late!), but an actress going with a shorter style and shaving her head is SIGNIFICANTLY different. A shorter style can be applicable to multiple different roles (e.g., Demi Moore did several things after "Ghost" with short hair), but bald is pretty much a look that locks you into a specific category until it grows out. Thus, your examples of Reese Witherspoon and Demi Moore in "Ghost" don't really apply. I almost included Liv Tyler, since after going ultra short to work with Altman, she wasn't in anything until the Rings trilogy where she would wear a wig anyway. Oh, and much like Sinead O'Connor, Linda Evangelista doesn't really apply to the "actresses who shave their heads" topic. As for Alison Lohman, she's another "unknown who shaved her head for a big break". In fact, she didn't hit UNTIL "White Oleander", since her scenes were cut from "Dragonfly" (or at least the ones she shaved her head for). And for "White Oleander", the shaved head actually helped her since the character had multiple different hairstyles and required mulitple different wigs, so her natural hair was moot anyway. Finally, for what it's worth, Jennifer Aniston would have probably become a star anyway...but she got a tremendous boost from the buzz surrounding her hair. =) Sticking by my guns, JF ------------- 3 pm is simultaneously too late and too early to start anything. |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 15 2003 at 7:31am
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Saw Penelope on E last night and her hair was curly and above the shoulder. They said Penelope was there "with her new hair." ------------- |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 15 2003 at 7:46am
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Here's a photo I just found. Guess it's not quite above the shoulder. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030515/161/42bq7.html&e=13&ncid=707 - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030515/161/42bq7.html&e=13&ncid=707 |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 15 2003 at 7:54am
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I thought my eyes weren't deceiving me. Here she is with above the shoulder hair: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030514/168/42793.html&e=9&ncid=707 - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030514/168/42793.html&e=9&ncid=707 Hope this isn't old news. ------------- |
Posted By: Isla Q.
Date Posted: May 15 2003 at 12:47pm
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Nope, I think you got it right this time, Gord. Does Penelope's new curly look remind anyone else of Isabella Rossellini in "Blue Velvet"? ------------- |
Posted By: Taryn
Date Posted: May 19 2003 at 9:59am
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^ A little bit. The only reason I am replying to this is to say that Blue Velvet is a****ing great movie. :) ------------- |
Posted By: KathyAnn
Date Posted: May 22 2003 at 9:03am
| Penelope would be gorgeous in ANY hairstyle! |
Posted By: Gord
Date Posted: May 23 2003 at 7:53am
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Posted By: hairalways
Date Posted: May 23 2003 at 4:02pm
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I think it looks great. it is a nice change.....but, her long hair was so gorgeous! Jacqui ------------- |