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I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing older, but embraced it and been proud of it - women like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn.

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Penelope Cruz
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: April 28
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