London, Feb 7: Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz, who began her journey to Hollywood at the tender age of 15, has revealed that she worked herself up to exhaustion when she was new to the film industry.

The `Vanilla Sky' actress, who has been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Woody Allen's `Vicky Cristina Barcelona', has revealed that after accomplishing herself as an artist, and overcoming her struggle with flying colors, she now feels more content as a human being.

"I''ve worked myself to exhaustion in the past," the Telegraph quoted her as saying.

London, Feb 3 : Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz has walked away with a gong for Best Supporting Actress for `Vicky Cristina Barcelona' at Spain's prestigious Goya awards.

Overwhelmed at receiving the gong, Cruz thanked director Woody Allen in her acceptance speech.

"I''ve always been a great fan of Woody Allen. Thank you Woody for believing in me," the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

Washington, Feb 02 : Penelope Cruz has dismissed claims of a feud between herself and fellow actress Kate Winslet, insisting the pair has become `very close'.

The actresses - who are both nominated for Oscars - Cruz, Best Supporting Actress for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Winslet, Best Actress for her role in The Reader
- have been on the phone daily, offering each other support in the run-up to the awards ceremony on February 22.

Cruz revealed that though Kate and she have met just thrice they have become very close pals.

London, Jan 27 : Actress Penelope Cruz is so fed up of `movie-obsessed' Los Angeles that she's preparing for a move to New York.

The `Vanilla Sky' star says that she feels `very alone' in Hollywood and now wants to divide her time between the Big Apple and her birthplace of Madrid, Spain, where her family resides.

"After a number of years in Los Angeles, I no longer want to live here," the Daily Star quoted her, as saying.

London, Jan 26 : Penelope Cruz, who has been nominated for Oscar this year, is keen to get the award for her Spanish fans.

The actress is nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her part in Woody Allen''s `Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.

She''s up against Doubt stars Viola Davis and Amy Adams, Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''s Taraji P. Henson.

And the actress hopes she walks away with the revered prize as a homage to her homeland.

New Delhi, January 24 : Actress Penelope Cruz, 34, has revealed that it was only after the shooting for her new film had finished that she realised that it was a comedy.

The Spanish actress has been nominated for Oscars in the Best Supporting Actress' category for her portrayal of gun-wielding maniac Maria Elena in ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona''.

She said that she just could not understand why people were laughing during screenings of Woody Allen''s latest project, reports the China Daily.

She said: "When we were in the middle of shooting, I felt like I was doing the most intense and disturbing drama I ever did in my career.