Penélope Cruz to Play Donatella in Ryan Murphy's "Versace: American Crime Story"
by Sadie Gennis
March 20, 2017


Penélope Cruz has landed a starring role in Ryan Murphy's "Versace: American Crime Story".

The actress will play Donatella Versace, who took over the iconic fashion company after the murder of her brother Gianni (Edgar Ramirez). Darren Criss also stars in the 10-episode anthology as Andrew Cunanan, the serial killer who assassinated Gianni and committed suicide eight days later.

This marks Cruz's first major TV role.



"Versace" will be the third installment of the Emmy-winning series "American Crime Story".

Both "Versace" and the second season, "Katrina", will air in 2018. Murphy has already begun working on a fourth season which will tackle the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

http://www.tvguide.com/news/versace-american-crime-story-penelope-cruz-donatella/

First Look at Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace in "Versace: American Crime Story"
by Tim Stack
May 23, 2017


EW has your exclusive first official image of Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace, who took control of her brother’s fashion house after Gianni’s murder by Andrew Cunanan in 1997.

Dressed in a hot pink gown, Cruz’s Donatella is flanked by two muscular men near the pool at Villa Casa Casuarina, the Miami Beach mansion where Gianni lived and was killed. Part of the project was filmed at the villa, which today features a restaurant and suites.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/23/american-crime-story-donatella-versace-penelope-cruz/