Ana de Armas

About Ana de Armas

Ana Celia de Armas Caso is a gorgeous Cuban and Spanish actress and producer. She began her career in Cuba with a leading role in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia (2006). At 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, and starred in the popular drama El Internado for 6 seasons from 2007 to 2010.

After moving to Los Angeles, de Armas had English-speaking roles in the psychological thriller Knock Knock (2015) and the comedy-crime film War Dogs (2016). She rose to prominence for her role as the holographic AI projection, Joi, in the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017). For her performance as Nurse Marta Cabrera in the mystery film Knives Out (2019), she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She subsequently portrayed the Bond girl Paloma in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021) and Norma Jeane in the biopic Blonde (2022). For Blonde, de Armas became the first Cuban to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

De Armas holds dual Cuban and Spanish citizenship. She began a relationship with Spanish actor Marc Clotet in mid-2010. They married on the Costa Brava in July 2011. They divorced in early 2013. After meeting on the set of Deep Water in late 2019, de Armas dated American actor Ben Affleck from March 2020 to January 2021. De Armas received significant criticism, particularly among members of the Cuban diaspora, for reportedly dating Anido Cuesta, the stepson of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, since November 2024. In July 2025, she was reported to be dating American actor Tom Cruise after being spotted attending an Oasis concert with him.