Penelope Cruz Naked in New Movie "Elegy"

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is setting pulses racing with her steamy new film, Elegy. The Oscar-nominated star strips off for a topless scene in the movie, which is based on Philip Roth's short novel "The Dying Animal".

Penelope Cruz stars as student, Consuela Castillo, who embarks on an affair with her older charismatic professor, played by Ben Kingsley. Other casts in the film are Debbie Harry, Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson.

The star is no stranger to nudity - she has gone topless in more than eight films, including the Italian release Don't Move.

Penelope Cruz admits that her hairdresser mother, Encarna, and merchant father, Eduardo, aren't thrilled at her nude scenes. She has said previously: "Going topless is not my favourite thing. It's a little tough for my parents."

Meanwhile, Penelope, who counts Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey as former boyfriends, is said to becoming increasingly serious about her current beau, "No Country For Old Men" star Javier Bardem.