Ileana D’Cruz
Ileana D’Cruz wiki, age, height, movies, affairs, sisters, parents, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more

Biography | |
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Name | Ileana D'Cruz |
Nickname | Illu |
Profession | Indian-born Portuguese actress and model |
Years Active | 2006-Present |
Date of Birth | November 1, 1987 |
Age (In 2022) | 35 Years |
Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Hometown | Parra, Goa, India |
Citizenship | Indian (1987–2014) Portuguese (2014–present) |
Religion | Christianity |
Ethnicity | South Asian |
Caste | Roman Catholic |
Mother Tongue | Konkani |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Height | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Family and Marriage Details | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Boyfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Andrew Kneebone (Australian Photographer)![]() |
Parents | |
Father | Ronaldo D'Cruz (Mechanical Draftsman)![]() |
Mother | Samira D'Cruz![]() |
Sibling(s) | |
Sister(s) | Farrah D'Cruz Eileen D'Cruz ![]() |
Brother(s) | Rhys D'Cruz |
Education Details | |
School | St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School and College, Mapusa, Goa |
College | University of Mumbai, Mumbai |
Educational Qualification | Graduation |
Filmography | |
Debut Movie | Devadasu (Telugu debut, 2006) Kedi (Tamil debut, 2006) Barfi! (Hindi debut, 2012) |
Movies | Unfair & Lovely (2022) The Big Bull (2021) Pagalpanti (2019) Amar Akbar Anthony (Telugu, 2018) Raid (2018) Baadshaho (2017) Mubarakan (2017) Rustom (2016) Happy Ending (2014) Main Tera Hero (2014) Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013) Barfi! (2012) Devudu Chesina Manushulu (Telugu, 2012) Julayi (Telugu, 2012) Nanban (Tamil, 2012) Nenu Naa Rakshasi (Telugu, 2011) Sakthi (Telugu, 2011) Saleem (Telugu, 2009) Rechipo (Telugu, 2009) Kick (Telugu, 2009) Bhale Dongalu (Telugu, 2008) Jalsa (Telugu, 2008) Aata (Telugu, 2007) Munna (Telugu, 2007) Rakhi (Telugu, 2006) Khatarnak (Telugu, 2006) Kedi (Tamil, 2006) Pokiri (Telugu, 2006) Devadasu (Telugu, 2006) |
Music Video(s) | Ooo Ooo (Qaran, 2022) Pehli Dafa (Atif Aslam, 2017) |
Award(s)/Title(s) | |
Best Supporting Actress for "Barfi!" at Times of India Film Awards, 2013 Best Female Debut for "Barfi!" at Times of India Film Awards, 2013 Best Female Debut for "Barfi!" at Star Guild Awards, 2013 Best Female Debut for "Barfi!" at Zee Cine Awards, 2013 Most Promising Newcomer - Female for "Barfi!" at Screen Awards, 2013 Best Female Debut for "Barfi!" at Filmfare Awards, 2013 Fresh Face at Vogue Beauty Awards, 2012 Best Actress for "Jalsa" at Santosham Film Awards, 2009 Best Female Debut for "Devadasu" at Filmfare Awards South, 2007 | |
Contact/Social Media Details | |
facebook.com/lanz.cruze | |
instagram.com/ileana_official/ (14.5m followers) | |
Other Details | |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Net Worth (Approx) | ₹50-75 crores |
Salary/Fees | ₹2-3 crores per movie |
Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian-born Portuguese actress and model who works mainly in hindi and telugu movies. She was born on November 1, 1987 to Ronaldo D'Cruz and Samira D'Cruz in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has a brother, Rhys D'Cruz and 2 sisters, Farrah D'Cruz & Eileen D'Cruz. | |
Her father, Ronaldo D'Cruz is a Roman Catholic Christian and her mother, Samira D'Cruz is a Muslim. | |
Her family moved to Parra in Goa when was 10 years old. | |
She completed her schooling from St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School and College in Mapusa, Goa and later graduated from University of Mumbai. | |
She made her acting debut in the telugu film Devadasu (2006) opposite another debutant Ram Pothineni. The film was a box-office success earning ₹14 crores against a budget of ₹7 crores. Both Ileana & Ram won Filmfare Awards South for Best Debut. | |
D'Cruz established herself as a leading actress in Telugu cinema after starring in many commercially successful films like Pokiri (2006), Rakhi (2006) and Kick (2009). | |
In 2006, she made her tamil film debut in "Kedi" also starring Ravi Krishna and Tamannaah. Kedi was a commercial success. | |
In 2012, she starred in S. Shankar's Nanban opposite Vijay. It was a remake of Rajkumar Hirani's Hindi film 3 Idiots (2009). The film was huge success earning ₹150 crores at the box-office. | |
Ileana made her hindi film debut in Anurag Basu's Barfi! (2012), for which she won many awards including Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Barfi made on a budget of ₹30 crores earned approximately ₹175 crores in cinemas. | |
After the success of Barfi! (2012), she started working mainly in bollywood and went on to star in many successful hindi movies like Main Tera Hero (2014), Rustom (2016) and Raid (2018). | |
D'Cruz called her first photo shoot, which was done by Marc Robinson as a disaster. | |
She acquired Portuguese nationality in 2014 as her ancestors were from Portugal. | |
She was in a relationship with Australian photographer Andrew Kneebone but the couple broke up in 2019. | |
Ileana is addicted to mint and always carries it with her. | |
In 2012, producer Mohan Natarajan registered a complaint against Ileana with the Producers Council, alleging that she refused to return the advance amount of ₹40 lakh that he paid her for a film. | |
In 2017, D'Cruz revealed that she battled Body Dysmorphic Disorder for a long time. | |
She was all set to make her bollywood debut in 2007 opposite Shiney Ahuja in the movie named "Black Diamond" directed by Indrajit Lankesh. But the film got shelved due to financial reasons. |