United Kingdom, March 4 -- Penelope Cruz felt judged by her accent when she started out in Hollywood.

The 51-year-old Spanish star - who has appeared in the likes of Open Your Eyes, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Murder On The Orient Express and more over the years - has opened up about how the film industry has changed for women over the years.

She told Extra: "When I started I was around 19.

"Eighteen is when I started to also work in English but I spoke very little English because I learned French before so I've been in so many situations where that was looked at in a way that you know, it was very tricky and it has changed, but it's not yet in a place where it's just natural."

Penelope revealed how there was "a big c...