Monica Bellucci | |
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![]() Monica Bellucci at the Women's World Award 2009
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Born | Citt? di Castello, Umbria, Italy |
30 September 1964
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Actress and fashion model |
Years active | 1990?present |
Spouse(s) | Vincent Cassel (1999?present) |
Children | 2 |
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (Italian pronunciation: [?m?nika bel?lutt?i]; born 30 September 1964)[1] is an Italian actress and fashion model.
Bellucci was born in Citt? di Castello, Umbria, Italy[2][3] as the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci,[4] and she grew up in San Giustino.
Monica Bellucci began modeling at age 13 by posing for a local photo enthusiast.[5]
In 1988, Bellucci moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management. By 1989, she was becoming prominent as a fashion model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce Gabbana and French Elle, among others. In that year, Bellucci made the transition to acting and began taking acting classes. The February 2001 Esquire's feature on Desire featured Bellucci on the cover and in an article on the five senses. In 2003, she was featured in Maxim.[6] Men's Health also named her one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time", ranking her at No. 21.[7] AskMen named her the number one most desirable woman in 2002.[8]
Bellucci's modelling career is managed by Elite in New York City. She is considered an Italian sex symbol.[9][10][11] From 2006 to 2010 she was the face of a range of Dior products.[12] Bellucci is signed to D'management group in Milan and also to Storm Model Management in London.[13]
In 2004, while pregnant with her daughter Deva, Bellucci posed nude for the Italian Vanity Fair Magazine in protest against Italian laws, that prevent the use of donor sperm.[14] She posed pregnant and semi-nude again for the magazine's April 2010 issue.[15]
In 2012 she became the new face of Dolce Gabbana.[16]
Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. She played some minor roles in La Riffa (1991) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). In 1996 she was nominated for a C?sar Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Lisa in L'Appartement[17] and strengthened her position as an actress. She became known and popular with worldwide audiences, following her roles in Mal?na (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Irr?versible (2002). She has since played in many films from Europe and Hollywood like Tears of the Sun (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Le Deuxi?me souffle (2007), Don't Look Back (2009), and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).
She was supposed to be seen portraying Indian politician Sonia Gandhi in the biopic Sonia, originally planned for release in 2007, but it has been shelved.[18]
Bellucci dubbed her own voice for the French and Italian releases of the film Shoot 'Em Up (2007).[19] She also voiced Kaileena in the video game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and the French voice of Cappy for the French version of the 2005 animated film Robots.
Empire magazine selected her as twenty-first on their list of "The Sexiest 25 Characters in Cinema - The Women" for her role of "Persephone" in the Matrix series.[20]
Bellucci is married to French actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has appeared in several films. They have two daughters, Deva (born 2004) and L?onie (born 2010).[21][22]
In the documentary movie The Big Question, about the film The Passion of the Christ, she stated: "I am an agnostic, even though I respect and am interested in all religions. If there's something I believe in, it's a mysterious energy; the one that fills the oceans during tides, the one that unites nature and beings."[23]
In September 2012 at a Toronto International Film Festival press conference for the Iranian movie Rhino Season, Monica stated that she can speak four languages: Italian, French, English and (some) Persian.[24][25]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Vita coi figli | 1990 | Elda | |
Briganti ? Amore e libert? | 1990 | Costanza | |
La riffa | 1991 | Francesca | |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1992 | One of Dracula's brides | |
Ostinato Destino | 1992 | Marina/Angela | |
I Mitici | 1994 | Deborah | |
Palla di Neve | 1995 | Melina | |
Il cielo ? sempre pi? blu | 1995 | ||
Joseph | 1995 | Pharaoh's wife | |
L'Appartement | 1996 | Lisa | Nominated?C?sar Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Sorellina e il principe del sogno | 1996 | Princess | |
Stressati | 1997 | ||
Dobermann | 1997 | Nat the Gypsy | |
Mauvais genre | 1997 | Camille | |
Come mi vuoi | 1997 | Nellina | |
Le plaisir | 1998 | Girl | |
Compromise | 1998 | Monique | |
Ultimo capodanno dell'umanit? | 1998 | Giulia Giovannini | |
A los que aman | 1998 | Valeria | |
Comme un poisson hors de l'eau | 1999 | Myrtille | |
Mediterran?es | 1999 | Marguerite | |
Under Suspicion | 2000 | Chantal Hearst | |
Franck Spadone | 2000 | Laura | |
Mal?na | 2000 | Mal?na Scordia | |
Brotherhood of the Wolf | 2001 | Sylvia | Nominated?Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Ast?rix Ob?lix: Mission Cl?op?tre | 2002 | Cleopatra | |
Irr?versible | 2002 | Alex | |
Remember Me, My Love | 2003 | Alessia | Nastro d'Argento award for Best Supporting Actress |
Tears of the Sun | 2003 | Lena Fiore Kendricks | |
Matrix Reloaded, TheThe Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | Persephone | |
Enter the Matrix | 2003 | Persephone | |
Matrix Revolutions, TheThe Matrix Revolutions | 2003 | Persephone | |
Passion of the Christ, TheThe Passion of the Christ | 2004 | Mary Magdalene | |
Secret Agents | 2004 | Barbara/Lisa | |
She Hate Me | 2004 | Simona Bonasera | |
Brothers Grimm, TheThe Brothers Grimm | 2005 | The Mirror Queen | |
How Much Do You Love Me? | 2005 | Daniela | |
Sheitan | 2006 | La belle vampiresse | |
Io e Napoleone | 2006 | Baronessa Emilia Speziali | |
The Stone Council | 2006 | Laura Siprien | |
Heartango |
2007 | L'inafferrabile |
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Manuale d'amore 2 |
2007 | Lucia | |
Shoot 'Em Up | 2007 | Donna Quintano | |
Le deuxi?me souffle | 2007 | Manouche | |
Sanguepazzo | 2008 | Luisa Ferida | |
L'uomo che ama | 2008 | Alba | |
Don't Look Back | 2009 | Jeanne | |
Private Lives of Pippa Lee, TheThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee | 2009 | Gigi Lee | |
Baar?a ? La porta del vento | 2009 | Bricklayer's girlfriend | |
Omaggio a Roma | 2009 | Tosca | |
Whistleblower, TheThe Whistleblower | 2010 | Laura Levin | |
Sorcerer's Apprentice, TheThe Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2010 | Veronica | |
Rose, c'est Paris | 2010 | L'esprit de gala | |
Manuale d'amore 3 | 2011 | Viola | |
A Burning Hot Summer | 2011 | Ang?le | |
Rhino Season | 2012 | Mina | |
Des gens qui s'embrassent | 2013 |
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