Monica Bellucci

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born 30 September 1964)[2] is an Italian [3] actress and fashion model.

Personal life
Bellucci was born in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy[4][5] as the only child of Luigi Bellucci, who owned a trucking company, and Maria Gustinelli, a painter.[6] Bellucci started modelling at 16, when she was attending the Liceo classico. Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, Bellucci modeled to pay her tuition at the University of Perugia,[7] but the lifestyle tempted her away from her law studies. She speaks Italian, French, and English fluently, Spanish semi-fluently, and she has had speaking roles in each of these languages as well as in Aramaic for her part as Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ.

Bellucci is currently married to French actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has appeared in several films. They have two daughters, Deva (born 2004) and Léonie (born 2010).[8][9] In 2004, while pregnant with Deva, Bellucci posed nude for the Italian Vanity Fair Magazine in protest against Italian laws that prevent the use of donor sperm.[10] She posed pregnant and semi-nude again for the magazine's April 2010 issue.[11]

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."[12]

Monica Bellucci at age 13 began modeling by posing for a local photo enthusiast.[13]


Portrait of Bellucci taken in 2008.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 Ms. Bellucci on the cover and in an article on the five senses. In 2003, she was featured in Maxim.[14] In 2004, she topped AskMen's 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World annual list. Bellucci's modelling career is managed by Elite+ in New York City. She is considered an Italian sex symbol.[15][16][17] She is currently a face of a range of Dior Cosmetics. Bellucci is signed to D'management group in Milan and also to Storm Model Management in London.[18]

[edit] Film
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 César Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Lisa in L'Appartement[19] and strengthened her position as an actress. She became known and popular with worldwide audiences, following her roles in Malèna (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Irréversible (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 Deuxième 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.[20]

Bellucci dubbed her own voice for the French and Italian releases of the film Shoot 'Em Up (2007).[21] 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.

[edit] Awards
In 2003, Bellucci won the Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Alessia in Remember Me, My Love.[22]
In 2006, she served as a judge at 59th Cannes Film Festival.
In 2009, she won the World Actress Award in Women's World Award.
[edit] Filmography
Title Year Role Notes
Vita coi figli (Life With the Sons) 1990 Elda
Briganti – Amore e libertà (Bandits – Love and Liberty) 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
Pala di Neve 1995 Melina
Il cielo é sempre piú blu 1995
Joseph 1995 Pharaoh's wife
L'Appartement 1996 Lisa Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Sorellina e il principe del sogno (uncredited) 1996 Princess
Stressati 1997
Dobermann 1997 Nat the Gypsy
Mauvais genre 1997 Camille
Come mi vuoi 1997 Nellina
Le plaisir 1998 Girl
Compromis 1998 Monique
Ultimo capodanno dell'umanità 1998 Giulia Giovannini
A los que aman 1998 Valeria
Comme un poisson hors de l'eau 1999 Myrtille
Mediterranées 1999 Marguerite
Under Suspicion 2000 Chantal Hearst
Franck Spadone 2000 Laura
Malèna 2000 Malèna Scordia
Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001 Sylvia
Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre 2002 Cleopatra
Irréversible 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 (video game) 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
N (Io e Napoleone) 2006 Baronessa Emilia Speziali
The Stone Council 2006 Laura Siprien
Heartango
(short film for Intimissimi) 2007 L'inafferrabile/ La passionale /
L'indecisa / La curiosa /
L'aggressiva / La mamma /
La premurosa
Manuale d'amore 2
(Capitoli successivi) 2007 Lucia
Shoot 'Em Up 2007 Donna Quintano
Le deuxième 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
Baarìa – 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
Manual of Love 3 2011 Viola
Guardian of the Harem 2011
That Summer 2011

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