Biography of Monica Bellucci

Italian Supermodel and Actress & Considered one of the most beautiful women of her generation.

Monica Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in Città di Castello , Italy.

Parentage:

Brunella Briganti a homemaker and Pasquale Bellucci who is an employee of a transport company are Monica’s parents.

Education of Monica:

After she completed high school at Plinio il Giovane High School, she later worked as a model to support herself through the Faculty of Law at the University of Perugia but then abandoned it in 1988.

Career as a Model:

On moving to Milan, she took up modeling with Elite Model Management on an exclusive basis becoming fully dedicated to fashion.

Richard Avedon immortalized her for Pirelli calendar during 1997. She walked the runways of Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi among many other top brands across the globe. Elle and Vogue also featured her on their covers. She has been seen representing Intimissimi, Cartier and Dior among others.

Acting Career:

In 1990 Monica debuted first time on screen as an actress along with actor-director Dino Risi in Vita coi figli . The next year she starred in La riffa which was her first opportunity to take part in a full-length film.

Movies:

Bram Stoker's Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola gave her Hollywood debut was made here. Later Briganti - Love and Freedom comedy I mitici- Colpo del Milano gobbo , Snowball and The Sky is Always Bluer were filmed by this actress subsequently .

First French Film by Monica Bellucci:

She made her French cinema debut in 1996 when she appeared in L'Appartement for which she received a nomination for the César Awards. Henceforth, Monica got more French roles; for instance, in Dobermann (1997) where she played a lead character – a deaf-mute gypsy. In preparation for this role, the actress taught herself sign language.

Role in Those Who Love and Early Career:

In 1998 she appeared in Isabel Coixet's film 'Those Who Love’.

International Recognition

Her popularity expanded beyond Europe after she played in several European movies like Malena (2000) by Giuseppe Tornatore, Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Irreversible (2002). Then there were more films from both European and North American cinemas.

Leading Roles in Early 2000’s Films:

Some examples of her roles include Under Suspicion (2000), where she worked with Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman; Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) together with Gérard Depardieu; Tears of the Sun alongside Bruce Willis (2003); The Matrix Reloaded directed by Wachowski Sisters(2003); The Passion of Christ directed by Mel Gibson (2004); Terry Gilliam as director created The Brothers Grimm(2005);The Second Breath( 2007); Shoot 'Em Up starring Clive Owen( 2007); Don't Come Back( 2009) and The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Jay Baruchel as lead actor produced by Walt Disney Pictures.

Roles and Recent Voice Over Work:

In 2015, she starred in Spectre, the twenty-fourth James Bond film with Daniel Craig. In 2022, she took on the lead role opposite Liam Neeson in the thriller A Murderer’s Memory. She was Mamma Bianca in a comedy by that name and also acted in Siccità (a science fiction movie) as Bianca. Bellucci has voiced characters for Shoot ‘Em Up (2007), the animated movie Robots (2005), and portrayed Kaileena in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within game among others.

Marriage and Children:

She was married to an Argentinean-born photographer Claudio Carlos Basso, but they divorced after six months.

In 1990, she began seeing Italian actor Nicola Farron until while filming The Apartment where she met French actor Vincent Cassel whom she married on August 3rd, 1999 at Monte Carlo. They are blessed with two daughters. Deva was born on September 12th ,2004 whereas Leonie was born on May 21st ,2010. In August of that year the actress publicly announced their separation.

Later Relationships:

The following years saw her dating French sculptor Nicolas Lefebvre before it ended in 2018.

Present Affair:

When interviewed by Elle France magazine later on in 2023 Monica Bellucci confirmed that she has started going out with Tim Burton who is a filmmaker.

“If you're not smart, nobody cares about you... Beauty makes you interesting for only five minutes.”

Monica Bellucci-

Summary:

A model who became an Italian actress entering into acting afterwards. She played roles directed by famous filmmakers and participated in films that were both commercially successful and praised by critics like Maléna, Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions as well as The Passion of Christ and Spectre.

Did You Know?

She fluently speaks French and English as well as Portuguese and Spanish. Additionally, Bellucci has acted in several other languages including Aramaic, Persian, Serbian, Latin, some of the Italian dialects as well as a dialect spoken in the south of France.

Filmography:

1990 Vita coi figli
1991 The Raffle
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 Ostinato Destino
1994 Briganti – Amore e libertà
1994 I Mitici
1995 Palla di neve
1995 Il cielo è semper più blu
1995 Joseph
1996 L'appartement
1996 Sorellina e il pr incipe del sogno
1997 Stressati
1997 Nat the Gypsy
1997 Mauvais genre
1997 Come mi vuoi
1998 Le Plaisir
1998 Compromise
1998 Kaputt Mundi
1998 To those who love
1999 Comme un poisson hors de l'eau
1999 Méditerranées
2000 Under Suspicion
2000 Franck Spadone
2000 Malèna
2001 Le Pacte des loups
2002 Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre
2002 Irréversible
2003 Ricordati di me
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas /Voice 2003
Tears of the Sun
2003 The Matrix Reloaded
2003 The Matrix Revolutions
2004 The Pass ion of the Christ
2004 Agents Secrets
2004 She Hate Me
2005 Robots/Voice 2005 The Brothers Grimm
2005 Combien tu m'aimes?
2006 Sheitan La belle
2006 N. Napoleon and I
2006 The Stone Council
2007 Heartango
2007 Manuale d'amore 2
2007 Shoot 'Em Up
2007 Le deuxième souffle Manouche
2008 Sanguepazzo
2008 L'uomo che ama
2009 Don't Look Back
2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009 Baarìa – La porta del vento
2009 Omaggio a Roma
2010 The Whistleblower
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010 Rose, c'est Paris
2011 Manuale d'amore 3
2011 A Burning Hot Summer
2012 Rhino Season
2013 Des gens qui s'embrassent
2014 Lungo la Via Lattea
2014 The Wonders
2014 Na Quebrada
2015 Ville-Marie
2015 Specter
2016 On the Milky Road
2016 Mozart in the jungle
2018-2019 Call My Agent!
2018 Nekrotronic
2019 The Best Years of a Life
2019 Spider in the Web
2020 The Man Who Sold His Skin
2021 Les Fantasmes
2021 The Befana comes At Night 2: The Origins
2023 Mafia Mamma
2023 Siccità