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Monica Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an
Italian actress and former fashion model.
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Background
Bellucci was born in Città di Castello, Umbria.
Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, Bellucci decided to start modeling in
order to help pay for her tuition while at the University of Perugia, but the
glamorous lifestyle tempted Monica away from her law studies.
She speaks Italian, French, and English fluently
and has acted in each of these languages, as well as Aramaic.
Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. In
1992 she made her first appearance in a major English-language film as one of
Dracula's brides in Bram Stoker's Dracula. She became popular with
English-speaking audiences following her lead role in the acclaimed Italian film
Malèna, though she was perhaps best known for her role as Persephone in The
Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions followed by her portrayal of Mary
Magdelene in The Passion of the Christ.
After her work in The Passion of the Christ,
Bellucci was assumed by many fans to be Roman Catholic. However in a documentary
about the film, The Big Question, 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."[1]
Modelling career
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.
Personal life
She is married to fellow actor Vincent Cassel, with
whom she has appeared in several films and had a daughter, named Deva. In 2004,
while pregnant with her daughter, Bellucci posed nude for the Italian Vanity
Fair Magazine in protest against Italian laws that allow only married couples to
use in-vitro fertilization and that prevent the use of donor sperm.[2]
Trivia
In 2003, Bellucci was featured in Maxim.
In 2004, she topped AskMen's 100 Most Beautiful
Women in the World annual list.
She will next be seen portraying Indian politician
Sonia Gandhi in the biopic expected to release in 2007. Her slight resemblance
to Gandhi, and the fact that both Bellucci and Gandhi are of Italian descent,
made her a natural choice.
Bellucci has done several nude scenes in her films,
most notably in Malèna, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Irréversible.
She is around 171 cm tall.[3]
Partial
filmography
Year Title English title Role
2007 Sonia Sonia (film) Sonia Gandhi
2007 Shoot 'em Up Shoot 'em Up DQ
2006 Le Concile de Pierre The Stone Council Laura
Siprien
2006 N - Napoléon - Emily
2005 Combien tu m'aimes? How much do you love me?
Daniela
2005 - The Brothers Grimm The Mirror Queen
2005 Agents Secrets Secret Agents Barbara / Lisa
2004 - She Hate Me Simona Bonasera
2004 - The Passion of the Christ Mary Magdalene
2003 Ricordati di me Remember Me, My Love Alessia
2003 - The Matrix Revolutions Persephone
2003 - The Matrix Reloaded Persephone
2003 Irréversible Irreversible Alex
2003 - Tears of the Sun Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks
2002 Astérix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatre Asterix
and Obelix Meet Cleopatra Cleopatra
2001 Le Pacte des loups The Brotherhood of the Wolf
Sylvia
2000 Franck Spadone - Laura
2000 Malèna Malena Malèna Scordia
2000 Suspicion Under Suspicion Chantal Hearst
1999 Comme un poisson hors de l'eau Like a Fish Out
of Water Myrtille
1996 L'Appartement The Apartment Lisa
1997 Stressati -
1995 Palla di neve - Melina
1995 Il cielo è sempre più blu -
1995 Joseph - Pharaoh's wife
1994 I mitici - Deborah
1992 - Bram Stoker's Dracula Dracula's Bride
1991 La Riffa - Francesca
1992 Ostinato destino - Marina and Angela
1990 Vita coi figli -
Other
roles
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (a video game) as
the voice of Kaileena
References
1 [1]
2 contactmusic.com: “Bellucci's pregnant pose
infuriates the Vatican”
3 “Monica Bellucci's Height”
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