Monica Bellucci

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci Italian ˈmɔːnika belˈluttʃi born 30 September 1964 is an Italian actress who began her career as a fashion model before working in Italian American British and French films She has filmography in a range of genres and languages and her accolades include the David di Donatello Globo doro Nastro dArgento and nominations at Saturn Awards and César Awards In 2018 Forbes Italy included her in their list of the 100 most successful Italian women Bellucci was represented by Elite Model Management and modelled for Dolce Gabbana campaigns She made her acting debut in the Italian television miniseries Vita coi figli 1991 she went on to play one of Draculas brides in the horror film Bram Stokers Dracula 1992 and then enrolled in acting classes After appearing in Italian productions she had her breakthrough role in The Apartment 1996 for which she received a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress Bellucci came to the attention of American audiences in Under Suspicion 2000 and gained greater international recognition as Malèna Scordia in Malèna 2000 Bellucci starred in the period horror Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001 and the comedy Asterix Obelix Mission Cleopatra 2002 She portrayed a rape victim in the controversial thriller Irréversible 2002 and Persephone in the 2003 sciencefiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions Bellucci was praised for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the drama The Passion of the Christ 2004 She played a prostitute in How Much Do You Love Me 2005 and Shoot Em Up 2007 and acted in diverse roles in other films including The Whistleblower 2010 The Ages of Love 2011 and The Wonders 2014 Her role in VilleMarie 2015 earned her the Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress At the age of 50 Bellucci appeared in the James Bond film Spectre 2015 becoming the oldest Bond girl in the history of the franchise She later appeared in films such as On the Milky Road 2016 The Man Who Sold His Skin 2020 and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 On television she has acted in Mozart in the Jungle 2016 and Call My Agent 2018 She made her stage debut in 2019 as Maria Callas in Letters and Memoirs Bellucci starred alongside her second husband Vincent Cassel in onscreen partnerships that spanned ten years She has remained involved in modelling and worked as a brand ambassador for luxury brands such as Cartier and Dior Some media outlets have labelled Bellucci a sex symbol Bellucci received the knight insignias of the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2006 and of the French Legion of Honour in 2016 She represents Italy as a permanent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Description above from the Wikipedia article Monica Bellucci licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia