MONICA BELLUCCI
Born September 30, 1964 Height: 5'7" Measurements: 37-25-36
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian actress and model. Monica Bellucci began modelling at age 13 by posing for a local photo enthusiast. In 1988, Bellucci left the Faculty of Law at the University of Perugia, and moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French films.
Bellucci made her film debut in Francesco Laudadio's Italian comedy La Riffa (1991). The following year she played a Bride of Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's gothic horror romance film
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). For her leading role in
L'Appartement (1996), Bellucci received a nomination at the 1997 César Award for Most Promising Actress. She played Malèna Scordia in the Giuseppe Tornatore's acclaimed Italian romantic drama
Malèna (2000). Bellucci starred in Gaspar Noé's controversial arthouse psychological thriller film
Irréversible (2002), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2004, she portrayed Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson's biblical drama
The Passion of the Christ (2004). Bellucci portrayed Persephone in the 2003 science-fiction films
The Matrix Reloaded and
The Matrix Revolutions. At the age of 50, by appearing in the 2015 James Bond film
Spectre, she became the oldest Bond girl in the history of the franchise. Bellucci has since acted in films such as
The Whistleblower (2010),
The Wonders (2014),
On the Milky Road (2016),
The Best Years of a Life (2019),
The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), and
Memory (2022).
Among her accolades are two Globo d'oro Awards, two Nastro d'Argento Awards, a Donostia Award, and a David Special Award. Bellucci received the Knight insignia of the Legion of Honour in 2016. She is a permanent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2021, she received a David Special Award to recognise her career achievement at the 66th David di Donatello ceremony. Bellucci is fluent in Italian, French, and English.
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