Monica Bellucci
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Monica Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and former fashion model.
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 in The Passion of the Christ.
After her work in The Passion of the Christ, Bellucci was assumed by many fans to be a Christian. 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." [link]
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 model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French ELLE, amongst 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 vertilization and that prevent the use of donor sperm.[link]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 be seen essaying the role of Indian politician Sonia Gandhi in the biopic expected to release in 2007. Her resemblance to Gandhi, and the fact that both Bellucci and Gandhi are Italian was an unsurprising choice.
- Bellucci has done several nude scenes in her films, most notably in Malèna, and Irréversible.
- She is 171 cm. [link]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | English title | Role |
| 2007 | Shoot 'em Up | Shoot 'em Up | - |
| 2006 | N - Napoléon | - | Emily |
| n/a | Combien tu m'aimes? | - | 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 |
| 1992 | - | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Dracula's Bride
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Other roles
- (a video game) as the voice of Kaileena
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