29 Jan 2014
Monica Bellucci
Monica Bellucci ( born 30 September 1964), is an Italian actress and fashion model.
Early life
Bellucci was born in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy as the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci, and she grew up in San Giustino.
Personal life
Bellucci met French actor Vincent Cassel on the set of their 1996 film The Apartment. They married in 1999, and have two daughters, Deva (born 2004) and Léonie (born 2010). Bellucci and Cassel announced their separation in August 2013.
In the documentary movie The Big Question, about the film The Passion of the Christ, 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."
In September 2012 at a Toronto International Film Festival press conference for the Iranian movie Rhino Season, Bellucci stated that she can speak four languages:Italian, French, English and (some) Persian.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vita coi figli | 1990 | Elda | |
| Briganti – Amore e libertà | 1990 | Costanza | |
| La riffa | 1991 | Francesca | |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1992 | One of Dracula's brides | |
| Ostinato Destino | 1992 | Marina/Angela | |
| I Mitici | 1994 | Deborah | |
| Palla di Neve | 1995 | Melina | |
| Il cielo é sempre piú blu | 1995 | ||
| Joseph | 1995 | Pharaoh's wife | |
| The Apartment | 1996 | Lisa | Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Sorellina e il principe del sogno | 1996 | Princess | |
| Stressati | 1997 | ||
| Dobermann | 1997 | Nat the Gypsy | |
| Mauvais genre | 1997 | Camille | |
| Come mi vuoi | 1997 | Nellina | |
| Le plaisir | 1998 | Girl | |
| Compromise | 1998 | Monique | |
| L'ultimo Capodanno | 1998 | Giulia Giovannini | |
| A los que aman | 1998 | Valeria | |
| Comme un poisson hors de l'eau | 1999 | Myrtille | |
| Mediterranées | 1999 | Marguerite | |
| Under Suspicion | 2000 | Chantal Hearst | |
| Franck Spadone | 2000 | Laura | |
| Malèna | 2000 | Malèna Scordia | |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf | 2001 | Sylvia | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre | 2002 | Cleopatra | |
| Irréversible | 2002 | Alex | |
| Remember Me, My Love | 2003 | Alessia | Nastro d'Argento award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Tears of the Sun | 2003 | Lena Fiore Kendricks | |
| The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | Persephone | |
| Enter the Matrix | 2003 | Persephone | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | 2003 | Persephone | |
| The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | Mary Magdalene | |
| Secret Agents | 2004 | Barbara/Lisa | |
| She Hate Me | 2004 | Simona Bonasera | |
| The Brothers Grimm | 2005 | The Mirror Queen | |
| How Much Do You Love Me? | 2005 | Daniela | |
| Sheitan | 2006 | La belle vampiresse | |
| Io e Napoleone | 2006 | Baronessa Emilia Speziali | |
| The Stone Council | 2006 | Laura Siprien | |
| Heartango | 2007 | L'inafferrabile | |
| Manuale d'amore 2 | 2007 | Lucia | |
| Shoot 'Em Up | 2007 | Donna Quintano | |
| Le deuxième souffle | 2007 | Manouche | |
| Sanguepazzo | 2008 | Luisa Ferida | |
| L'uomo che ama | 2008 | Alba | |
| Don't Look Back | 2009 | Jeanne | |
| The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | 2009 | Gigi Lee | |
| Baarìa – La porta del vento | 2009 | Bricklayer's girlfriend | |
| Omaggio a Roma | 2009 | Tosca | |
| The Whistleblower | 2010 | Laura Levin | |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2010 | Veronica | |
| Rose, c'est Paris | 2010 | L'esprit de gala | |
| Manuale d'amore 3 | 2011 | Viola | |
| A Burning Hot Summer | 2011 | Angèle | |
| Rhino Season | 2012 | Mina | |
| Des gens qui s'embrassent | 2013 | Giovanna |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress | Ricordati di me | Won |
| 2005 | Golden Globe Award:European Golden Globe | Won | ||
| 1997 | César Awards | Best Promising Actress | The Apartment | Nominated |
| 2001 | European Film Awards | Audience Award for Best Actress | Malèna | Nominated |
| 2003 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Nominated |
| 2003 | Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award | Best Female | The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions | Nominated |
| 2003 | David di Donatello Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ricordati di me | Nominated |
| 2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Female Breakout Star | The Matrix Reloaded and Tears of the Sun | Nominated |
| 2004 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | The Matrix Reloaded | Nominated |
| 2005 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress | The Passion of the Christ | Nominated |
| 2007 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress | N (Io e Napoleone) | Nominated |
