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Monica Bellucci's Mini Bio: Bellucci was born in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy, the daughter of Maria Gustinelli, a painter, and Luigi Bellucci, who owned a trucking company.
Bellucci started modelling at 16, when she was attending the Liceo classico. Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, Bellucci modeled to pay her tuition at the University of Perugia,but the lifestyle tempted her away from her law studies.
She speaks Italian, French, and English fluently, Spanish semi-fluently, and she has had speaking roles in each of these languages as well as in Aramaic for her part as Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ.
Bellucci is married to fellow actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has appeared in several films, and has a daughter named Deva (born 12 September 2004). In 2004, while pregnant with her daughter, Bellucci posed nude for the Italian Vanity Fair Magazine in protest against Italian laws that prevent the use of donor sperm.
Although enjoying great success as a model, she made her acting debut on TV in 1990, and her American film debut in 1992Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Her role in the 1996 French thriller, L'appartement (1996), shot her to stardom as she won the French equivalent of an Oscar nomination. Other credits include Malèna (2000), Under Suspicion (2000) and Le pacte des loups (2001).
Awards
In 2003, Bellucci won the Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Alessia in Remember me,my love.She has been nominated for several others, including the 1996 Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Lisa in L'Appartement
| VITAL STATS | Monica Bellucci Information:
| | Eye color:brown/hazel | | Height: 5'7" | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): | Education: liceo classico (secondary school)
University of Perugia | | Family: Vincent Cassel (husband), Deva Cassel (daughter), Maria Gustinelli (mother) | | Resides in: London, England,sometimes lives in Paris | | Religious affiliations:she's an agnostic, comes from a catholic background but says she is not a catholic | | Political affiliation: | Personal interests/hobbies:supports italian national football team
likes to listen to soul,rap & funk music | | Charities/Causes: | Other:Was originally cast as Mina Harker in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict. The part then went to Peta Wilson.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#35). [2007].
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