Monica Bellucci
at the premiere of The Matrix Reloaded, May 7, 2003 at Westwood, Los Angeles, California
Born	September 30, 1968 (1968-09-30) (age 39)[1] or September 30, 1964 (1964-09-30) (age 43)[2] Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
Occupation	Actress and fashion model
Spouse(s)	Vincent Cassel (1999-present)

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Personal life

Bellucci was born in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy,^[3] the daughter of Maria Gustinelli, a painter, and Luigi Bellucci, who owned a trucking company.^[4] Bellucci started modelling at 16, when she was attending to the Liceo Classico. Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, by modeling Bellucci helped finance her tuition while at the University of Perugia,^[1] but the glamorous lifestyle tempted Monica away from her law studies. She speaks Italian, French, and English fluently, semi-fluent in Spanish and has acted in each of these languages, as well as Aramaic. Città di Castello is a town in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. ... Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ... An expecting couple with their daughter A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... For other uses, see Truck (disambiguation). ... Liceo classico is a secondary school type in Italy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... University of Perugia (Università degli studi di Perugia) is a public-owned university based in Perugia, Italy. ... This article is about the word Glamour. For the magazine, see Glamour (magazine). ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. ...

Bellucci is married to fellow actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has appeared in several films and had a daughter, named Deva (born September 12, 2004). 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 fertilization and that prevent the use of donor sperm.^[5] Matrimony redirects here. ... Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about human pregnancy in biological females. ... Nude redirects here. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells are fertilized outside the mothers body in cases where conception is difficult or impossible through normal intercourse. ...

Career

Modeling

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 fashion model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French ELLE, among others. In that year, Bellucci made the transition to acting and began taking acting classes. The February 2001 Esquire Magazine's feature on Desire featured Ms. Bellucci on the cover and in an article on the five senses. In 2003, she was featured in Maxim.^[6] In 2004, she topped AskMen's 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World annual list. Bellucci's modelling career is managed by Elite+ in NYC. She is considered an Italian sex symbol.^[2][7][8] She is currently a face of a range of Dior Cosmetics For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fashion (disambiguation). ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... Elite Model Management (Elite) is a modeling agency founded in Paris, France, in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Atlantic Ocean, not including Arctic and Antarctic regions. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Dolce & Gabbana () is a high-end fashion house started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce, born near Palermo, Sicily, and Stefano Gabbana, born in Milan, Italy. ... ELLE is a worldwide magazine that focuses on womens fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. ... Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Elite plus (sometimes Elite+) was launched in June 2006; it is a boutique division of Elite Model Management and maintains industry icons such as Alessandra Ambrosio, Emina Cunmulaj, Carmen Electra, Monica Bellucci, Jessica White, Noemie Lenoir, Kemp Muhl, Joanna Krupa and tennis ace Olga Poutchkova. ... Marilyn Monroe, one of the most iconic and famous female sex symbols of all time. ... Dior can mean: the name of the company founded by fashion designer Christian Dior, and a brand name owned by that company. ...

Entertainment

Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. In 1992 she made her first appearance in a major English-language film as one of Dracula's brides in Bram Stoker's Dracula. She became known and popular with English-speaking audiences following her lead role in the acclaimed Italian film Malèna, as well as through the portrayal of a rape victim in the highly controversial Irréversible, though is perhaps best known for her role as Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions followed by her portrayal of Mary Magdelene in The Passion of the Christ. This article is about the novel. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Malèna is a 2000 Italian drama/romance film starring Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro. ... Irréversible (2002, France) is a film written, directed, edited, and photographed by Gaspar Noé. It is considered to be one of the most disturbing and controversial films of 2002, due to its explicit on-camera depiction of rape and murder. ... Persephone Spoiler warning: In the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Persephone (played by Monica Bellucci) is the wife of The Merovingian. ... The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment of The Matrix series, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. ... The Matrix Revolutions is the third and final film in The Matrix trilogy. ... Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. ... This article is about the film. ...

Bellucci at Cannes in 2002

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."^[9] ImageMetadata File history File links Monica_Bellucc(cannesPhotoCall)-.jpg Bellucci Monica at Cannes in 2002. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Monica_Bellucc(cannesPhotoCall)-.jpg Bellucci Monica at Cannes in 2002. ... The term agnosticism and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869. ...

In 2003, Bellucci starred in Tears of the Sun as a doctor in Nigeria being rescued by the US and in the 2005 fantasy film The Brothers Grimm as a beautiful evil queen. Her latest films are The Stone Council, directed by the Frenchman Guillaume Nicloux (2006) and Manuale d'amore 2 (2007) where she portrays a physiotherapist in the first segment of the film who is object of the desire of her patient. She was supposed to be seen portraying Indian politician Sonia Gandhi in the biopic Sonia, originally planned for release in 2007 but now shelved. September 2007 saw the release of Shoot 'Em Up, where she plays a prostitute opposite Clive Owen. She dubbed her own voice for the French and Italian releases of the film.^[10] Tears of the Sun is a 2003 war film directed by Antoine Fuqua depicting a rescue mission by U.S. Navy SEALs in the midst of a fictional contemporary Nigerian civil war. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. ... The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 film directed by Terry Gilliam. ... Physical therapy can help restore lost functionality in many people. ... A patient having his blood pressure taken by a doctor. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Sonia Gandhi (Hindi: , IPA: ), born Sonia Antonia Maino on December 9, 1946, is an Italian-born Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. ... Sonia is a film that is currently in production and being directed by the Indian filmmaker Jag Mundhra, written by Carl Austin and starring Italian actress Monica Bellucci. ... For the video/computer game genre, see Shoot em up. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA winning critically acclaimed English actor, now a regular performer in Hollywood and independent American films. ...

She is currently filming Le Deuxième souffle with Daniel Auteuil, Michel Blanc and Eric Cantona. (2006) Daniel Auteuil (born January 24, 1950) is a French actor. ... Michel Blanc (born April 16, 1952 in Courbevoie, France) is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of hypochondriacs. ... Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 in Paris raised in Marseille) is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. ...

Bellucci also voiced as Kaileena in the video game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and Cappy for the french voice in the 2005 animated movie Robots. Kaileena is a fictional character in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones She is voiced by Italian actress/model Monica Bellucci. ... Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 2004 computer and video games | Game Boy Advance games | GameCube games | PlayStation 2 games | Windows games | Xbox games | Ubisoft Entertainment games | Action-adventure games ... The following is a list of characters that appear in the 2005 film Robots. ... An animated cartoon is a moving picture generated by photographing drawings frame-by-frame, as opposed to a normal movie, which is produced by shooting 24 frames a second of actual moving persons or objects. ... Robots is a computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the same companies behind the film Ice Age), and was released theatrically (both in normal theaters and in IMAX theaters) on March 11th, 2005. ...

In 2007, she appeared in Heart Tango, a movie for Intimissimi, with José Fidalgo and directed by Gabriele Muccino. Intimissimi is an Italian clothing label started in 1996 that specializes in bras, briefs, lingerie, vests, and pajamas for women and men from 15 to 50 years of age. ... Gabriele Muccino (born May 20, 1967 in Rome, Italy) is a successful Italian director. ...

Filmography

Film Portal

• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
• L'appartement (1996)
• Dobermann (1997), Nat the Gypsy
• Under Suspicion (2000)
• Malèna (2000)
• Le Pacte des Loups (2001)
• Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002)
• Irréversible (2002)
• Tears of the Sun (2003)
• Ricordati di me (2003)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004)
• She Hate Me (2004)
• The Brothers Grimm (2005)
• Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi (2006)
• Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
• Heart Tango (2007)

Image File history File links Portal. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... LAppartement (1996) is a critically acclaimed French film starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Jean-Philippe Écoffey and Romane Bohringer. ... Dobermann (1997) is a French film directed by Jan Kounen and starring Vincent Cassel. ... Under Suspicion is an American film released in 2000 and directed by Stephen Hopkins. ... Malèna is a 2000 Italian drama/romance film starring Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro. ... Le Pacte Des Loups (titled Brotherhood of the Wolf in English, but literal translation The Pact Of The Wolves) is a 2001 movie directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel. ... Irréversible (2002, France) is a film written, directed, edited, and photographed by Gaspar Noé. It is considered to be one of the most disturbing and controversial films of 2002, due to its explicit on-camera depiction of rape and murder. ... Tears of the Sun is a 2003 war film directed by Antoine Fuqua depicting a rescue mission by U.S. Navy SEALs in the midst of a fictional contemporary Nigerian civil war. ... Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) is a 2003 Italian movie directed by Gabriele Muccino. ... The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment of The Matrix series, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. ... The Matrix Revolutions is the third and final film in The Matrix trilogy. ... This article is about the film. ... She Hate Me is a 2004 LGBT independent comedy-drama feature film directed by Spike Lee and starring Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, and Ellen Barkin. ... This article is about the movie The Brothers Grimm. ... For the video/computer game genre, see Shoot em up. ...

References

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