Monica Bellucci Birthday September 30
Posted by GoreMaster Special Effects on September 30, 2009
Monica Bellucci
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and fashion model.
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 worldwide audiences, following her roles in Malèna (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf(2001), and Irréversible (2002), though is perhaps best known for her role as Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), followed by her portrayal of Mary Magdelene in The Passion of the Christ (2004).
In 2003, Bellucci starred in Tears of the Sun as a doctor in Nigeria being rescued by the U.S., and in 2005 in the fantasy film The Brothers Grimm as a beautiful evil queen. Her latest films are The Stone Council (2006) by Guillaume Nicloux, and Manuale d’amore 2 (2007), where she portrays a physiotherapist, who is the 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.
She filmed Le deuxième souffle (2006), with Daniel Auteuil, Michel Blanc and Eric Cantona.Bellucci also voiced Kaileena in the video game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and the French voice of Cappy for the French version of the 2005 animated film Robots.In 2007, she appeared in Heartango (2007), a film for Intimissimi, with José Fidalgo and directed by Gabriele Muccino.
Trivia:
She appeared in a black & white TV commercial for Dolce & Gabbana. The director was Giuseppe Tornatore, who also directed her in the movie Malèna (2000).
Measurements: 35C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine.)
Fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
Daughter-in-law of Jean-Pierre Cassel.
Made a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max in 1998 and another one for the Italian magazine GQ in 2000.
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.
Wears a size 10 shoe.
Studied jurisprudence for a short time.
Daughter, Deva Cassel (b. 12 September 2004 in Rome, Italy).
Engaged to actor Nicola Farron from 1990 to 1995.
She was elected the most beautiful woman in the world by French viewers on a TV show “La Plus belle femme du monde” on 8th November 2004.
One of the world’s top fashion models.
Favourite poem is “A Silvia” by Giacomo Leopardi.
Has her look-alike puppet in the French show “Les guignols de l’info” (1988).
She ranked #6 in Maxim’s ’50 Sexiest Women’ (1999).
She ranked #9 in Maxim’s ’100 Sexiest Women’ (2002).
She ranked #1 in Askmen’s ‘Most Desirable Woman’ (2002).
Italian citizen.
Shares birthday with Marion Cotillard, Deborah Kerr and Angie Dickinson.
Favorite movie is Una giornata particolare (1977) by Ettore Scola.
Her role as Chantal in “Under suspicion” was held by Romy Schneider in the original film:”Garde à vue”.
Owns an apartment in London.
Doesn’t always live with her husband Vincent Cassel, for avoiding routine the two live in separate apartments; she lives most of the time in London and he lives in Paris.
Bellucci is a typical surname from center Italy, it comes from the Latin word “Bellutus”, and has the same root as surnames like Belluto, Belluti, Belluzzo, Belluccio, or the aristocratic surname of Belluzzi.
Monica Bellucci in The Sorcerer's Apprentice
She speaks to her daughter Deva Cassel in Italian.
She has said in an interview that Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale have inspired her acting career.
Ranked as #89 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006
Supports the Italian football team.
Has a wax statue in the Grevin Museum in Paris.
Her parents are Pasquale Bellucci (the owner of a trucking company) and Brunella (a painter).She’s an only child.
Good friends with Guillaume Canet.
Ranked #5 on E! Entertainment Networks list of “101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies” list of 2006.
Attended University of Perugia.
Mother is painter Maria Gustinelli.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#35). [2007].
Her best friend is Ilaria D’Amico.
