Monica Bellucci is an Italian actress and fashion model known for her beauty. She was born into a poor family and worked as a model to pay for her studies. In the future, she chose a career as a model from where she went to the cinema.
Monica Bellucci, an Italian actress and fashion model, is a sex symbol, a symbol of eternal femininity and youth. Born September 30, 1964 in Citta di Castello.
Biography
Monica's father is an employee of a transport company, her mother is an artist. In addition to Monica, there were no more children in the family. After graduating from high school, Monica enters the Faculty of Law, she has to go into the modeling business to pay for her studies. This is one of the episodes in Monica's life when she actively strives for independence. The fact that Monica lived in a poor family gave her the understanding that only education, independence and perseverance allows her to live in abundance.
Already in her youth, Monica attracted her with her unusual appearance, this is the result of a mixture of Eastern and Mediterranean blood, in many respects it was this that decided her fate. She renounced jurisprudence and in 1988 Monica devoted herself entirely to the fashion world and moved to Milan. She was the face of the D & G brand, was shot nude for glossy magazines.
Actor career
Monica makes her debut in Italian cinema already in 1990, and after 2 years she will have significant success after her role in the film "Dracula". Monica begins to be invited to film studios in America and Europe. The most significant and popular films in her career:
- Dracula, 1992;
- "Apartment", 1996;
- “How You Want Me”, 1997;
- "Delight", 1998;
- Compromise, 1998;
- Malena, 2000;
- Asterix and Obelix, 2002;
- "Irreversibility", 2002;
- The Matrix Reloaded, 2003;
- "The Matrix: Revolution", 2003;
- The Brothers Grimm, 2005;
- "I and Napoleon", 2006;
- Heart Tango, 2007;
- Crazy Blood, 2008;
- Baariya, 2009;
- "Snitch", 2010;
- Miracles, 2014;
- "007: SPECTRUM", 2015;
Over the years of her career, she starred in 110 films, including the TV series "Twin Peaks", "Mozart in the Jungle".
Personal life
Monica Bellucci's first marriage lasted 4 years. She was married from 1990 to 1994 to photographer Claudio Carlos Basso.
Monica met her second husband on the set of the film "Apartment". It was Vincent Cassel. Their marriage lasted 14 years, and the couple was repeatedly recognized as one of the most beautiful in the acting environment. From her second marriage, Monica has two daughters: Virgo (2004) and Leonie (2013).
Interesting Facts:
- Monica Bellucci twice hosted the Cannes Film Festival, hosted the opening and closing ceremonies;
- in 2006 she was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival;
- after the film "Irreversibility" Monica predicted oblivion in the cinema;
- in 2018 she was a model at the men's fashion week;
- in 1995 she almost became a "Bond girl" in the film "Golden Eye".
Part of the money from the proceeds of royalties is donated to charity, including for children with cancer.
