Monica Bellucci (Monica Anna Maria Bellucci) was born on 30 September 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria. She is an Italian beautiful actress and fashion model. Bellucci grew up in the small Italian village of Citta di Castello, where her father owned a trucking company. At 18, she enrolled at the University of Perugia with plans to study law. To pay her tuition, Bellucci started modeling. Two years later, she dropped out of school to relocate to Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management.
Monica Bellucci Biography:
Date of Birth: 30 September 1964,
Where: Città di Castello, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Birth Name: Monica Anna Maria Bellucci
Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m
Nationality: Italy
Career
After one year stay in Milan, or rather on 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. The February 2001 Esquire’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. In 2004, she topped AskMen’s 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World annual list.
Monica Bellucci began her film career in the early 1990s with played some minor roles in La Riffa (1991) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). Bellucci made her French-language debut in 1996′s award-winning romance L’Appartement (The_Apartment). She earned a César nomination for her performance in the role, as well as began dating her co-star, French actor Vincent Cassel. She became known and popular with worldwide audiences, following her roles in Malèna (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Irréversible (2002).
Monica Bellucci struck gold as Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. She’s sustained her presence stateside with roles in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Shoot ‘Em Up (2007), and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009). 2010 is actually Bellucci’s most prominent year to date in English-language films, with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, opposite Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel; The Whistleblower, opposite Rachel Weisz; and Joel Schumacher’s 1:30 Train.
Spouse
Vincent Cassel (3 August 1999 – present) 2 children
Claudio Carlos Basso (3 January 1990 – ?) (divorced)
