Monica Bellucci
Monica Bellucci was born in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci. She originally pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to earn money for school, leading to her modeling career. In 1988, she moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, and joined Elite Model Management.
Although enjoying great success as a model, she made her acting debut on television in 1990 and her American film debut in Bram Stoker's Count Dracula (1992). She became famous after appearing in the 1996 French thriller L'appartement, for which she received the French equivalent of an Oscar nomination. First Love (2000), Under Suspicion (2000), and The Wolf Brothers (2001) are a few of her other acting credits.
Elite represented her, participated in many international commercial campaigns, and was chosen by Dolce & Gabbana to serve as its muse. Top fashion houses sought after Italian model Bellucci. She had a New York City address and was a billionaire by the year 1989. She became a fashion icon in New York, Paris, and Milan.
Born: 1964
Year active: 1980
Awards:
- DIFF Awards – Dublin Film Critics' Circle selection (2016)
- Globo d'oro (1998)
- Nastro d'Argento (2003,2017)
- Zolotoy Vityaz (Golden Knight) Award (2017)
- Maria Callas Monaco Gala Awards (2022)
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