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About the Monica Bellucci
Monica Anna Maria Bellucciis an Italian actress and model who began her career as a fashion model before working in Italian, American and French films. She has an eclectic filmography in a range of genres and languages, and her accolades include the David di Donatello, Globo d’oro and Nastro d’Argento awards. In 2018, Forbes Italy included her in their list of the 100 most successful Italian women.
Bellucci was represented by Elite Model Management and modelled for Dolce & Gabbana campaigns. She made her acting debut in the Italian television miniseries Vita coi figliand then enrolled in acting classes. After appearing in Italian productions, she had her breakthrough role in The Apartmentand gained greater international recognition as Malena Scordia in Malenaand the comedy Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatraand Shoot ‘Em Upearned her the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Actress. At the age of 50, Bellucci appeared in the James Bond film Spectreand The Man Who Sold His Skinand the original French version of Call My Agent! (2018). Bellucci made her stage debut in 2019 as Maria Callas in Letters and Memoirs. She also played Delores in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Bellucci starred alongside her second husband Vincent Cassel in on-screen partnerships that spanned ten years. She has remained involved in modelling, and worked as a brand ambassador for luxury brands such as Cartier and Dior. Some media outlets have labelled Bellucci a sex symbol. Bellucci received the knight insignias of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2006 and of the Legion of Honour in 2016. She represents Italy as a permanent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you have a script that’s not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who’s not good, never are you going to have a good movie.
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I have no idea how I’m perceived in America because I don’t live the reality of America.
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I know many beautiful people and their lives are just so terrible. They feel so uncomfortable with themselves. Being comfortable is not about what you look like, but how you feel.
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After a while in marriage, it doesn’t work anymore. There is something missing, there is something wrong. There are few marriages that stay alive forever. We like something, and after a while, we hate what we used to love.
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In acting process, it’s very difficult to explain. It’s something very intimate, very private.
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I’m a lucky person because I’ve been loved a lot. I have a great family.
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When I have to go to Cannes, that is boring to me.
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An actor works with their soul and their thought.
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I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?
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Mel is a great director because he’s not just a director, he’s an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I loved working with him. He’s great as a director. He’s so intelligent. He’s generous. I really loved him.
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When you’re in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there’s no difference.
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We all need illusions. That’s why we love movies.
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When people divorce, it’s always such a tragedy. At the same time, if people stay together it can be even worse.
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I’m not a movie star. I’m just an actress.
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Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks.
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I believe that time destroys everything. You can take one beautiful apple, red. After a while, it becomes shrivelled and full of worms, just like what happens to us.
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When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life.
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Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It’s very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.
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Envy is human nature.
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I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I’m beautiful.
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In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family.
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Sometimes it’s more difficult to exist as a female lead, especially in action movies because all those men are around you. They take so much place.
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When I make an American movie it’s going to come out all over the world-it doesn’t happen the same way for an Italian film or a French film.
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When a relationship doesn’t work anymore, it’s terrible to stay with someone that you don’t love.
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When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that’s going on from the images because the images are so strong.
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Time destroys everything.
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It’s not the Jews that killed Christ. It was a political situation, and it was the Romans who killed Jesus. They put Jesus on the cross, not the Jews.
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