Monica Bellucci is an Italian actor whose international filmography primarily encompasses films and television programs in her native Italy, the United States, and France. She made her Italian debut in the television miniseries Vita coi figli in 1991 and in the film The Raffle the same year. Her first credited named role in the United States was as one of the three brides in Francis Ford Coppola's horror film Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992. She starred in Italian productions for the next four years and in the television miniseries, Joseph (1995). Her French debut and breakthrough role was in the arthouse film The Apartment (1996), which garnered Bellucci a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress. Her role as Giulia Giovannini in the Italian comedy-drama film L'ultimo capodanno earned her a Globo d'oro Award for Best Actress in 1998.
Bellucci performed her first English-language lead role in the American thriller Under Suspicion in 2000. The same year, she portrayed Malèna Scordia in the drama Malèna, which launched her global popularity. She appeared consecutively in two French blockbuster films, the historical epic Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and the comedy Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), portraying Cleopatra in the latter one. She co-starred in the 2002 French thriller Irréversible, regarded as a highly controversial film. Bellucci played Alessia in the Italian film Remember Me, My Love (2003), for which she received the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actress and her first nomination for a David di Donatello Award in the same category. She then portrayed Persephone in two sci-fi films from The Matrix franchise released in 2003, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. For her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the Mel Gibson-directed drama The Passion of the Christ (2004), she was nominated for a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress. In 2006, she lent her voice to the French version of the American animated film Robots.
In 2010, Bellucci portrayed Laura Leviani in Larysa Kondracki's biopic drama thriller The Whistleblower. She starred opposite Robert De Niro in The Ages of Love (2011) and Behrouz Vossoughi in Rhino Season (2012). For her portrayal of Sophie in the Canadian film Ville-Marie in 2015, she received Best Actress from the Dublin Film Critics' Circle. She followed this with Spectre (2015), in which she played Lucia Sciarra, becoming at the age of 50 the oldest Bond girl in James Bond history. She portrayed opera singer Alessandra in the third season (2016) of the American comedy-drama streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. That same year she starred in Emir Kusturica's On the Milky Road, a story that took place during the Yugoslav Wars, and it earned her the Nastro d'Argento Europeo. In 2018, she guest starred on the French television series Call My Agent!, and played an evil demon in the Australian comedy science fiction film Nekrotronic. In 2019 she made her stage debut in Paris, performing a series of monologues based on the letters and memoirs of Maria Callas under the direction of Tom Volf at the Théâtre Marigny.
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released. Year Title Role Notes 1991 The Raffle Francesca 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula One of Dracula's brides Ostinato Destino Marina and Angela 1994 BrigantiAmore e libertà Costanza The Heroes Deborah 1995 Snowball Theo's mother 1996 Bits and Pieces The Apartment Lisa Come mi vuoi Nellina 1997 Dobermann Nat the Gypsy Stressati Mauvais genre Camille 1998 Le Plaisir (et ses petits tracas) Girl Compromis Monique Short film Kaputt Mundi A los que aman Valeria 1999 That Certain Something Comme un poisson hors de l'eau Myrtille Méditerranées Marguerite Franck Spadone Laura Dear Father Short film 2000 Under Suspicion Malèna 2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Sylvia 2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Cleopatra Irréversible Alex 2003 Remember Me, My Love Alessia Tears of the Sun Persephone 2004 Mary Magdalene Secret Agents Barbara and Lisa She Hate Me 2005 The Mirror Queen How Much Do You Love Me? Daniela 2006 Sheitan Vampire girl Cameo Napoleon and Me Baroness The Stone Council 2007 Manual of Love 2 Lucia Shoot 'Em Up The Second Wind Manouche 2008 Wild Blood The Man Who Loves Alba 2009 Don't Look Back Jeanne Baarìa Bricklayer's girlfriend Omaggio a Roma Tosca Documentary 2010 2011 The Ages of Love Viola A Burning Hot Summer Angele 2012 Rhino Season Mina 2013 Des gens qui s'embrassent Giovanna 2014 Na Quebrada 2015 Ville-Marie Spectre 2016 On the Milky Road Nevesta or the Bride Different names for Bellucci's character:
2018Nekrotronic Finnegan 2019 The Best Years of a Life Elena Spider in the Web Angela 2020 The Man Who Sold His Skin 2021 Les Fantasmes Sabrina La Befana vien di notte IILe origini Dolores The Girl in the Fountain / Herself Hybrid documentary film 2022 Memory Dry Valentina Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! 2023 Mafia Mamma Bianca Maria Callas: Lettere e Memorie Documentary Diabolik: Who Are You? Altea di Vallenberg 2024 Dear Paris Giovanna Bianchi Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Delores 2026 The Birthday Party Cristina 7 Dogs Julia LeoneSaudi Arabian film Ketticè
Animated films Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Marina French dub 2005 Robots Cappy French dub
Television +Key Denotes television programs that have not yet aired. Year Title Role Notes 1991 Vita coi figli Elda MiniseriesVita coi figli (1991):
1995 Joseph Pharaoh's wife Miniseries; 2 x 90 mins 1996 Sorellina e il principe del sogno Miniseries 2007 Heartango Television short 2010 Gala Television film; aired on Arte 2011 R.I.S. RomaDelitti imperfetti Herself 1 episode Platane Herself Season 1; episode 4: "" 2016 Mozart in the Jungle Alessandra Season 3; 5 episodesBellucci in Mozart in the Jungle:
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Herself (dream sequence) Episode: "Part 14" 2018 Il Miracolo The Virgin Mary (dream sequence) 1 episode Call My Agent! Herself Season 3; episodes 2 and 6Bellucci in Ten percent:
2019 Do Not Disturb Anthology series 2021 L'Amour flou Valéria 9 episodes; aired on Canal+ 2024 Miniseries takes place in a Parisian cabaret:
Radical Eye: The Life and Times of Tina Modotti Biopic miniseries; 6 episodes
Animation Year Title Voice role Notes 2024 Ark: The Animated Series Cassia Virila
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Enter the Matrix Persephone 2004 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Kaileena 2005 Persephone
Theatre Year Title Role Venue 2019 Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Théâtre Marigny 2020 Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens Festival dei Due Mondi Odeon of Herodes Atticus Théâtre Princesse Grace 2021 Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Belém Cultural Center Odeon of Herodes Atticus Teatro Manzoni Auditorium Parco della Musica Teatro Goldoni 2022 Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Opéra national de Montpellier Theatre Royal Haymarket His Majesty's Theatre Zorlu PSM Alexandrinsky Theatre Vakhtangov Theatre Festival Castell de Peralada Théâtre du Châtelet Los Angeles 2023 Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Beacon Theatre
Discography Year Soundtrack Song Notes 2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra "Ti amo" Duet version
See also List of awards and nominations received by Monica Bellucci
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