Monica Bellucci image lives rent-free
Monica Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in Città di Castello, Italy. To finance her law studies, Monica Bellucci begins a career as a model thanks to a friend of her father, director of a fashion agency. In 1989, Monica Bellucci quit her studies to join the Elite agency in Milan.
Then everything is linked for the young woman: she appears in international advertising campaigns and works as a model for Dolce & Gabbana. Aware that she will not be able to pursue this profession indefinitely, the young woman enrolls in theater classes in order to move towards cinema.
In the early 90s, Monica Bellucci toured in a few Italian productions and was then spotted by Francis Ford Coppola who offered her a small role in "Dracula". She became known in France in 1999 by playing in Gilles Mimouni's film, "L'Appartement", which earned her a César nomination in the category of best female hope.
It was during this filming that she met Vincent Cassel whom she would marry three years later. Parents of a little Deva born in 2000 and a little Léonie born in 2010, the couple has given the reply several times: in "Dobermann", in 1997, "Irréversible", in 2002 and "Agents Secrets" in 2004. Monica Bellucci also appeared in two other highly successful French films: “Le Pacte des Loups” and “Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra”. In 2003, we find her alongside Bruce Willis in “Les Larmes du Soleil”, as well as in the last two parts of “Matrix”. She will then be Marie-Madeleine in "The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson and will play in "The Brothers Grimm" by Terry Gilliam.
Her talents as an actress are recognized by the profession. Thus Monica Bellucci was part of the jury of the 59th Cannes Film Festival, chaired by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-waï. She also hosted the opening and closing nights of the same festival in 2003, a role that her husband also held. In 2007, Monica played alongside Clive Owen in the action film "Shoot Em'Up" and the French thriller "Le Deuxieme Souffle". In 2008 she participated in the Cannes Film Festival to present her new film “An Italian Story”.
Monica Bellucci has therefore been able to retrain as an actress but she is still a model in high demand. She lent her image to Rouge Dior lipstick for two years and in October 2008 became the face of the new Hypnotic Poison campaign. The following year, she appeared in the drama "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" before starring in the disturbing "Don't Look Back".
In 2010, Monica Belluci shot "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Alone Against All" before playing in the Italian comedy "Love has its reasons" and in Philippe Garrel's dramatic film "A Burning Summer". In 2013, the most French of Italian actresses starred with Kad Merad in Danièle Thompson's latest comedy "Des gens qui s'embrassement" and began filming Emir Kusturica's next film, "L'Amour et la Peace ". A fulfilled mother, Monica Belluci remains the faithful face of the Dolce & Gabbana brand, posing alongside Bianca Balti for each advertising campaign since 2011.
