Monica Bellucci has been considered one of the sexiest women in the world for years. By the way, let us remind you that Bellucci's family roots come from Iran and their surnames originate from there.
One of the "legendary" beauties of modern cinema: Monica Bellucci is a famous Italian film actress born in 1964. Known for her role as the young and beautiful widow Malena in the 2000 film Malena, Bellucci gained worldwide fame with her role as 'Alex' in Gaspar Noé's highly acclaimed film Irréversible. Monica Bellucci has been considered one of the sexiest women in the world for years.
Monica Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in Città di Castello, Umbria Region, Italy. Bellucci, whose surname comes from the Latin word "Bellutus", became interested in modeling while she was studying law at the University of Perugia. Bellucci, who is 1.79 meters tall and focused on her modeling career while she was going to become a lawyer, moved to Milan, one of the fashion centers of Europe, in 1988.
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model before transitioning to Italian and later American and French films. She has played starring roles, supporting roles and guest appearances within an eclectic filmography spanning a range of genres and languages. Her accolades include the David di Donatello, Globo d'oro and Nastro d'Argento awards. In 2018, Forbes Italy named her one of the 100 most successful Italian women.
After a while, she signed with Elite Model Management, and from 1989 onwards, she first stood out in Paris and then became a well-known model outside Europe in New York.
After posing for many magazines and brands such as the French ELLE magazine, she starred in Dolce & Gabbana's Black & White commercial, shot by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Bellucci, who started taking lessons to switch to acting in 1989, appeared in small roles in several television films in the early 1990s. In 1992, she played one of Dracula's brides in her first major cinematic effort, the Francis Ford Coppola film Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves. Bellucci appeared in small and large roles in approximately 20 films until 2000.
Bellucci, who played the character of 'Malena', a young and beautiful widow, in the 2000 Giuseppe Tornatore movie Malena, managed to attract much attention thanks to this leading role. After Malena, who received great applause in English-speaking circles, she played 'Cleopatra' in the 2002 film Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre. In the same year, she gained worldwide fame with her leading role in Gaspar Noé's hit film Irréversible.
He co-starred with Bruce Willis in the 2003 Antoine Fuqua film Tears of the Sun. In the same year, Bellucci played the character of 'Persephone' in Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions. In 2004, she played the character of 'Mary Magdelene' in The Passion of the Christ, written and directed by Mel Gibson.
After her work in The Passion of the Christ, Bellucci was called a Roman Catholic by many of her fans. Bellucci made the following statement in the documentary called 'The Big Question' about the film:
"I am an agnostic, yet I have respect and interest in all religions. If there is one thing I believe in, it is that there is a mysterious energy that fills the oceans and unites people and nature."
Bellucci, who shot nude calendars for Italian Max magazine and GQ magazine in 1998, was 6th in Maxim Magazine's 50 Sexiest Women List in 1999, and 9th in 100 Sexiest Women List in 2002. In the same year, she was chosen as the Most Desirable Woman on the famous website Askmen, and in 2004, she ranked first in the Most Beautiful Women in the World list.
Bellucci, who was chosen as the most beautiful woman in the world by the audience on the French TV show "La Plus belle femme du monde" on November 8, 2004, was also ranked 89th in FHM Magazine's List of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2005. Bellucci served as a jury member at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Belluci, whose favorite film is Ettore Scola's Giornata particolare, Una (1977), can speak Italian, French, and English fluently and can act in these languages. She can also play Aramaic (ancient Syrian) she.
MARRIAGE TO A FRENCH ACTOR
Bellucci was married for the first time to Claudio Carlos Basso between 1990 and 1994. Then, in 1999, at the height of her fame, she married French actor Vincent Cassel. From this marriage, which lasted until 2013, she became the mother of twin daughters named Deva and Leonie.
In 2004, while she was pregnant with her daughter, she posed nude for the Italian Vanity Fair magazine to protest that according to Italian law, only married couples can have in vitro fertilization. Bellucci and her husband lived in separate houses to prevent their relationship from becoming routine.
FAMILY ROOTS FROM IRAN
By the way, let us remind you that Bellucci's family roots come from Iran and their surnames originate from there. The family, who immigrated from the Baluchistan region of Iran, chose a name that phonetically evoked that place.