Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci: Biography in Details

Who is Monica Bellucci?

Monica Bellucci is an Italian actress and fashion model. She is famous for her role in the science-fiction film The Matrix Reloaded.

She was also famous for its sequel The Matrix Revolutions. Monica is also famous as a Bond Girl playing the role in the James Bond film Spectre in 2015.

Monica Bellucci: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964, in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy.

Her nationality is Italian and her ethnicity is Agnostic. She is 56 years old.

Her birth name is Monica Anna Maria Bellucci. Her parents are Brunella Briganti (mother) and Pasquale Bellucci (father) and she is the only child in the family.

Monica Bellucci grew up in San Giustino. The gorgeous lady started modeling in her teenage which helped her to pay fees for her study.

Education

After finishing her schooling she went to the University of Perugia for her further education.

Monica Bellucci: Professional Life and Career

Monica Bellucci started her career at the age of 13 as a model posing for the local photo enthusiast.

Later she moved to Milan fashion center where she signed a contract with Elite Model Management. Apart from Milan fashion she also posed for Dolce and Gabbana and French Elle.

Monica moved to the career of acting from modeling and played minor roles in Vita coi figli in 1990, La Riffa (1991), and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992).

Monica Bellucci was also nominated for Cesar Award for her role in the film The Apartment as Lisa. Meanwhile, she became very famous as an actress and portrayed many roles in many movies like Briganti, I Mitici, Snowball, Bits, and Pieces, and Joseph.

In 2000 she was seen as Malena Scordia in the movie Malena and Chantal Hearst in the movie Under Suspicion.

In 2003 Monica was on Maxim. She was also named as the 100 Hottest Women of All-Time in its 21st position and was considered as an Italian Sex Symbol.

She was originally cast as Mina Harker in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). Monica also studied jurisprudence for a short time.

Monica Bellucci also made a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max in 1998 and another one for the Italian magazine GQ in 2000.

In 2003, her career took a new turn. She played in the movie The Matrix Reloaded, Enter The Matrix, and The Matrix Revolutions as Persephone.

Her other roles were in the movie Secret Agents, She Hates Me, How Much Do You Love Me, Napoleon and Me, Manual of Love 2, and Sanguepazzo.

In 2010, once again she posed semi-nude and was pregnant in the April 2010 issue. Monica was also the face of the brand Dior from 2006 – 2010.

In 2007, Monica Bellucci portrayed the role of Sonia Gandhi in the biopic Sonia. Monica also gave her voice in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and in the French movie Robots.

Her other films include The Whistleblower, The Burning Hot Summer, Rhino Season, and The Wonders.

Her career took another height when she played the role, of Lucia Sciarra, in the film series James Bond Spectre.

In such a long run she won two awards, first a Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress and second a European Golden Globe, and nine nominations.

In honor of her career achievements, she received the Stella Della Mole Award for Artistic Innovation at the 39th Torino Film Festival in 2021.

Monica Bellucci: Salary and Net Worth

As of 2022, her total net worth is $50 million and her salary is $7 million.

Monica Bellucci: Rumors and Controversy

Rumors were that Monica will be back as a Bond girl.

Monica Bellucci was in controversy twice the first in 2004 when she posed nude for the first time. Her nude photo was viral on media and the internet and secondly for the same reason in 2010 again while posing semi-nude.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Monica Bellucci has a height of 5 feet 7 inches. Her body weighs 64kg.

Bellucci’s hair is dark brown in color and she has a pair of brown eyes.

Her body measurements are  37-25-36 inches and shoe size is 10US, her dress size is 8US and her bra size is 34c.

Social Media

Monica Bellucci is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has 4.3 million followers on Instagram, more than 53.1k followers on Twitter, and 51k followers on Facebook.

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