Biography
Born in 1968 in the Italian village of Citta di Castello, Umbria,
Bellucci originally pursued a career in the legal profession.
While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side
to earn money for school, and this led to her modeling career. In
1988, she moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, and joined
Elite Model Management.
Although enjoying great success as a model, she made her acting
debut on TV in 1990, and her American film debut in 1992's Bram
Stoker's Dracula (1990). Her role in the 1996 French thriller, Appartement,
L' (1996), shot her to stardom as she won the French equivalent
of an Oscar nomination. Other credits include Malena (2000), Under
Suspicion (2000) and Pacte des loups, Le (2001).
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Monica Bellucci
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