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Monica Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian supermodel and actress, born in Citta di Castello, Italy. She is married to fellow actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has starred in several films.

Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, Monica decided to start modeling in order to help pay for her tuition while at the University of Perugia. But of course, the glamorous life of a model tempted Monica away from her law studies.

In 1988, Monica moved to one of Europe's fashion centers - Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management. By 1989, Monica was becoming prominent as a model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York. She posed for Dolce and Gabbana and French Elle, amongst others. In that year, Monica made the transition to acting - a very popular trend that models Laetitia Casta, James King and Estella Warren have done successfully - and began taking acting classes.

Some of her acting roles have included the movies Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), L'Appartement (1996), Malèna (2000), Asterix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (2002), Irréversible (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Her newest film as of 2004, the Mel Gibson directed movie The Passion of Christ, stars her as Mary Magdalene.

She speaks Italian, French and English fluently, and has acted in all these languages.

She has appeared nude in several films, including Malèna (2000), Under Suspicion (2000) and Irréversible (2002). (Her costume in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), upon closer inspection, is transparent enough to at least warrant mention as well.)

External Links

• Monica Bellucci's IMDB page

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