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Monica Bellucci: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/30/1968, Libra
  • Profession: Actor; model
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Monica Bellucci Fast Facts:
  • While studying law at Italy's University of Perugia, began modeling to earn money for school; soon dropped out to pursue modeling full-time.
  • Moved to Milan in 1988 and joined the Elite Model Management agency.
  • Met director Giuseppe Tornatore---who eventually cast her in the acclaimed Malèna (2000)---while shooting a commercial for Dolce & Gabbana perfume.
  • Made her U.S. film debut with a small part in the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola hit Bram Stoker's Dracula.
  • Breakthrough role came in 1996 French drama L'Appartement, which co-starred Bellucci's future husband, Vincent Cassel.
  • Created a stir when Gaspar Noé's Irréversible (2002)---in which Bellucci endures a brutal, nine-minute rape scene---premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Speaks English and French, in addition to her native Italian. 
  • Monica Bellucci Relationships:
  • Deva Cassel - Daughter
  • Nicola Farron - Ex-significant Other
  • Pasquale Bellucci - Father
  • Vincent Cassel - Husband
  • College:
  • Attended University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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Monica Bellucci, Keanu Reeves, Cannes Film Festival, Matrix Reloaded courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Antoine Fuqua courtesy Lester Cohen/WireImage.com
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