Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian fashion model and movie actress. The girl was born in the provincial town of Citta di Castello in September 1964, despite the terrible diagnosis of her mother - infertility, and was a welcome child in the family.
Childhood and youth
The family did not have a lot of material wealth, but love, increased attention and care of parents filled this gap completely. Being a schoolgirl, Monica in the confrontations with her peers managed to temper her character. She, as the first beauty of the school, hated the whole female half. Many girls dream of such popularity, however Monika wished to become the lawyer. In 1986, this dream began to come true: she was admitted to study at the University of Perugia (faculty - jurisprudence).
Having excellent external data, Monica easily found a job in the fashion world to pay for her studies. But the designers Dolce and Gabbana invite a bright girl to work in the model agency Elite in a year. After that, she left her studies and took up her modeling career. However, the characteristic of Monica character trait - constantly moving forward, in 1990 brought her to the cinema. Her first work - this episodic role in several films - did not bring Monica Bellucci much success.
First success in cinema
But in 1992 there were cardinal changes: the eminent Francis Ford Coppola invites Monica for a role in the film "Dracula", where she played the bride of Dracula. In the period 1992-1995. Monica starred in the films: "Heroes", "Stubborn Destiny", "Snowball", "Joseph". In the following year, 1996 to the actress Monica Bellucci comes a real success. For work on the role of Lisa in the painting "Flat" Monica received the "French Oscar" (nomination "The Promising Actress").
Glory of a first-class actress
While filming in the movie "Apartment", Monica met the famous actor Vincent Cassel, later he became her husband. Another work was the action film Doberman, after the appearance of the tape on the big screen in a gypsy named Nath (the role of Monica) all French men fall in love.
In 1997, the famous actress Monica Bellucci starred in three films, and in 1998 - four. From around the world she receives proposals for filming, but she is very demanding about invitations and tries to choose only those roles in which her bright talent can appear before the audience in all its glory. During this period, the model, known throughout the world, received the glory of a first-class actress.
The painting "Malena" reveals the talent of Monica Bellucci in all its splendor. The amazing beauty and charm of the actress, together with acting, won the hearts of critics and spectators. In 2001, Monica together with her husband starred in the film "The Brotherhood of the Wolf", where she brilliantly performed the role of Sylvia.
Then there was the work in the most expensive European film of the year "Asterix and Obelix: Mission" Cleopatra "» (2002). The picture "Irreversibility" gave rise to many different reviews, and the scene of gross rape shown there looked so realistic that some spectators at the demonstration of the film in Cannes became ill. Monica herself admitted that it was scary to review this film herself.
Then came the work in the pictures: "Tears of the Sun", "Remember Me", as well as two films "The Matrix". The actress does not stop on the tapes of one genre and starred in a very difficult film "The Passion of the Christ."
Happy parents
In the family of Monica Bellucci in 2004 there was a joyful event: a girl was born who received the name Deva. In the same year, there were films with the participation of my mother: "She hates me", "Secret agents", etc. In 2006, the audience could see Monica Bellucci in the paintings: "Stone Cathedral", "Shaitan", "Napoleon". And in 2007 - in the films: "The Second Breath" and "Shoot them all." In 2010, Monica gave birth to another girl, she was given the name of Leoni.
To date, Monica Bellucci is a very prominent figure in the modeling business, and in the fall of 2011 she became the face of Oriflame (the "Royal Velvet" series). Undoubtedly, in the top "actress of Italy" Monica Bellucci is! She never ceases to please her fans with achievements and new works.