Monica Bellucci, the eternal Italian icon

A few months ago, Monica Bellucci caused a sensation on the set of “Ballando con le Stelle”, the Italian version of “Dancing with the Stars”. Between two shoots, the actress joined the dance floor of the famous show to dance a frenzied tango. And it must be recognized, at 57, the beautiful brunette is still an icon of glamor and beauty…

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A lifetime of success

Since her modeling debut in the late 1980s, Monica Bellucci has had an extraordinary career both on the catwalks of fashion shows and on film sets.

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The Italian class

With her Italian accent, her smoldering gaze, her luscious mouth and her dream physique, Monica Bellucci has also become a true femme fatale who has conquered the hearts of the French. Let’s relive together the great moments of his life!

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Model to finance his law studies

Monica Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in Città di Castello, a town located in the Italian region of Umbria. At 18, she decided to start studying law. To finance them, she joins a fashion agency run by a friend of her father.

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His debut with the Elite agency

If she first managed to combine her studies and her modeling work, she chose two years later to drop out of university to join the Elite agency in Milan. We are in 1989, Monica is regarding to experience the first major turning point in her career… In this photo, she appears with the stylist and couturier Valentino.

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Dolce & Gabbana

The love story between Monica Bellucci and Dolce & Gabbana begins at this time. Having become a top model in Milan, she participated in several campaigns when the sublime Italian caught the eye of designers. She will then embody the style of the brand, and this, throughout her career.

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absolute devotion

In 2021, for example, Monica Bellucci was still posing for the House on the occasion of a campaign for one of Dolce & Gabbana’s best-selling handbags, the Devotion Bag.

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Film debut

But very quickly, Monica Bellucci has other professional ambitions. She took acting lessons and turned to cinema. The success is immediate! She began by playing in Italian television films before obtaining her very first film role in The rafflea 1991 Italian film directed by Francesco Laudadio.

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A small role in Dracula

A year later, she appeared in the casting of Dracula, by Francis Ford Coppola. She tours alongside big names in cinema like Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves. Monica interprets there one of the concubines of Dracula; a small role that will nevertheless make her known on the international scene.

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Career in France

Monica Bellucci becomes known in France thanks to the film The Apartment (1996) by Gilles Mimouni. This film will ultimately change his life. On the one hand, she obtained her first nomination for the Césars in the category “Best Female Hope”. On the other hand, it is on the set of this film that she meets her future husband.

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A mythical couple of cinema

Forming one of the most glamorous couples in cinema, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel are in demand everywhere. They give the replica several times on the big screen as in Dobermann (1997), Kiss me Pasqualino! (1997) or, Mediterranean (1999).

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A love story that will last 17 years

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Bellucci bewitches French cinema

In the early 2000s, Monica Bellucci’s film career grew more and more. In France, she notably plays in the Pact of Wolves (2001) et Irreversible (2002). But it’s another film that will give him great visibility in France.

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A beautiful Cleopatra

If there is a role of Monica Bellucci that you might not forget, it is certainly this one, In 2002, we find the actress in the casting ofAsterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra in which she replies to Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Jamel Debbouze and Alain Chabat. She plays the mythical role of Queen Cleopatra; a character that suits him perfectly.

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Monica Seduces America

Hollywood also falls under the spell of the Italian. She is shooting her first American film Suspicion in 2000, with Morgan Freeman. At his side, she climbed the steps of Cannes that year. A very moving moment which “marked something very important in [son] career in the cinema”, she confided to Brut.

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International career

Monica Bellucci experienced the peak of her career in the mid-2000s. She starred in major international films such as Matrix (2003), The passion of Christ (2004), She Hate Me (2004) de Spike Lee, ou The Brothers Grimm (2005), while continuing to tour for French and Italian productions.

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Muse Dior

In parallel with her film career, Monica Bellucci continues to work as a model for major brands, whether in fashion or cosmetics. For example, she was the face of Maison Dior for its lipstick collection in 2008, then for its Hypnotic Poison perfume.

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James Bond Girl

Another great role that marked the career of Monica Bellucci: that of the James Bond Girl! In 2015, the Italian actress was part of the 5-star cast of 007 Spectre, and turns alongside Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, or Christoph Waltz. This film will make nearly 5 million admissions in France.

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Most beautiful woman in the world?

We’re not going to lie to each other, Monica Bellucci’s advantageous physique has always made women all over the world dream! She has also been elected several times as “the most beautiful woman in the world” by various magazines throughout her career.

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And today ?

Monica Bellucci continues to shoot regularly for feature films. The latest, Memoryis an American film scheduled for release in 2022. In terms of fashion, the actress continues to be the face of Dolce & Gabbana, as does her daughter, Deva Cassel, who joined the House in 2019. The next generation is already insured!

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