Born in 1964 in the Italian village of Città 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 1992Bram Stoker's Dracula. Her role in the 1996 French thriller, Appartement, L', shot her to stardom as she won the French equivalent of an Oscar nomination. Other credits include Malèna, Under Suspicion and Brotherhood of the Wolf.



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She appeared in a black & white TV commercial for Dolce & Gabbana. The director was Giuseppe Tornatore, who also directed her in the movie Malèna (2000). Fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish. Made a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max in 1998 and another one for the Italian magazine GQ in 2000. Wears a size 10 shoe. Daughter, Deva Cassel (b. 12 September 2004 in Rome, Italy). One of the world's top fashion models. Has her look-alike puppet in the French show "Les guignols de l'info" (1988). She ranked #9 in Maxim's '100 Sexiest Women' (2002). Italian citizen. Favorite movie is Una giornata particolare (1977) by Ettore Scola. Owns an apartment in London. Bellucci is a typical surname from center Italy, it comes from the Latin word "Bellutus", and has the same root as surnames like Belluto, Belluti, Belluzzo, Belluccio, or the aristocratic surname of Belluzzi. She has said in an interview that Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale have inspired her acting career. Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 Has a wax statue in the Grevin Museum in Paris. She's an only child. Ranked #5 on E! Entertainment Networks list of "101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies" list of 2006. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#35). [2007]. Gave birth to her daughter Léonie, with husband Vincent Cassel, in Rome, Italy (21 May 2010).