Monica Bellucci Italian Actress Known for Spectre

Monica Bellucci (30 September 1964, Città di Castello) is an Italian actress. She is known for playing Lucia Sciarra in Spectre (2015).

Early life

She went on to study at University of Perugia.

Career

She appears in Twin Peaks (1990), the earliest title among her listed credits. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992, as Brides of Dracula) and Dobermann (1997) are among her 1990s credits. In the 2000s, she appeared in The Matrix Reloaded (2003, as Persephone) and The Passion of the Christ (2004, as Mary Magdalene). The 2010s brought The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) and The Whistleblower (2010). Her 2020s credits include Memory (2022) and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

She has 69 films and 4 TV series on record from 1990 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (9), followed by thriller (6) and action (5). The Birthday Party (2026) is the newest entry in her credits. Of her six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Spectre (2015) has the highest, at $881 million.

Keanu Reeves appears in four of her listed titles, including The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Winona Ryder (three titles) and Jada Pinkett Smith (two titles). Antonio Manetti directed two of her titles on record, among them Diabolik: Ginko Attacks (2022) and Diabolik: Who Are You? (2023). David Lynch is credited as director on two of them. She has 174K subscribers on YouTube, as counted in September 2025.

Recognition

Her awards include the Knight of the Legion of Honour (2016). Her other honours include the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2006) and a Donostia Award (2017). The records list 5 awards won and one nomination for her.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Claudio Carlos Basso (1990 to 1994, divorced) and Vincent Cassel (1999 to 2013, divorced). She is the mother of Deva Cassel, and has 2 children in total.