Simonetta Stefanelli Biography
Simonetta Stefanelli is an Italian entrepreneur, fashion designer, and retired actress. Internationally, she is best known for her performance as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Her other roles include appearances in Moses the Lawgiver, Scandal in the Family, and Three Brothers. In 1992, Stefanelli made her last film appearance in the drama Le amiche del Cuore (Close Friends) directed by her then-husband Michele Placido.
Simonetta Stefanelli Age
Simonetta is 67 years old as of 2021. She was born on 30 November 1954, in Rome, Italy. Stefanelli celebrates his birthday every 30 of November every year.
Simonetta Stefanelli Height
Simonetta stands at an average height of 1.68 meters tall (5 feet 7 inches) and weighs 56 kilograms (123 lbs). Her other body measurements are 29-24-33 inches. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Simonetta Stefanelli Education
Details pertaining to her educational background are currently unavailable. This information is however currently under review and will soon be updated.
Simonetta Stefanelli Family
Simonetta was born and raised by her parents in Rome, Italy. Our efforts to find out more about her family came to no avail, as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Stefanelli’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if she has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.
Simonetta Stefanelli Husband
Stefanelli is a married woman. She was married to the actor, director Michele Placido, with whom she appeared in a number of films, including the 1975 erotic drama Peccati in famiglia. They had three children together, including actress Violante Placido, and they divorced in 1994. Following their divorce, Stefanelli and her children briefly lived in London.
Simonetta Stefanelli Salary
Details pertaining to her annual earnings are currently unavailable. This information is however currently under review and will soon be updated.
Simonetta Stefanelli Net Worth
Simonetta has an estimated net worth of $20 million dollars, This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as an entrepreneur, fashion designer, and retired actress. Through his various sources of income, she has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Simonetta Stefanelli Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Simonetta.
Simonetta Stefanelli Wiki
- Full Names: Simonetta Stefanelli
- Popular As: Simonetta
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer, and Retired Actress
- Nationality: Italian
- Race / Ethnicity: Not Available
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Simonetta Stefanelli Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 67 years old as of 2021
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Date of Birth: 30 November 1954
- Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
- Birthday: 30 November
Simonetta Stefanelli Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: 29-24-33 inches
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 7 inches
- Weight: 56 kilograms
- Eye Color: Brown
- Hair Color: Brown
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Dress Size: Not Available
- Breast Size: 29 inches
- Waist Size: 24 inches
- Hip Size: 33 inches
Simonetta Stefanelli Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Not Known
- Mother: Not Known
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
- Marital Status: Married
- Dating / Boyfriend: Married to Michele Placido
- Children: 3
Simonetta Stefanelli Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $20 million
- Salary: Under Review
- Source of Income: Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer, and Retired Actress
Career
Before appearing in The Godfather in 1972, Stefanelli had small supporting roles in numerous Italian films directed by renowned Italian directors — La moglie giapponese (The Japanese Wife) by Gian Luigi Polidoro, Non commettere atti impuri (Do Not Commit Adultery) by Giulio Petroni, Homo Eroticus by Marco Vicario and In nome del Popolo Italiano (In the Name of the Italian People) by Dino Risi. In 1972, she appeared in the German television film Die Sonne angreifen (To Attack the Sun) by Peter Lilienthal.
The same year, she landed her breakout role in The Godfather as the innocent Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone, the beautiful but doomed first wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in the American crime film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. She was shown topless, although only 16 when the production began and 17 when the film came out. Her character was featured in the 1977 miniseries The Godfather: A Novel for Television.
In 1973, she posed nude in the Italian edition of Playboy but later refused a career in Hollywood, in order to avoid being typecast and required to do nudity. She explained during an interview in 1997 about the offers of Hollywood filmmakers: “They wanted nothing more than to expose my body… I refused so much work.” She continued her career in Italy. In 1973, she filmed one picture in Spanish, El Mejor alcalde, el Rey (The Best Mayor, the King), directed by Rafael Gil. The following year, Stefanelli appeared in the miniseries Moses the Lawgiver, starring Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle, and Ingrid Thulin. She would later have roles in numerous Italian films, including Peccati in famiglia (Scandal in the Family), an erotic drama she starred opposite her husband Michele Placido. Eriprando Visconti, Walerian Borowczyk, Franco Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia and Mario Caiano are some of the directors she worked with.
Stefanelli took a break from acting in the mid-1970s following her marriage and the birth of her daughter, Violante Placido, in 1976. She returned in the early 1980s to appear in Francesco Rosi’s Tre Fratelli (Three Brothers). After appearing in Michele Placido’s film Le amiche del cuore (Close Friends), Stefanelli ended her acting career in 1992, just one year before her daughter began her own acting career.
After a hoax about her death surfaced online in 2007, Stefanelli stated that if a film project came along, she might take it. “But after my death, I don’t know,” she joked.
Entrepreneurship
Having quit her acting career in 1992, Stefanelli now owns and operates a fashion store in Rome called Simo Bloom, where she designs purses and shoes.
Simonetta Stefanelli Contacts
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