Popular actress, Monica Bellucci is of Italian descent. She was born in Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy. She first got into the entertainment industry when she was just 13 years old.
She got into acting when she was 26 years old in 1990. She made her acting debut in the television film Vita coi figli. She was cast after Italian director Dino Risi spotted her pictures in a magazine.
Bellucci starred in her movie in 1991 when she appeared in the movie La Riffa. She went on to appear in Bram Stoker’s Dracula as the bride of Dracula. She became desperate about acting and was determined to attend acting classes to polish her newly found profession aside from modeling. However, during that time, she noticed the Italian movie industry was not well developed so she moved to France.
She became popular in America after she starred in her first English-language film Under Suspicion, making her gain a lot of attention in 2000. She became a Hollywood sensation and went on to star in other movies including Brotherhood of Wolf, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra. Irreversible, Tears of Sun, The Passion of Christ, and more.