Monica Bellucci
30 September, 1964
FullName=Monica Anna Maria Bellucci; Profession=Italian actress and fashion model with an international career spanning Italian, American, British, and French cinema as well as high-profile luxury fashion campaigns; Nationality=Italian; Born=30 September 1964; Birthplace=CittΓ di Castello, Umbria, Italy; Generation=Baby Boomer generation (born within the widely accepted 1946β1964 postβWorld War II baby-boom cohort); Chinese Zodiac=Wood Dragon (born during the Dragon year running from 13 February 1964 to 1 February 1965 in the Chinese calendar); Zodiac Sign=Libra (solar zodiac sign for individuals born on September 30); AgeIn2026=62 years old on 30 September 2026, calculated from her birth in 1964; MaritalStatus=Divorced, previously married to photographer Claudio Carlos Basso from 1990 to 1994 and to French actor Vincent Cassel from 1999 to 2013, and later in a publicly noted relationship with director Tim Burton dated 2022β2025 but not currently married; Children: Two daughters, model and actress Deva Cassel (born 12 September 2004 in Rome to Bellucci and Cassel) and younger daughter LΓ©onie Cassel (born 2010, also from her marriage to Vincent Cassel); Description=Monica Bellucci is an iconic Mediterranean screen presence and one of Europeβs most recognizable contemporary film stars, who shifted from studying law to modeling with Elite Model Management in Milan before establishing herself as an actress in Italian and later international cinema; she gained global visibility through roles in films such as The Apartment, MalΓ¨na, Bram Stokerβs Dracula, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Passion of the Christ, and numerous French and Italian productions, developing a reputation for combining classical beauty with nuanced, emotionally intense performances; her casting as Lucia Sciarra in the James Bond film Spectre at age 50 made her the oldest Bond woman in the franchiseβs history and reinforced her status as a symbol of ageless elegance; beyond film, she has sustained a high-profile modeling career as a brand ambassador for Cartier and Dior and has graced the covers of major fashion and culture magazines, including Elle, GQ, Harperβs Bazaar, and Vogue, often representing the enduring allure of Italian cinema and fashion on international red carpets; Bellucci is multilingual, speaking Italian, French, and English fluently and Spanish semi-fluently, and has acted in multiple languages, even delivering lines in Aramaic for her role as Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ; she has received significant European honors such as the David di Donatello, Globo d'oro, and Nastro dβArgento awards and has been named by Forbes. Italy, among the 100 most successful Italian women, has returned to the catwalk for Dolce & Gabbana alongside other 1990s supermodels, made a notable stage debut portraying Maria Callas in Letters and Memoirs, and serves as a permanent member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences while being decorated by France with the Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honour, underscoring her long-lasting cultural impact across film, fashion, and the performing arts; Cause of death: Alive in 2026 with no recorded cause of death and continuing to work actively in film, fashion, and theater.