Monica Bellucci Biography / Pictures

In 1988, Monica moved to one of Europe's fashion centers — Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management. By 1989, Monica was becoming prominent as a model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French ELLE, amongst others. In that year, Monica made the transition to acting — a very popular trend that models Laetitia Casta, Jaime King and Estella Warren have also successfully followed — and began taking acting classes.

She speaks Italian, French and English flutently, and has acted in all theese languages.

Some of her acting roles include the movies Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), L'Appartement (1996), Malèna (2000), Irreversible (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003). She can be seen in the upcoming Mel Gibson directed movie The Passion of Christ, as Mary Magdalene.

She appeared n--- in Under Suspicion (2000).

Filmography
Lord of War (2005)
The Brothers Grimm (2005) as Queen Mirror
Agents Secrets (2005)
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within(a computer game) as the voice of Kaileena
Remember Me, My Love (2004)
She Hate Me (2004)
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004) as Mary Magdalene
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Irréversible (2003)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Astérix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (2002)
The Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des loups) (2002)
Franck Spadone (2000)
Malèna (2000)
Under Suspicion (2000)
Like a Fish Out of Water (1999)
L'Appartement (1996)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)