Maria Grazia Cucinotta | |
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_2-2.jpg')) Cucinotta at the 2009 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | 27 July 1968 Messina, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Spouse(s) | Giulio Violati (m. 1995) |
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Italian pronunciation: [maˈriːa ˈɡrattsja kutʃiˈnɔtta]; born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990. She has also worked as a film producer, screenwriter and model. Internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino, as Isabella from HBO television series The Sopranos, and as the Bond girl, credited as a Cigar Girl, in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.
Early life and career
Cucinotta was born in Messina in Sicily, Italy. She is well known in Italy as a movie and television actress. She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella" as the titular character. She also appeared on The Simpsons episode "The Italian Bob" voicing Sideshow Bob's wife, Francesca.
Cucinotta won the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2010.
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In 2012, Cucinotta received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Filmography
- Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990)
- Viaggio d'amore (1990)
- Alto rischio (1993)
- Cominciò tutto per caso (1993)
- Abbronzatissimi 2 - un anno dopo (1993)
- Il Postino (1994)
- I laureati (1995)
- El día de la Bestia (1995)
- Il Sindaco (1996)
- Italiani (1996)
- Il Decisionista (1997)
- A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997)
- Camere da letto (1997)
- Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
- La Seconda moglie (1998)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999) - Giulietta da Vinci (Cigar Girl)
- Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
- Just One Night (2000)
- Stregati dalla luna (2001)
- Strani accordi (2001)
- Vaniglia e cioccolato (2004)
- Mariti in affitto (2004)
- Miracolo a Palermo! (2005)
- All the Invisible Children (2005)
- Uranya (2006)
- Last Minute Marocco (2007)
- Sweet Sweet Marja (2007)
- Purple Sea (2009)
- Fly Light (2009)
- Flores negras (2009)
- L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo (2009)
- Death of the Virgin (2009)
- La bella società (2009)
- Un giorno della Vita (2010)
- The Museum of Wonders (2010)
- The Rite (2011)
- Magic Card (2015)
- Into the Rainbow (2017)
Television appearances
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- La Ragnatela (1991, TV Mini-Series)
- Andy e Norman (1991)
- Scherzi a parte (1992)
- Alta società (1992, TV Mini-Series)
- Padre papà (1996, TV Movie) - Luisa
- La Signora della città (1996, TV Movie) - Rosa Minniti
- L' Avvocato Porta (1997, TV Series) - Lucia (1999)
- Solomon (1997, TV Mini-Series) - Abishag
- Il Quarto re (1997, TV Movie) - Izhira
- Wildside - Lawyer episode (1998) - Lawyer
- In punta di cuore (1999, TV Movie) - Lucia
- The Sopranos (1999, Episode: "Isabella") - Isabella
- Mary Magdalene (2000) - Mary Magdalene
- Il Bello delle donne (2002, TV Series) - Rosy Fumo
- Inferno Below (2003, TV Movie) - Santina
- The Simpsons (2005, Episode: "The Italian Bob") - Francesca (voice)
- Pompei (2007, TV Mini-Series) - Lavinia
- VIP (2008, TV Movie) - Nancy Scalera di Mondragone
References
- ^ Germanà, Daniela (30 October 2020). "Maria Grazia Cucinotta: "Il mio grande amore nato da una lite"" [Maria Grazia Cucinotta: "My great love born of a quarrel"]. yeslife.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Inductees 2012 - The Italian Walk of Fame". www.italianwalkoffame.com.
External links
- 2006 Archived official website (in Italian)
- Official website (in English)
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta at IMDb
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta at askmen.com
- CNN interview with Maria Grazia Cucinotta