Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Maria Grazia Cucinotta | |
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta | |
Born |
Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy | 27 July 1968
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990-present |
Spouse(s) | Giulio Violati (1995-present) |
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990. She also worked as a film producer, screenwriter and model. Internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl, credited as the 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". She also appeared on The Simpsons episode "The Italian Bob" voicing Sideshow Bob's wife, Francesca.
She won the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2010.
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)
- The Wonder (2016)
Television appearances
![](../I/m/Maria_Grazia_Cucinotta_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise.jpg)
Cucinotta at the 66th Venice International Film Festival (Sep 2009)
- Andy e Norman (1991)
- La Ragnatela (1991)
- Scherzi a parte (1992)
- Alta società (1995)
- La Signora della città (1996)
- Solomon (1997)
- Il Quarto re (1997)
- Padre papà (1998)
- Wildside - Lawyer episode (1998)
- In punta di cuore (1999)
- "Isabella" (1999, episode of The Sopranos)
- L' Avvocato Porta (1997)
- Amici di Gesù (2000)
- Il Bello delle donne (2001)
- Amici di Gesù (2001)
- Inferno Below (2003)
- "The Italian Bob" (2005, episode of The Simpsons)
- Pompei (2007)
- VIP (2008)
References
External links
- Official website(Italian)
- Official website (English)
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta on Twitter
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta at the Internet Movie Database
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta at askmen
.com - CNN interview with Maria Grazia Cucinotta
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