Monica Bellucci was born on September 30 1968, in Città di Castello, Perugia (Italy). She began studying law but a year later she left studies. In 1988 Monica moved to Milan and she got a good start in her model career.A year later she was entirely successful in Paris and in New York. Monica Bellucci is one of the few Italian models to have reached the top of her profession, but she decided to study
acting, hoping to find parts in films. In 1990 Monica began to work on television in the Dino Risi's film "Vita con i figli" and in 1992 on cinema in the Francis Ford Coppola's movie as Dracula's bride. In 1996 Monica was nominated for the César (the French Oscar) as best promise actress in the movie "L'appartement". Monica dreams of working with Robert de Niro and Marcello Mastroianni. "It's awful to see your body decaying against your will. I don't really believe some of my older colleagues who rave about the pleasures of being 40 and 50. Everything happens so fast."- Monica Bellucci told in an interview for the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera". At this time Monica is the testimonial of a famous TV commercial.