Monica Bellucci

Biography

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (Italian: [ˈmɔːnika belˈluttʃi]; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French films.

Bellucci played a Bride of Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's gothic horror romance film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and Malèna Scordia in the Italian-language romantic drama Malèna (2000). She was in the controversial Gaspar Noé arthouse horror film Irréversible (2002), and portrayed Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson's biblical drama The Passion of the Christ (2004).

In the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, she played Persephone. In the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, she became the oldest Bond girl in the history of the franchise.

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Monica Bellucci

Truth at a Cost: The Whistleblower’s Unflinching Cry for Justice

on The Whistleblower | Aug 25, 2025

Ever wonder what it takes to scream truth into a void of corruption? The Whistleblower (2010), directed by Larysa Kondracki, rips open that question with raw, unflinching power, thrusting you into the... Read more

Code and Chaos: The Matrix Reloaded’s Ambitious Dance with Destiny

on The Matrix Reloaded | Aug 18, 2025

What happens when a sequel tries to outthink its revolutionary predecessor? The Matrix Reloaded (2003) dares to answer, plunging us back into the Wachowskis’ neon-drenched, philosophical cyberworld wi... Read more