Ornella Muti
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Ornella Muti is an Italian
Italy
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 actress. She was born in Rome
Rome
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 as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

 father and Russian
Russia
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 mother. Her maternal grandparents immigrated from Leningrad
Leningrad
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 (now Saint Petersberg), Russia
Russia
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, to Estonia
Estonia
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. She has an older sister, Claudia (born 1951).

Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La moglie più bella
La moglie più bella
The Most Beautiful Wife is a 1970 Italian film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1965 case of Franca Viola, who challenged the still frequent southern Italian custom of kidnapping and raping a prospective bride by refusing to marry her abductor. See bride kidnapping.It was the debut film...

(aka The Most Beautiful Wife).

She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her British
United Kingdom
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 film debut as Princess Aura
Princess Aura
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 in Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon (film)
Flash Gordon is a 1980 British/American science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film was directed by Mike Hodges and produced and presented by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian...

in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar
Oscar (1991 film)
Oscar is a 1991 American comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is can be considered a remake of the 1967 film of the same name, but the settings has been moved to the Depression era New York City and centers around a mob boss trying to go straight...

(1991) and Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon A Crime
Once Upon a Crime is a 1992 ensemble comedy film starring, among others; Richard Lewis, John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young and Ornella Muti. The film was directed by Eugene Levy.- Plot :...

(1992). She is mostly known to the French for appearing in a TV commercial of Giovanni Panzani pasta.

Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (her fellow actor in the film "The Most Beautiful Wife", 1975–1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988–1996).

Muti has three children: Naike Rivelli (b. 1974), who is also a model and actress having a close resemblance to her mother, and whose father is Spanish film producer José Luis Bermúdez de Castro Acaso; a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Facchinetti.

Since 1998, Muti has been living with Stefano Piccolo, a plastic surgeon.

Muti was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in 1994 by a worldwide poll of readers of the magazine
Magazine
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 Class.

In 2008, Ornella Muti introduced her own line of jewellery. She opened new shops in Paris, Milan, Rome, Riga, Moscow and Almaty. She insured her breasts for $350,000.

Selected filmography

  • La moglie più bella
    La moglie più bella
    The Most Beautiful Wife is a 1970 Italian film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1965 case of Franca Viola, who challenged the still frequent southern Italian custom of kidnapping and raping a prospective bride by refusing to marry her abductor. See bride kidnapping.It was the debut film...

    (The Most Beautiful Wife, 1970)
  • Il Sole nella pelle (1971, also known as Summer Affair, Sun on the Skin)
  • Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo (1973, also known as Sisters of Satan, The Nuns of Saint Archangel, The Nun and the Devil
    The Nun and the Devil
    The Nun and the Devil, or Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo in the original Italian, is an erotic 1973 French/ Italian nunsploitation film directed by...

    )
  • Romanzo popolare (1974, also known as Come Home and Meet My Wife)
  • The Sensual Man
    The Sensual Man
    The Sensual Man is a 1974 Italian comedy film.It was developed from the novel of the same title, written by Vitaliano Brancati. It was shot in Catania, Sicily and Rome.-Cast:*Giancarlo Giannini: Paolo Castorini*Rossana Podestà: Lilia...

    (1974)
  • Appassionata (1974, also known as Passionate)
  • Leonor (1975)
  • Pure as a Lily
    Pure as a Lily
    Pure as a Lily is a 1976 comedy film directed by Franco Rossi and starring Vittorio Gassman.-Cast:* Vittorio Gassman - Anthony M. Wilson* Ornella Muti - Lucia Mantuso* Madeleine Hinde - Vanessa Hampton* Adolfo Celi - L'onorevole...

    (1976)
  • La Dernière femme
    La Dernière femme
    La Dernière femme is a 1976 French film directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Michel Piccoli, Zouzou and Nathalie Baye.Depardieu received a César nomination for best actor for his role.- Plot :...

    (1976, also known as The Last Woman, L'Ultima donna)
  • La stanza del vescovo
    La stanza del vescovo (film)
    La stanza del vescovo is an Italian film directed by Dino Risi adapted from the novel of the same name by Piero Chiara. It stars Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti and Patrick Dewaere...

    , (1977, also known as The Bishop’s Room)
  • Mort d'un pourri (1977, also known as Death of a Corrupt Man
    Death of a Corrupt Man
    Death of a Corrupt Man is a 1977 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon.-Cast:* Alain Delon - Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal* Ornella Muti - Valérie* Stéphane Audran - Christiane* Mireille Darc - Françoise...

    , The Twisted Detective)
  • I nuovi mostri
    I nuovi mostri
    I nuovi mostri is a 1977 commedia all'italiana film composed by 14 episodes, directed by Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli...

    (1977)
  • Neapolitan Mystery
    Neapolitan Mystery
    -Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Raffaele Capece* Ornella Muti - Lucia Navarro* Renato Pozzetto - Police Inspector* Michel Piccoli - Conductor Navarro* Zeudi Araya - Elizabeth* Capucine - Sister Angela* Peppino De Filippo - Raffaele's father...

    (1978)
  • La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful, 1979)
  • Flash Gordon
    Flash Gordon (film)
    Flash Gordon is a 1980 British/American science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film was directed by Mike Hodges and produced and presented by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian...

    (1980)
  • Il Bisbetico Domato (1980)
  • Innamorato pazzo (1981)
  • Storie di ordinaria follia (Tales of Ordinary Madness
    Tales of Ordinary Madness
    Tales of Ordinary Madness is a 1981 film by Italian director Marco Ferreri. It was shot in English in the USA, featuring Ben Gazzara and Ornella Muti in the leading roles...

    , 1981)
  • Love and Money
    Love and Money (film)
    Love and Money is a 1982 drama film directed by James Toback and starring Ray Sharkey.-Cast:* Ray Sharkey - Byron Levin* Ornella Muti - Catherine Stockheinz* Klaus Kinski - Frederic Stockheinz* Armand Assante - Lorenzo Prado* King Vidor - Walter Klein...

    (1982)
  • La Ragazza di Trieste (The Girl from Trieste, 1983)
  • Un amour de Swann (1984, also known as Eine Liebe von Swann, Swann in Love)
  • Casanova (1987)
  • Cronaca di una morte annunciata (Chronicle of a Death Foretold
    Chronicle of a Death Foretold (film)
    Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a drama film directed by Francesco Rosi adapted by Tonino Guerra from the eponymous novel by Gabriel García Márquez. It stars Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Anthony Delon and Gian Maria Volonté. The film premiered at Cannes film festival in May 1987.-Plot :Cristóbal...

    , 1987)
  • O Re (The King of Naples) (1989)
  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini
    Wait Until Spring, Bandini
    Wait Until Spring, Bandini is a 1989 film written and directed by Dominique Deruddere, based upon the novel by John Fante. The film won three Joseph Plateau Awards.-Plot:...

    (1989)
  • Il Viaggio di Capitan Fracassa
    Captain Fracassa's Journey
    Captain Fracassa's Journey is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Vincent Perez as Baron of Sigognac* Emmanuelle Béart as Isabella* Massimo Troisi as Pulcinella...

    (1990, English titles: Captain Fracassa's Journey, The Voyage of Captain Fracassa)
  • Oscar
    Oscar (1991 film)
    Oscar is a 1991 American comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is can be considered a remake of the 1967 film of the same name, but the settings has been moved to the Depression era New York City and centers around a mob boss trying to go straight...

    (1991)
  • Once Upon a Crime
    Once Upon A Crime
    Once Upon a Crime is a 1992 ensemble comedy film starring, among others; Richard Lewis, John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young and Ornella Muti. The film was directed by Eugene Levy.- Plot :...

    (1992)
  • El Amante Bilingüe
    El Amante Bilingüe
    The Bilingual Lover is a 1993 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda adapted from a novel by Juan Marsé. It stars Imanol Arias, Ornella Muti and Loles León. The film is a grotesque drama with some elements of comedy...

    (1993)
  • Mi fai un favore (1996, US title: Stella's Favor)
  • Compromesso d'amore (1995, Spanish title: Tatiana, la muñeca rusa, US title: Love Deal)
  • Pour rire! (1996)
  • Somewhere in the City (1998)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
    The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries)
    The Count of Monte Cristo is a French miniseries based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père.-Plot:...

    (1998, miniseries)
  • The Unscarred (1999), costarred with daughter Naike Rivelli
  • Tierra del fuego
    Tierra del fuego (film)
    Tierra del fuego is a 2000 Chilean drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is about the conquest of Tierra del Fuego by Julius Popper. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:...

    (2000)
  • Domani
    Tomorrow (2001 film)
    Tomorrow is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marco Baliani - Paolo Zerenghi* Ornella Muti - Stefania Zerenghi...

    (2001, English title: Tomorrow)
  • Il figlio prediletto (2001 Brazil, Portuguese title: Um Crime Nobre)
  • Last Run (2002)
  • Cavale
    Cavale
    Cavale is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script and starred by him.This is the first instalment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a thriller followed by Two: Un couple épatant, a comedy and Three: Après la vie, a melodrama.Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind...

    (2002, also known as Trilogy: One, On the Run, One)
  • Un couple épatant
    Un couple épatant
    Un couple épatant is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script.This is the second installment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a comedy preceded by One: On the run, a thriller and followed by Three: After life, a melodrama.Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind...

    (2002, also known as Trilogy: Two, An Amazing Couple, Two)
  • Après la vie
    Après la vie
    Après la vie is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script.This is the final installment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a melodrama preceded by One: On the run, a thriller and Two: An amazing couple, a comedy....

    (2002) (also known as Trilogy: Three, After the Life, Three)
  • Hotel (2003)
  • On the Run: Trilogy 1 (2004)
  • An Amazing Couple: Trilogy 2
    Un couple épatant
    Un couple épatant is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script.This is the second installment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a comedy preceded by One: On the run, a thriller and followed by Three: After life, a melodrama.Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind...

    (2004)
  • After the Life: Trilogy 3
    Après la vie
    Après la vie is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script.This is the final installment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a melodrama preceded by One: On the run, a thriller and Two: An amazing couple, a comedy....

    (2004)
  • The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
    The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
    The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things is a 2004 film directed by and starring Asia Argento. It is based on JT LeRoy's novel of the same name...

    (2004)
  • Doc West (2009–present)
  • Nero Fiddled, directed by Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...

     (2012)

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