Monica Bellucci (September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and fashion model. (Click to enlarge images)
By 1989, she was becoming prominent as a fashion model in Paris and in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French ELLE, among others. Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. In 1992 she made her first appearance in a major English-language film as one of Dracula's brides in Bram Stoker's Dracula. She became known and popular with English-speaking audiences following her lead role in the acclaimed Italian film Malena, as well as through the portrayal of a rape victim in the highly controversial Irreversible, though is perhaps best known for her role as Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions followed by her portrayal of Mary Magdelene in The Passion of the Christ.
By 1989, she was becoming prominent as a fashion model in Paris and in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French ELLE, among others. Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. In 1992 she made her first appearance in a major English-language film as one of Dracula's brides in Bram Stoker's Dracula. She became known and popular with English-speaking audiences following her lead role in the acclaimed Italian film Malena, as well as through the portrayal of a rape victim in the highly controversial Irreversible, though is perhaps best known for her role as Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions followed by her portrayal of Mary Magdelene in The Passion of the Christ.