Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Birthday: 1968-07-27 | Place of Birth: Messina, Sicily, ItalyMaria Grazia Cucinotta (born July 27, 1968, Messina, Sicily, Italy) is an Italian actress, producer, and former model who has been active since 1990. Her breakthrough came with the role of Beatrice in Michael Radford's Il Postino (1994), opposite the late Massimo Troisi, which brought her international recognition. She went on to appear in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) as the "Cigar Girl," and has since worked extensively in both Italian and international cinema. She has also served as a producer on several films including All the Invisible Children (2005) and Last Minute Marocco (2007). She has been married to Giulio Violati since 1995. Her notable film credits include The Postman (1994) (Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret), The Day of the Beast (1995) (Fele Martínez, Jordi Mollà), Dirty Linen (1997) (Nino Manfredi, Massimo Ghini), The World Is Not Enough (1999) (Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau), Picking Up the Pieces (2000) (Benicio Del Toro, John Leguizamo), The Rite (2011) (Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman), and American Night (2021). On television she guest-starred in The Sopranos (1999) and voiced a character on The Simpsons (2005).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Rosa Crocetti
as Louiselle
as Marchesa Adelaide
as Adele
as La nonna
as Madre di Emma
as Sé stessa
as Donna Maria
as Maria
as Claudia
as Sonia
as Dr. Julia Bianchi
as Maria
as Anna Riva
as Julia
as Maria
as Psicologa
as Rosetta
as Zia
