Maria Grazia Cucinotta
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 27 July 1968) is an Siciian/Italian actress who has featured in many films and television series since 1990, she has also worked as a producer
, screenwriter
and model.
Cucinotta was born in Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. She is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress, but internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino
and as the Bond girl
, the Cigar Girl, in the James Bond
film The World Is Not Enough
.
She guest starred in The Sopranos
episode "Isabella
". She also appeared on The Simpsons
episode "The Italian Bob
" voicing Sideshow Bob
's wife, Francesca.
She won the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation
in 2010.
Maria Grazia Cucinotta is currently working in a new movie project in Brazil called Una Notte Senza Gloria (A Night Without Glory), alongside scriptwritter Luiz Filipe Corrêa da Costa Dias. It is a sequel to the movie by Federico Fellini
, 8½
. The movie project was presented in the traditional Italian school in São Paulo
, Brazil, Colégio Dante Alighieri (Dante Alighieri School).
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and model.
Cucinotta was born in Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. She is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress, but internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino
Il Postino
Il Postino is a 1994 Italian film directed by Michael Radford. The film was originally released in the U.S. as The Postman, a straight translation of the Italian title...
and as the Bond girl
Bond girl
A Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...
, the Cigar Girl, in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
.
She guest starred in The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
episode "Isabella
Isabella (The Sopranos episode)
"Isabella" is the twelfth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. It was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Allen Coulter and originally aired on Sunday March 28, 1999.-Starring:* James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano...
". She also appeared on The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
episode "The Italian Bob
The Italian Bob
"The Italian Bob" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season. It features Kelsey Grammer in his ninth appearance as Sideshow Bob and is the first time the Simpsons visit Italy.-Plot:...
" voicing Sideshow Bob
Sideshow Bob
Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared briefly in the episode "The Telltale Head". Bob is a self-proclaimed genius who is a graduate of Yale, a member of...
's wife, Francesca.
She won the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation
Italy-USA Foundation
Italy–USA Foundation was established to promote the friendship between Italians and Americans plus American culture in Italy. The foundation is a non-profit organization based in Rome, Italy...
in 2010.
Maria Grazia Cucinotta is currently working in a new movie project in Brazil called Una Notte Senza Gloria (A Night Without Glory), alongside scriptwritter Luiz Filipe Corrêa da Costa Dias. It is a sequel to the movie by Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
, 8½
8½
8½ is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director...
. The movie project was presented in the traditional Italian school in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil, Colégio Dante Alighieri (Dante Alighieri School).
Filmography
- Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990)
- Viaggio d'amore (1990)
- Alto rischio (1993)
- Cominciò tutto per caso (1993)
- Abbronzatissimi 2 - un anno dopo (1993)
- Il PostinoIl PostinoIl Postino is a 1994 Italian film directed by Michael Radford. The film was originally released in the U.S. as The Postman, a straight translation of the Italian title...
(1994) - I Laureati (1995)
- El día de la Bestia (1995)
- Il Sindaco (1996)
- Italiani (1996)
- Il Decisionista (1997)
- A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997)
- Camere da letto (1997)
- Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
- La Seconda moglie (1998)
- The World Is Not EnoughThe World Is Not EnoughThe World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
(1999) - Picking Up the PiecesPicking Up the PiecesPicking Up the Pieces is a 2000 film directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Woody Allen.-Story:Allen plays Tex, a butcher who kills his unfaithful wife Candy, played by Sharon Stone. After cutting up the body, Tex buries most of her body parts in the desert in New Mexico. A blind woman accidentally...
(2000) - Just One Night (2000)
- Stregati dalla luna (2001)
- Strani accordi (2001)
- Vaniglia e cioccolato (2004)
- Mariti in affitto (2004)
- Miracolo a Palermo! (2005)
- All the Invisible Children (2005)
- Uranya (2006)
- Last Minute Marocco (2007)
- Sweet Sweet Marja (2007)
- Fly Light (2009)
- Flores negras (2009)
- L'imbroglio nel lenzuoloThe Trick in the SheetThe Trick in the Sheet is a 2010 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Alfonso Arau. It stars Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Geraldine Chaplin, Anne Parillaud and Primo Reggiani. It was released in Italy on 18 June 2010.-Plot:In a small town in southern Italy in 1905, theatrical performances are...
(2009) - Death of the Virgin (2009)
- La bella società (2009)
- Il rito (2010)
- Un giorno della Vita (2010)
- The Museum of Wonders (2010)
- The Rite (2011 film) (2011)
Television appearances
- Andy e Norman (1991)
- La Ragnatela (1991)
- Scherzi a parte (1992)
- Alta società (1995)
- La Signora della città (1996)
- Solomon (1997)
- Il Quarto re (1997)
- Padre papà (1998)
- Wildside - Lawyer episodeWildside (TV drama)Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999.The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades...
(1998) - In punta di cuore (1999)
- "Isabella"Isabella (The Sopranos episode)"Isabella" is the twelfth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. It was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Allen Coulter and originally aired on Sunday March 28, 1999.-Starring:* James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano...
(1999, episode of The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
) - L' Avvocato Porta (1997)
- Amici di Gesù (2000)
- Il Bello delle donne (2001)
- Amici di Gesù (2001)
- Marcinelle (2003)
- The Italian BobThe Italian Bob"The Italian Bob" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season. It features Kelsey Grammer in his ninth appearance as Sideshow Bob and is the first time the Simpsons visit Italy.-Plot:...
(2005, episode of The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
) - Pompei (2007)
- VIP (2008)