Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci is an Italian model and actress. Originally studying to become a lawyer, she instead opted for a successful career in modeling. Since then, she has graced the pages of many magazines including Vanity Fair, ELLE, and Esquire, and has made consistent appearances in several "Most Beautiful Women in the World" lists.

On May 26, 2009, it was reported that Bellucci's Paris apartment was robbed while she was attending the Cannes Film Festival. Britain's Daily Mail said thieves stole more than $100,000 worth of cash, jewelry and other items, including laptop computers. The thieves apparently broke into the apartment on the evening of Sunday, May 25, 2009.Mail Online: Monica Bellucci's Paris apartment burgled...

Though she did have a small role in Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula in 1992, most of Bellucci's earlier films were in Italian. Some of her notable Italian films include Malena and Irreversible. She began transitioning into the awareness of American audiences with her roles as Persephone in The Matrix sequels, Mary Magdalen in the blockbuster Mel Gibson film The Passion of the Christ, and starring alongside Bruce Willis in 2003's Tears of the Sun.

In 2007, Bellucci starred with Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti in the action/comedy Shoot 'Em Up.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• September 30, 1964: Born

• 1990: Briganti

• 1992: Dracula

• 1996: The Apartment

• 1999: Like a Fish Out Of Water

• 2000: Under Suspicion

• 2001: Brotherhood of the Wolf

• 2002: Irreversible

• 2003: Tears of the Sun

• 2003: The Matrix Reloaded

• 2003: The Matrix Revolutions

• 2004: The Passion of the Christ

• 2004: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

• 2005: The Brothers Grimm