Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Acting
- Born:
- 1968-07-27
- Place of birth:
- Messina, Sicily, Italy
Biography
Maria 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
Filmography
Make a Wish
Poveri Noi
La nostra Raffaella
Gli agnelli possono pascolare in pace
Il meglio di te
Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò
Wonderwell
Brividi d'autore
GialappaShow
Il mio amico Massimo
Questa notte parlami dell'Africa
Santa Guerra
The old man and the little girl
The Best Years
We Are Cinema
Other Fathers
American Night
Sacrificio disumano
Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa
Forse è solo mal di mare
Tutto Liscio
The Cat & the Moon
Shadow of the Wolf
Into the Rainbow
Le verità
C'è sempre un perchè
Emigratis
C’è sempre un perché
Babbo Natale non viene da Nord
Magic Card
Donkey Flies
Nomi e cognomi
Road to Capri
Cam Girl
The Tailor's Wife
Maldamore
Massimo, il mio cinema secondo me
Hostias (Un amor de película)
Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore
La tana del bianconiglio
Transgression
The Rite
Un giorno della vita
The Opening
Dopo quella notte
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
The Museum Of Wonders
Death of the Virgin
The Purple Sea
Black Flowers
La bella società
Io non ci casco
VIP
Onde corte
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Sweet Sweet Marja
Last Minute Marocco
Pompeii
Uranya
All the Invisible Children
Sensualità a corte
Miracolo a Palermo!
Our Italian Husband
Vaniglia e cioccolato
Inferno Below
The Friends of Jesus: Thomas
Stregati dalla luna
Just One Night
Picking Up the Pieces
Mary Magdalene
James Bond Down River
The World Is Not Enough
Ballad of the Nightingale
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
The Sopranos
The Second Wife
A Brooklyn State of Mind
The Fourth King
Solomon
Solomon
Il decisionista
The Mayor
Camere da letto
Sicily
La signora della città
Italiani
The Graduates
The Day of the Beast
The Postman
Suntanned: One Year Later
High Risk
Cominciò tutto per caso
Christmas Vacation '90
Journey of Love
The Simpsons
Indietro tutta!
Domenica In
Malalingua