Ornella Muti (born Francesca Romana Rivelli; 9 March 1955) is an Italian actress. She made her film debut as Francesca Cimarosa in the 1970 film ''

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Early life

Muti was born in

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to a Neapolitan journalist father and Ilse Renate Krause, a

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sculptor from

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. Her maternal grandparents emigrated from

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(now

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, Russia) to Estonia.

Career

Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in the 1970 film ''

'' (''The Most Beautiful Wife''). She has primarily worked in Italian films but made her

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-speaking film debut as

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in '' Flash Gordon'' in 1980. American movies she appeared in include '' Love and Money'' (1982), ''

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'' (1987), '' Wait Until Spring, Bandini'' (1989), '' A Season of Giants'' (1990), ''

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'' (1991), '' Once Upon a Crime'' (1992), '' Somewhere in the City'' (1998) and '' To Rome with Love'' (2012). In 2008, Muti introduced her own line of jewelry and subsequently opened shops in Paris, Milan, Rome, Riga, Moscow and Almaty. In 1999 she insured her breasts for $350,000. In 2015, the Italian court of Pordenone condemned her to 8 months in prison for having canceled a theatrical performance following a health problem, which did not prevent her from participating in a social dinner with

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in Saint Petersburg in December 2010. She avoided prison by paying the sum of 30,000 euros to the Verdi theater as compensation.

Personal life

Muti has been married twice, first to Alessio Orano (a fellow actor in ''The Most Beautiful Wife''), from 1975 to 1981. She was married, secondly, to Federico Fachinetti, from 1988 to 1996. Muti has three children:

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(born 1974), a fashion model, singer, and actress; a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Fachinetti. On February 1, 2022, the actress announced that she would like to obtain

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citizenship. She told

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: "It would be nice for me to get citizenship, because it is part of my culture associated with my mother. She died this year, and it would be a gift for her." In 2022, Muti was criticised by the far right for supporting the legalisation of cannabis in Italy.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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