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Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951). Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife). She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her British film debut as Princess Aura in Flash Gordon in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992). She is mostly known to the French for appearing in a TV commercial of Giovanni Panzani pasta. Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (her fellow actor in the film "The Most Beautiful Wife", 1975–1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988–1996). Muti has three children: Naike Rivelli (b. 1974), who is also a model and actress having a close resemblance to her mother, and whose father is Spanish film producer José Luis Bermúdez de Castro Acaso; a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Facchinetti. Since 1998, Muti has been living with Stefano Piccolo, a plastic surgeon. Muti was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in 1994 by a worldwide poll of readers of the magazine Class. In 2008, Ornella Muti introduced her own line of jewellery. She opened new shops in Paris, Milan, Rome, Riga, Moscow and Almaty. She insured her breasts for $350,000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ornella Muti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Undecided Groom
The Undecided Groom
2023 • Barbara
The Christmas Show
The Christmas Show
2022 • Grandma Rita
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
2022 • Self
La voglia matta di vivere
La voglia matta di vivere
2022 • Self
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti
2021
Magical Nights
Magical Nights
2018 • Federica, the diva
Mare di grano
Mare di grano
2018
Wine to Love
Wine to Love
2018 • Anna

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The Christmas Show
The Christmas Show
2022 • Grandma Rita
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Magical Nights
Magical Nights
2018 • Federica, the diva
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To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love
2012 • Pia Fusari
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Doc West II : Triggerman
Doc West II : Triggerman
2009 • Debra 'Tricky' Downing
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Io non ci casco
Io non ci casco
2008 • Professoressa Lamberti
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Il sangue e la rosa
Il sangue e la rosa
2008 • Barbara Forleis
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The Final Inquiry
The Final Inquiry
2007 • Maria Maddalena
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Say I Do
Say I Do
2004 • Francesca, la dircetora
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The Lion
The Lion
2003 • Sybil Bullit
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After Life
After Life
2003 • Cécile Rivet
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On the Run
On the Run
2003 • Cécile Costes
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An Amazing Couple
An Amazing Couple
2002 • Cécile Costes
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Hotel
Hotel
2001 • Flamenco Spokesperson
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Last Run
Last Run
2001 • Danny
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Favorite Son
Favorite Son
2001 • Claudia Maccari
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Tomorrow
Tomorrow
2001 • Stefania Zerenghi
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Un Colpo al Cuore
Un Colpo al Cuore
2000 • Giulia Pascoli
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Jet Set
Jet Set
2000 • Camilla Balbeck
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The Unscarred
The Unscarred
2000 • Rafaella
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Esther
Esther
1999 • Königin Waschti
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Dirty Linen
Dirty Linen
1999 • Bruna
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L'Inconnu de Strasbourg
L'Inconnu de Strasbourg
1998 • Madeleine Wals
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Widows
Widows
1998 • Maria Sommer
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Mordbüro
Mordbüro
1997 • Madame Behar
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Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs
1997 • Maître Alice Obini
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Love Deal
Love Deal
1995 • Tatiana
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Il Grande Fausto
Il Grande Fausto
1995 • Giulia Occhini
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Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime
1992 • Elena Morosco
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Il Conte Max
Il Conte Max
1991 • Isabella Matignon
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Oscar
Oscar
1991 • Sofia Provolone
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'o Re
'o Re
1989 • Maria Sophie of Bavaria
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Casanova
Casanova
1987 • Henriette
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Stregati
Stregati
1986 • Anna
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Department Store
Department Store
1986 • Se stessa / Luisa, commessa del reparto abbigliamento per bambini
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Swann in Love
Swann in Love
1984 • Odette de Crécy
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Famous T & A
Famous T & A
1982 • Lisa (archive footage)
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Madly in Love
Madly in Love
1981 • Principessa Cristina
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Love & Money
Love & Money
1981 • Catherine Stockheinz
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Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
1980 • Princess Aura
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First Love
First Love
1978 • Renata
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Break Up
Break Up
1978 • Ussena / Sena
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Nest of Vipers
Nest of Vipers
1978 • Elena Mazzarini
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The New Monsters
The New Monsters
1977 • l'autostoppista/la hostess
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Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man
1977 • Valérie Agostinelli
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The Last Woman
The Last Woman
1976 • Valérie
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Pure as a Lily
Pure as a Lily
1976 • Lucia Mantuso
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Leonor
Leonor
1975 • Catherine
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Come Home and Meet My Wife
Come Home and Meet My Wife
1974 • Vincenzina Rotunno Blasetti
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Appassionata
Appassionata
1974 • Eugenia Rutelli
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The Sensual Man
The Sensual Man
1973 • Giovanna
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Fiorina the Cow
Fiorina the Cow
1972 • Teresa - daughter of Betta
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Oasis of Fear
Oasis of Fear
1971 • Ingrid Sjoman
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The Most Beautiful Wife
The Most Beautiful Wife
1970 • Francesca Cimarosa
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Ornella Muti – Biography, Known For & Filmography