Italian actress (born 1968)

Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Italian pronunciation::; born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990. She has also worked as a film producer, screenwriter and model. Internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino, as Isabella from HBO television series The Sopranos, and as the Bond girl, credited as "Cigar Girl", in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.

Contents

• 1 Early life and career
• 2 Filmography
• 3 Television appearances
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and career

Cucinotta at the 2009 Venice Film Festival

Cucinotta was born in Messina in Sicily, Italy. She is well known in Italy as a movie and television actress. She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella" as the *ular character. She also appeared on The Simpsons episode "The Italian Bob" voicing Sideshow Bob's wife, Francesca.

Cucinotta won the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2010.In 2012, Cucinotta received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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 Postino (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 Enough (1999) - Giulietta da Vinci (Cigar Girl)
• Picking Up the Pieces (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)
• Purple Sea (2009)
• Fly Light (2009)
• Flores negras (2009)
• L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo (2009)
• Death of the Virgin (2009)
• La bella società (2009)
• Un giorno della Vita (2010)
• The Museum of Wonders (2010)
• The Rite (2011)
• Magic Card (2015)
• Into the Rainbow (2017)

Television appearances

Cucinotta at the 66th Venice International Film Festival (Sep 2009)

• La Ragnatela (1991, TV Mini-Series)
• Andy e Norman (1991)
• Scherzi a parte (1992)
• Alta società (1992, TV Mini-Series)
• Padre papà: (1996, TV Movie) - Luisa
• La Signora della città (1996, TV Movie) - Rosa Minniti
• L' Avvocato Porta (1997, TV Series) - Lucia (1999)
• Solomon (1997, TV Mini-Series) - Abishag
• Il Quarto re (1997, TV Movie) - Izhira
• Wildside - Lawyer episode (1998) - Lawyer
• In punta di cuore (1999, TV Movie) - Lucia
• The Sopranos (1999, Episode: "Isabella") - Isabella
• Mary Magdalene: (2000) - Mary Magdalene
• Il Bello delle donne (2002, TV Series) - Rosy Fumo
• Inferno Below (2003, TV Movie) - Santina
• The Simpsons (2005, Episode: "The Italian Bob") - Francesca (voice)
• Pompei (2007, TV Mini-Series) - Lavinia
• VIP (2008, TV Movie) - Nancy Scalera di Mondragone

References

External links

• 2006 Archived official website (in Italian)
• Official website (in English)
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta at IMDb
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta at askmen.com
• CNN interview with Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Parks & nature reserves

• Argimusco
• Alcantara River Park
• Isola Bella nature reserve
• Laghetti di Marinello nature reserve
• Nebrodi Park
• Natural Reserve The Mountains of Ferns and Leeks

Sport events

• 10 Hours of Messina
• Baseball World Cup 1998
• Baseball World Cup 2009
• EuroBasket Women 1968
• International Rally of Messina
• International Tennis Tournament of Messina
• Messina Grand Prix

Transportation & infrastructure

• Messina Centrale railway station
• Messina Marittima railway station
• Strait of Messina Bridge

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