Known for movies
Short Info
Net Worth | $45 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 30, 1964 |
Spouse | Vincent Cassel, Claudio Carlos Basso |
Mark | Voluptuous figure |
Fact | Ranked #89 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. |
Monica Bellucci is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a model and later transitioned into acting. She has appeared in a number of films and television series throughout her career. Some of her most notable roles include playing Persephone in the Matrix trilogy, Lucia Sciarra in Spectre, and Melina Vostokoff/Iron Maiden in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964, in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy. Her parents, Brunello Bellucci and Maria Gustinelli, were both painters. She has a younger brother, Giuseppe Bellucci. Bellucci began her career as a model at the age of 13. She later moved to Milan to pursue modeling full-time.
Bellucci’s modeling career led to her acting debut in the 1990 film La Riffa. She has since appeared in a number of films and television series in both Italy and France. Some of her most notable roles include playing Persephone in the Matrix trilogy, Lucia Sciarra in Spectre, and Melina Vostokoff/Iron Maiden in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Bellucci has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has two daughters. The couple divorced in 2013. She is currently married to French businessman Pierre-Ange Le Pogam.
Bellucci is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world. She has appeared on numerous magazine covers and has been the face of several fashion brands.
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Bellucci has an estimated net worth of $45 million. She earns a salary of $1 million per film.
General Info
Full Name | Monica Bellucci |
Net Worth | $45 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 30, 1964 |
Height | 1.71 m |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Profession | Actor, Fashion Model |
Education | University of Perugia |
Nationality | Italian |
Family
Spouse | Vincent Cassel, Claudio Carlos Basso |
Children | Deva Cassel, Léonie Cassel |
Parents | Brunella Briganti, Pasquale Bellucci |
Accomplishments
Nominations | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, César Award for Most Promising Actress, David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress, European Film Audience Award for Best Actress, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star - Female, Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, Cinescape Genre Face of the ... |
Movies | Malèna, Irréversible, Spectre, Shoot 'Em Up, The Matrix Reloaded, Tears of the Sun, How Much Do You Love Me?, The Apartment, Under Suspicion, The Brothers Grimm, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Matrix Revolutions, ... |
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Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | Deep, sultry voice |
2 | Voluptuous figure |
3 | Natural brunette hair |
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | I know that beauty invites a certain curiosity. But, as Oscar Wilde said, beauty is just five minutes long if you don't have anything else to sustain that curiosity. I don't think that I would have made this kind of career if I were just beautiful. Directors don't call you for your beauty but for your talent. |
2 | I am an agnostic, even though I respect and am interested in all religions. If there's something I believe in, it's a mysterious energy; the one that fills the oceans during tides, the one that unites nature and beings. |
3 | I am at a stage in my life where if I don't go out, I don't feel I'm missing something. I get bored surrounded by people smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol. And I'm not so interested now in going to premieres or being photographed on the red carpet. I want to be with my daughter. |
4 | [on why she will not move to Hollywood to further her film career]: I could never live there. They are obsessed with youth and beauty even more than us. There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people. They also like a different sort of woman (to me). I will never be skinny. I also had a child a year ago, and I have been lazy. I love to eat. Who cares? I am natural. |
5 | Maybe the reason I work a lot is because each director thinks that I'll be better with him. Maybe the moment where I'll be completely accepted I won't work any more. |
6 | In 10 years, I've done so many things. In the beginning I didn't know if I was still a model, if I was an actress. I knew I wanted to be an actress, but it was so difficult to be believed. Now things are going better and better and the proposals I have are much more interesting than five years ago. It's like getting older is getting better. |
7 | I'm not scared by nudity, because for me, nothing is more beautiful than a body. You can have such an amazing emotion from a body. In Irreversible (2002), I treated my body like it was an object and it's great when you can have this kind of relation with your body, it's a part of your job, an object you can work with. When you can have this kind of freedom it's the moment where you can give your best as an actress. |
8 | [on Combien tu m'aimes? (2005)] As a woman I am so curious about prostitutes because of the idea that they know men better than you. Also, it's such a strange way to live. But at the same time there are prostitutes who just want to be prostitutes, and this is this woman, nobody pushed her to do it. She's a prostitute because she wants to be a prostitute. It's her philosophy of life. |
9 | This is what I like about America, because you have very big budget movie, and also independent movies, so you have many different choices. But I know that I'm European... Being European, it is not easy to find the right project, because you may look different, you sound different, and you have to find the right character. |
10 | [on reality television] I think this is something that touches every country - America, Italy, France, England, all over. You will see all these people, they don't know how to sing, they don't know how to dance, and still they become famous. You know, just celebrities. And I think this is a very dangerous process. |
11 | As a European, I need to stay in Europe and I make Italian movies, French movies. Then to come to America is something interesting for me. |
12 | [on her husband's support when Irreversible (2002) was released] Vincent was so incredible, so sweet. When we went to Cannes for the film, you know the moment when I come out from the tunnel and we see me for the first time completely with blood all over, he was crying. I said, "Vincent, come on. It's just a movie. We know it's not real." |
13 | I listen to "young" music, the one from my age. I adore soul, rap and funky. |
14 | My career, at the moment, is very exciting, but love comes first because it balances me. |
15 | When I'll be old, I'd rather watch my children than my films. |
16 | I live in Paris but I feel I am a daughter of Europe. |
17 | Acting is not words. Holly Hunter didn't speak in The Piano (1993) and she won an Oscar. |
18 | I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful. I know many beautiful people and their lives are just so terrible. They feel so uncomfortable with themselves. Being comfortable is not about what you look like, but how you feel. I'm a lucky person because I've been loved a lot. I have a great family. |
19 | It is a handicap if you're stupid, but not if you are intelligent and know how to use your beauty. |
20 | The human intelligence has progressed at the technological level; not a the level of feelings. |
21 | Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity. |
22 | Beauty becomes alive and interesting when it's habited. |
23 | After love, the man sleeps, while the woman reflects. |
24 | [on her daughter Deva] I didn't have familiarity with children. I'm learning day after day, with her. And what impress me the most is that she, Deva, is an individual person. But in miniature, she seems to be a special effect. |
25 | I come from a Catholic religion, but I'm not Catholic. |
26 | When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life. |
27 | My body is so important to me... my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by TC Candler's list of the "100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World" for 18 consecutive years (1999-2016). Ranked #2 in 2004. |
2 | Appearing in the James Bond movie Spectre (2015) as "Lucia Sciarra" at age 51 she becomes the oldest actress to play a Bond Girl. Honor Blackman at age 39 had previously been the oldest actress to play a Bond Girl with her role as "Pussy Galore" in Goldfinger (1964). However, Blackman is still the oldest actress ever to play a lead Bond girl, since Bellucci's role is only a brief cameo. |
3 | Separated from her second husband of 14 years Vincent Cassel. [August 2013] |
4 | Shares birthday with fellow actresses Deborah Kerr, Angie Dickinson, Marion Cotillard and actor Ezra Miller. |
5 | Sister-in-law of Rockin' Squat. Stepsister-in-law of Cécile Cassel. |
6 | Returned to work four months after giving birth to her daughter Léonie in order to begin filming Manuale d'am3re (2011). |
7 | Returned to work five months after giving birth to her daughter Deva in order to begin filming Combien tu m'aimes? (2005). |
8 | Was four months pregnant with her daughter Léonie when she completed filming The Whistleblower (2010). |
9 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 45, a daughter Léonie Cassel on May 21, 2010. Child's father is her now estranged 2nd husband, Vincent Cassel. |
10 | Best friends with Ilaria D'Amico. |
11 | Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#35) (2007). |
12 | Attended University of Perugia. |
13 | Ranked #5 on E! Entertainment Networks list of "101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies" list of 2006. |
14 | She's an only child. |
15 | Her parents are Luigi Bellucci and Maria Gustinelli. |
16 | Has a wax statue in the Grevin Museum in Paris. |
17 | Is a supporter of the Italian football team. |
18 | Is a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. |
19 | Ranked #89 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. |
20 | She has said in an interview that Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale have inspired her acting career. |
21 | She speaks to her daughter Deva Cassel in Italian. |
22 | Bellucci is a typical surname from center Italy, it comes from the Latin word "Bellutus", and has the same root as surnames like Belluto, Belluti, Belluzzo, Belluccio, or the aristocratic surname of Belluzzi. |
23 | Doesn't always live with her husband Vincent Cassel, for avoiding routine, the two live in separate apartments. she lives most of the time in Rome and he lives in Paris. |
24 | Owns an apartment in London, England. |
25 | Her role as Chantal Hearst in Under Suspicion (2000) was held by Romy Schneider in the original film Garde à vue (1981). |
26 | Favorite movie is A Special Day (1977) by Ettore Scola. |
27 | Is an Italian citizen. |
28 | Ranked #1 in Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2002. |
29 | Ranked #9 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2002 list. |
30 | Ranked #6 on Maxim magazine's Hot 50 Women of 1999 list. |
31 | Has her lookalike puppet on the French comedy show Les guignols de l'info (1988). |
32 | Her favourite poem is "A Silvia" by Giacomo Leopardi. |
33 | Also a successful fashion model represented by Elite and Storm Model Management. |
34 | She was elected the most beautiful woman in the world by French viewers on a television show "La Plus belle femme du monde" on November 8, 2004. |
35 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 39, a daughter Deva Cassel on September 12, 2004. Child's father is her now estranged 2nd husband, Vincent Cassel. |
36 | Studied jurisprudence for a short time. |
37 | Was originally cast as Mina Harker in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict. The role then went to Peta Wilson. |
38 | Made a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max in 1998 and another one for the Italian magazine GQ in 2000. |
39 | Daughter-in-law of Jean-Pierre Cassel. |
40 | Is fluent in Italian, English, French, Persian and Spanish. She also speaks a little Portuguese that she learned when she moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2013. |
41 | She appeared in a black and white TV commercial for Dolce & Gabbana. The director was Giuseppe Tornatore, who also directed her in the movie Malèna (2000). |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Mozart in the Jungle | 2016 | TV Series | Alessandra |
On the Milky Road | 2016 | Nevesta | |
Spectre | 2015/I | Lucia | |
Ville-Marie | 2015 | Sophie Bernard | |
Na Quebrada | 2014 | Paula | |
Le meraviglie | 2014 | Milly Catena | |
Des gens qui s'embrassent | 2013 | Giovanna | |
Fasle kargadan | 2012 | Mina | |
Platane | 2011 | TV Series | Monica Bellucci |
A Burning Hot Summer | 2011 | Angèle | |
Manuale d'am3re | 2011 | Viola | |
The Whistleblower | 2010 | Laura Leviani | |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2010 | Veronica | |
Rose, c'est Paris | 2010 | TV Movie | L'esprit de gala |
Omaggio a Roma | 2009 | Short | Tosca |
Baarìa | 2009 | Bricklayer's girlfriend | |
Ne te retourne pas | 2009 | Jeanne | |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | 2009 | Gigi Lee | |
L'uomo che ama | 2008 | Alba | |
Sanguepazzo | 2008 | Luisa Ferida | |
Le deuxième souffle | 2007 | Simona - dite 'Manouche' | |
Shoot 'Em Up | 2007 | Donna Quintano | |
Manuale d'amore 2 (Capitoli successivi) | 2007 | Lucia | |
Heartango | 2007 | Short | L'inafferrabile / La passionale / L'indecisa / ... |
Le concile de pierre | 2006 | Laura Siprien | |
N (Io e Napoleone) | 2006 | Baronessa Emilia Speziali | |
Sheitan | 2006 | La belle vampiresse | |
Combien tu m'aimes? | 2005 | Daniela | |
The Brothers Grimm | 2005 | Mirror Queen | |
The Matrix Online | 2005 | Video Game | Persephone (voice) |
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | 2004 | Video Game | Kaileena (voice) |
She Hate Me | 2004 | Simona Bonasera | |
Agents secrets | 2004 | Barbara / Lisa | |
The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | Magdalen | |
The Matrix Revolutions | 2003 | Persephone | |
Enter the Matrix | 2003 | Video Game | Persephone (voice) |
The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | Persephone | |
Tears of the Sun | 2003 | Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks | |
Remember Me, My Love | 2003 | Alessia | |
Irreversible | 2002 | Alex (as Bellucci) | |
Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra | 2002 | Cléopâtre | |
Brotherhood of the Wolf | 2001 | Sylvia | |
Malèna | 2000 | Malèna Scordia | |
Under Suspicion | 2000 | Chantal Hearst | |
Franck Spadone | 1999 | Laura | |
Comme un poisson hors de l'eau | 1999 | Myrtille | |
Méditerranées | 1999 | Marguerite | |
Compromis | 1998 | Short | Monique, la jeune première |
A los que aman | 1998 | Valeria | |
Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) | 1998 | La jeune fille éplorée | |
L'ultimo capodanno | 1998 | Giulia | |
Stressati | 1997 | Ragazza con la pelliccia | |
As You Want Me | 1997 | Nellina | |
Mauvais genre | 1997 | Camille | |
Dobermann | 1997 | Nathalie dit Nat la Gitane | |
The Apartment | 1996 | Lisa | |
Il cielo è sempre più blu | 1996 | ||
Sorellina e il principe del sogno | 1996 | TV Movie | Princess (uncredited) |
Palla di neve | 1995 | Melina | |
Joseph | 1995 | TV Movie | Pharaoh's Wife |
Dolce & Gabbana Parfums | 1994 | TV Short | The Woman |
I mitici - Colpo gobbo a Milano | 1994 | Deborah | |
Briganti: Amore e libertà | 1994 | Constanza | |
Dracula | 1992 | Dracula's Bride | |
Ostinato destino | 1992 | Marina / Angela | |
La riffa | 1991 | Francesca | |
Vita coi figli | 1990 | TV Movie | Elda |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra | 2002 | performer: "Ti Amo" |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Roseland | 1990 | special thanks |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Festival international de Cannes | 2009-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Herself |
Le journal du Festival | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Le gros journal | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Grand'Italia | 2017 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 74th Golden Globe Awards | 2017 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Audience Member |
Evening Urgant | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Stasera Casa Mika | 2016 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
Cinema 3 | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
Les Enfoirés | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Spectre: Video Blogs | 2016 | Video short | Herself |
Inside Spectre with Richard Wilkins | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Días de cine | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
Today | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
The Insider | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Extra | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
James Bond's Spectre with Jonathan Ross | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Entrée Libre | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself (Interview) |
C à vous | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Enrico Lucherini: Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
Giuliano Gemma: Un italiano nel mondo | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
Thé ou café | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Vivement dimanche | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Vivement dimanche prochain | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Giuseppe Tornatore: Ogni film un'opera prima | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
Caiga quien caiga - CQC | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
Noi c'eravamo | 2011 | Documentary | Herself |
Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2006-2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
R.I.S. - Delitti imperfetti | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
The Red Carpet Issue | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Rencontres de cinéma | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
L'hebdo cinéma | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Le journal de 20 heures | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Seitenblicke | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
La nuit des Césars | 1997-2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Ballet of Bullets: Making 'Shoot 'em Up' | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
Quelli che... il calcio | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Cartelera | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
Caiga quien caiga | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Corazón de... | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Cannes, la alfombra roja | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Café Picouly | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Jour de fête | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Film '72 | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Tout le monde en parle | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Comme au cinéma | 2000-2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Le plus grand cabaret du monde | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited | 2004 | Herself | |
The Burly Man Chronicles | 2004 | Video documentary | Herself |
The Matrix Reloaded: The Exiles | 2004 | Video documentary | Herself |
The Big Question | 2004 | Documentary | Herself |
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself |
The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Passion Behind 'The Passion' | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The GQ Men of the Year Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Making 'Enter the Matrix' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself |
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Monica: irrésistible | 2003 | TV Short | Herself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Sul set di 'Ricordati di me' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre - Le Comankonafé | 2002 | Video documentary | Herself |
Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Film Genre | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Le pacte des loups - Les entrailles de la bête | 2001 | Video | Herself |
The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song |
Nulle part ailleurs | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
Studio Gabriel | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
Lo + plus | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Top Models: Once Upon a Time - The Cinderellas of High Fashion Tell Their Stories | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Extra | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Faithful Word Baptist Church | 2015 | TV Series | Mary Magdalene |
Quelli che... il calcio | 2009 | TV Series | Malèna Scordia |
Striscia la notizia | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Penélope, camino a los Oscar | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself |
101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself - Place #5 |
The Matrix: Path of Neo | 2005 | Video Game | Persephone |
On a tout essayé | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Corazón de... | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Awards
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2011 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Actress - International Competition | Sanguepazzo (2008) |
2005 | European Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Italy | ||
2003 | Chainsaw Award | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Le pacte des loups (2001) |
2003 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) | Ricordati di me (2003) |
1998 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Italy | Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) | L'ultimo capodanno (1998) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2017 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Actress - International Competition | On the Milky Road (2016) |
2007 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) | N (Io e Napoleone) (2006) |
2005 | Golden Graal | Golden Graals | Best Italian Performer Working Abroad (Miglior Attore Italiano all'Estero) | The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
2005 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) | The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
2004 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
2003 | Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Female | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
2003 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista) | Ricordati di me (2003) |
2003 | Golden Ciak | Golden Ciak Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) | Ricordati di me (2003) |
2003 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Breakout Star - Female | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
2002 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Le pacte des loups (2001) |
1997 | César | César Awards, France | Most Promising Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin) | L'appartement (1996) |
2nd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2007 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best T&A of the Year | Shoot 'Em Up (2007) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia