Monica Bellucci

Where you’ve seen her:
The stunning Italian import caught serious attention Stateside with the subtitled Malèna. Her American credits include roles in Tears of the Sun, the two Matrix sequels, The Passion of the Christ, She Hate Me, and The Brothers Grimm.

Natural woman:
“I eat everything. But to get skinny, skinny, skinny is not the thing I want to do. If I have to for a movie, yes, I can lose weight, but in real life I'm not fixated with getting skinny. I respect the natural, you know?”

Lucky charm:
“I like interesting people. I don't have a specific kind of man. Black, white, blue eyes, I don't care. Maybe I see a man, and just the way he moves his hands, he becomes charming.”

Brains before beauty:
“[Beauty] is a handicap if you're stupid, but not if you are intelligent and know how to use your beauty. I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful.”

Bellucci is bellissima:
Our 2003 interview with Monica
Our 2001 profile of Monica