Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Known for
Acting
Born
July 27, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Messina, Sicily, Italy

Biography

Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born July 27, 1968, Messina, Sicily, Italy) is an Italian actress, producer, and former model who has been active since 1990. Her breakthrough came with the role of Beatrice in Michael Radford's Il Postino (1994), opposite the late Massimo Troisi, which brought her international recognition. She went on to appear in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) as the "Cigar Girl," and has since worked extensively in both Italian and international cinema. She has also served as a producer on several films including All the Invisible Children (2005) and Last Minute Marocco (2007). She has been married to Giulio Violati since 1995. Her notable film credits include The Postman (1994) (Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret), The Day of the Beast (1995) (Fele Martínez, Jordi Mollà), Dirty Linen (1997) (Nino Manfredi, Massimo Ghini), The World Is Not Enough (1999) (Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau), Picking Up the Pieces (2000) (Benicio Del Toro, John Leguizamo), The Rite (2011) (Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman), and American Night (2021). On television she guest-starred in The Sopranos (1999) and voiced a character on The Simpsons (2005).

Known For

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Filmography

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Malalingua poster

Malalingua

Movie

2025
Poveri Noi poster

Poveri Noi

Movie · as Rosa Crocetti

2025
Make a Wish poster

Make a Wish

Movie · as Elena

2024
Gli agnelli possono pascolare in pace poster

Gli agnelli possono pascolare in pace

Movie

2024
La nostra Raffaella poster

La nostra Raffaella

Movie

2023
Brividi d'autore poster

Brividi d'autore

Movie · as Louiselle

2023
Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò poster

Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò

Movie · as Marchesa Adelaide

2023
Il meglio di te poster

Il meglio di te

Movie

2023
Wonderwell poster

Wonderwell

Movie · as Anna's Mother

2023
GialappaShow poster

GialappaShow

TV · 1 ep

2022
The Best Years poster

The Best Years

Movie · as Adele

2022
Questa notte parlami dell'Africa poster

Questa notte parlami dell'Africa

Movie · as Madre di Emma

2022
Il mio amico Massimo poster

Il mio amico Massimo

Movie · as Sé stessa

2022
The old man and the little girl poster

The old man and the little girl

Movie · as La nonna

2022
Santa Guerra poster

Santa Guerra

Movie

2021
Other Fathers poster

Other Fathers

Movie

2021
We Are Cinema poster

We Are Cinema

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
American Night poster

American Night

Movie · as Donna Maria

2021
Sacrificio disumano poster

Sacrificio disumano

Movie · as Maria

2020
Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa

Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa

TV · as Cucicogna (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The Cat & the Moon poster

The Cat & the Moon

Movie · as Sonia

2019
Tutto Liscio poster

Tutto Liscio

Movie

2019
Forse è solo mal di mare poster

Forse è solo mal di mare

Movie · as Claudia

2018
Shadow of the Wolf poster

Shadow of the Wolf

Movie · as Eleonora

2017
Le verità poster

Le verità

Movie

2017
Into the Rainbow poster

Into the Rainbow

Movie · as Dr. Julia Bianchi

2016
C’è sempre un perché poster

C’è sempre un perché

Movie

2016
C'è sempre un perchè poster

C'è sempre un perchè

Movie · as Maria

2016
Emigratis poster

Emigratis

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Nomi e cognomi poster

Nomi e cognomi

Movie · as Anna Riva

2015
Magic Card poster

Magic Card

Movie · as Maria

2015
Donkey Flies poster

Donkey Flies

Movie

2015
Babbo Natale non viene da Nord poster

Babbo Natale non viene da Nord

Movie · as Psicologa

2015
Road to Capri poster

Road to Capri

Movie · as Julia

2014
The Tailor's Wife poster

The Tailor's Wife

Movie · as Rosetta

2014
Cam Girl poster

Cam Girl

Movie · as Direttrice agenzia

2014
Maldamore poster

Maldamore

Movie · as Zia

2013
Massimo, il mio cinema secondo me poster

Massimo, il mio cinema secondo me

Movie · as Herself

2012
Hostias (Un amor de película) poster

Hostias (Un amor de película)

Movie · as Laura

2012
La tana del bianconiglio poster

La tana del bianconiglio

Movie · as Nadia

2012
Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore poster

Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore

Movie · as Fabrizia Gregorini

2011
Un giorno della vita poster

Un giorno della vita

Movie · as Amelia

2011
The Rite poster

The Rite

Movie · as Aunt Andria

2011
Transgression poster

Transgression

Movie · as Elena

2011
The Opening poster

The Opening

Movie · as Maria

2010
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo poster

L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

Movie · as Marianna

2010
Dopo quella notte poster

Dopo quella notte

Movie · as Psicanalista

2010
The Museum Of Wonders poster

The Museum Of Wonders

Movie · as Memè

2009
The Purple Sea poster

The Purple Sea

Movie · as Agnese

2009
La bella società poster

La bella società

Movie · as Maria

2009
Black Flowers poster

Black Flowers

Movie · as Martha

2009
Death of the Virgin poster

Death of the Virgin

Movie · as Claudia

2008
Io non ci casco poster

Io non ci casco

Movie · as Dottoressa Rosa

2008
VIP poster

VIP

Movie · as Principessa - Nancy Scalera di Mondragone

2008
Onde corte

Onde corte

Movie · as Rebecca

2007
Sweet Sweet Marja poster

Sweet Sweet Marja

Movie · as Katia

2007
Last Minute Marocco poster

Last Minute Marocco

Movie · as Valeria

2007
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow poster

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Movie · as Self

2007
Pompeii poster

Pompeii

TV · as Lavinia · 2 eps

2006
All the Invisible Children poster

All the Invisible Children

Movie · as Bartender (segment "Ciro")

2006
Uranya poster

Uranya

Movie · as Uranya

2005
Miracolo a Palermo! poster

Miracolo a Palermo!

Movie · as Sara

2005
Sensualità a corte poster

Sensualità a corte

TV · as Dottoressa Cucinetti · 1 ep

2004
Our Italian Husband poster

Our Italian Husband

Movie · as Maria Scocozza

2004
Vaniglia e cioccolato poster

Vaniglia e cioccolato

Movie · as Penelope

2003
Inferno Below poster

Inferno Below

TV · as Santina · 2 eps

2001
Stregati dalla luna poster

Stregati dalla luna

Movie · as Miria

2001
The Friends of Jesus: Thomas poster

The Friends of Jesus: Thomas

Movie · as Maria Magdalena

2000
Picking Up the Pieces poster

Picking Up the Pieces

Movie · as Desi

2000
Just One Night poster

Just One Night

Movie · as Aurora

2000
Mary Magdalene poster

Mary Magdalene

Movie · as Maria Maddalena

2000
James Bond Down River poster

James Bond Down River

Movie · as Self

1999
The World Is Not Enough poster

The World Is Not Enough

Movie · as Cigar Girl

1999
Ballad of the Nightingale poster

Ballad of the Nightingale

Movie · as Alina

1999
The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos

TV · as Isabella · 1 ep

1999
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? poster

Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?

TV · as Ospite · 1 ep

1998
A Brooklyn State of Mind poster

A Brooklyn State of Mind

Movie · as Gabriela

1998
The Second Wife poster

The Second Wife

Movie · as Anna

1997
Il decisionista poster

Il decisionista

Movie

1997
Camere da letto poster

Camere da letto

Movie · as Maddalena

1997
Solomon poster

Solomon

Movie · as Abisag

1997
Sicily poster

Sicily

Movie · as Woman

1997
The Mayor poster

The Mayor

Movie · as Rituccia

1997
The Fourth King poster

The Fourth King

Movie · as Izhira

1997
Solomon poster

Solomon

TV · as Abishag · 2 eps

1996
Italiani poster

Italiani

Movie · as Maria / Donatella

1996
La signora della città poster

La signora della città

Movie · as Rosa Minniti

1995
The Day of the Beast poster

The Day of the Beast

Movie · as Susana

1995
The Graduates poster

The Graduates

Movie · as Letizia Noferini

1994
The Postman poster

The Postman

Movie · as Beatrice Russo

1993
Suntanned: One Year Later poster

Suntanned: One Year Later

Movie · as Inserviente hotel

1993
High Risk poster

High Risk

Movie · as Olga

1993
Cominciò tutto per caso poster

Cominciò tutto per caso

Movie

1990
Christmas Vacation '90 poster

Christmas Vacation '90

Movie · as Arabella

1990
Journey of Love poster

Journey of Love

Movie

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Francesca (voice) · 1 ep

1987
Indietro tutta! poster

Indietro tutta!

TV · as Guardiana · 65 eps

1976
Domenica In poster

Domenica In

TV · as Self · 1 ep