
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).
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Filmography

Malalingua
Movie

Poveri Noi
Movie · as Rosa Crocetti

Make a Wish
Movie · as Elena

Gli agnelli possono pascolare in pace
Movie

La nostra Raffaella
Movie

Brividi d'autore
Movie · as Louiselle

Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò
Movie · as Marchesa Adelaide

Il meglio di te
Movie

Wonderwell
Movie · as Anna's Mother

GialappaShow
TV · 1 ep

The Best Years
Movie · as Adele

Questa notte parlami dell'Africa
Movie · as Madre di Emma

Il mio amico Massimo
Movie · as Sé stessa

The old man and the little girl
Movie · as La nonna

Santa Guerra
Movie

Other Fathers
Movie

We Are Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

American Night
Movie · as Donna Maria

Sacrificio disumano
Movie · as Maria
Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa
TV · as Cucicogna (voice) · 1 ep

The Cat & the Moon
Movie · as Sonia

Tutto Liscio
Movie

Forse è solo mal di mare
Movie · as Claudia

Shadow of the Wolf
Movie · as Eleonora

Le verità
Movie

Into the Rainbow
Movie · as Dr. Julia Bianchi

C’è sempre un perché
Movie

C'è sempre un perchè
Movie · as Maria

Emigratis
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Nomi e cognomi
Movie · as Anna Riva

Magic Card
Movie · as Maria

Donkey Flies
Movie

Babbo Natale non viene da Nord
Movie · as Psicologa

Road to Capri
Movie · as Julia

The Tailor's Wife
Movie · as Rosetta

Cam Girl
Movie · as Direttrice agenzia

Maldamore
Movie · as Zia

Massimo, il mio cinema secondo me
Movie · as Herself

Hostias (Un amor de película)
Movie · as Laura

La tana del bianconiglio
Movie · as Nadia

Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore
Movie · as Fabrizia Gregorini

Un giorno della vita
Movie · as Amelia

The Rite
Movie · as Aunt Andria

Transgression
Movie · as Elena

The Opening
Movie · as Maria

L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Movie · as Marianna

Dopo quella notte
Movie · as Psicanalista

The Museum Of Wonders
Movie · as Memè

The Purple Sea
Movie · as Agnese

La bella società
Movie · as Maria

Black Flowers
Movie · as Martha

Death of the Virgin
Movie · as Claudia

Io non ci casco
Movie · as Dottoressa Rosa

VIP
Movie · as Principessa - Nancy Scalera di Mondragone
Onde corte
Movie · as Rebecca

Sweet Sweet Marja
Movie · as Katia

Last Minute Marocco
Movie · as Valeria

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Movie · as Self

Pompeii
TV · as Lavinia · 2 eps

All the Invisible Children
Movie · as Bartender (segment "Ciro")

Uranya
Movie · as Uranya

Miracolo a Palermo!
Movie · as Sara

Sensualità a corte
TV · as Dottoressa Cucinetti · 1 ep

Our Italian Husband
Movie · as Maria Scocozza

Vaniglia e cioccolato
Movie · as Penelope

Inferno Below
TV · as Santina · 2 eps

Stregati dalla luna
Movie · as Miria

The Friends of Jesus: Thomas
Movie · as Maria Magdalena

Picking Up the Pieces
Movie · as Desi

Just One Night
Movie · as Aurora

Mary Magdalene
Movie · as Maria Maddalena

James Bond Down River
Movie · as Self

The World Is Not Enough
Movie · as Cigar Girl

Ballad of the Nightingale
Movie · as Alina

The Sopranos
TV · as Isabella · 1 ep

Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
TV · as Ospite · 1 ep

A Brooklyn State of Mind
Movie · as Gabriela

The Second Wife
Movie · as Anna

Il decisionista
Movie

Camere da letto
Movie · as Maddalena

Solomon
Movie · as Abisag

Sicily
Movie · as Woman

The Mayor
Movie · as Rituccia

The Fourth King
Movie · as Izhira

Solomon
TV · as Abishag · 2 eps

Italiani
Movie · as Maria / Donatella

La signora della città
Movie · as Rosa Minniti

The Day of the Beast
Movie · as Susana

The Graduates
Movie · as Letizia Noferini

The Postman
Movie · as Beatrice Russo

Suntanned: One Year Later
Movie · as Inserviente hotel

High Risk
Movie · as Olga

Cominciò tutto per caso
Movie

Christmas Vacation '90
Movie · as Arabella

Journey of Love
Movie

The Simpsons
TV · as Francesca (voice) · 1 ep

Indietro tutta!
TV · as Guardiana · 65 eps

Domenica In
TV · as Self · 1 ep






