Acting
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
IT, EN, ZH, ES cinema · 89 credits
Born
27 July 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Messina, Sicily, Italy
Also known as ماریا گراتزیا کوچی · 玛丽亚·格拉齐亚·库西诺塔 · 玛莉亚·嘉西亚·古欣娜塔 · 玛莉亚·格拉琪亚·古奇诺塔
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
Filmography
Malalingua
Actor
Poveri Noi
as Rosa Crocetti
Make a Wish
as Elena
Brividi d'autore
as Louiselle
Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò
as Marchesa Adelaide
Wonderwell
as Anna's Mother
The Best Years
as Adele
Questa notte parlami dell'Africa
as Madre di Emma
Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stessa
The old man and the little girl
as La nonna
Untitled
Producer
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
American Night
as Donna Maria
The Cat & the Moon
as Sonia
Forse è solo mal di mare
as Claudia
Shadow of the Wolf
as Eleonora
Into the Rainbow
as Dr. Julia Bianchi
Nomi e cognomi
as Anna Riva
Magic Card
as Maria
Babbo Natale non viene da Nord
as Psicologa
Road to Capri
as Julia
The Tailor's Wife
as Rosetta
Cam Girl
as Direttrice agenzia
Maldamore
as Zia
Hostias (Un amor de película)
as Laura, Producer
Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore
as Fabrizia Gregorini
Un giorno della vita
as Amelia
The Rite
as Aunt Andria
Transgression
as Elena
The Opening
as Maria
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
as Marianna, Writer, Producer
Dopo quella notte
as Psicanalista
The Purple Sea
as Agnese, Producer
La bella società
as Maria
Black Flowers
as Martha
Death of the Virgin
as Claudia
Io non ci casco
as Dottoressa Rosa
VIP
as Principessa - Nancy Scalera di Mondragone
Sweet Sweet Marja
as Katia
Last Minute Marocco
as Valeria
All the Invisible Children
as Bartender (segment "Ciro"), Producer
Uranya
as Uranya
Our Italian Husband
as Maria Scocozza
Vaniglia e cioccolato
as Penelope
Stregati dalla luna
as Miria
The Friends of Jesus: Thomas
as Maria Magdalena
Just One Night
as Aurora
Mary Magdalene
as Maria Maddalena
The World Is Not Enough
as Cigar Girl
A Brooklyn State of Mind
as Gabriela
The Second Wife
as Anna
Camere da letto
as Maddalena
Solomon
as Abisag
Sicily
as Woman
The Mayor
as Rituccia
The Fourth King
as Izhira
Italiani
as Maria / Donatella
La signora della città
as Rosa Minniti
The Day of the Beast
as Susana
The Graduates
as Letizia Noferini
The Postman
as Beatrice Russo
Suntanned: One Year Later
as Inserviente hotel
High Risk
as Olga
Christmas Vacation '90
as Arabella