Acting
Silvia Monti
EN, IT, ES, FR cinema · 21 credits
Born
23 January 1946
Died
11 August 2026 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Strá, Venice, Italy
Also known as Silvia Cornacchia
Silvia Monti (born as Silvia Cornacchia on 23 January 1946 in Venice), is an Italian actress. She is mostly known for the female lead role, Sofia Scannapieco, mafioso Frankie Scannapieco's sister, in the 1969 Gérard Oury caper film Le Cerveau (aka The Brain). In the movie she has a spectacular scene where she gets down from a balcony using a rope on a song by Caterina Caselli, Cento Giorni. She stopped her career in 1974 and is currently married to Carlo De Benedetti. Source: Article "Silvia Monti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Filmography
The Last Desperate Hours
as Laura Monachesi
The Household
as Cristina
The Bloody Hands of the Law
as Linda De Carmine
It Was I
as Jacqueline
Suppose... I Break Your Neck
as Shelley
The Sicilian Connection
as Claudia
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Miss Milbanke
Master of Love
as Felicita
The Fifth Cord
as Helene Volta
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
as Deborah
Blackie the Pirate
as Isabel de Mendoza y Laguna
Queens of Evil
as Samantha
The Brain
as Sofia Scannapieco, Frankie's Sister
Fraulein Doktor
as Margarita
Love Circle
as Actress at Press Conference