Ornella Muti

Italian actress (born 1955)

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Ornella Muti is an Italian actress born in 1955 who has had a long career in film and television. She is notable as a prominent figure in Italian cinema and has appeared in numerous productions throughout her career.

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Film & TV

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Ornella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951). Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife). She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her British film debut as Princess…

Known for

Roma elastica — The TV Presenter2026
Armony2026
The Undecided Groom — Barbara2023
La voglia matta di vivere — Self2022
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto — Self2022
The Christmas Show — Grandma Rita2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti2021
Quiz ohne Grenzen — Self2020
Mare di grano2018

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Rivelli
Gender: female
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Rome
Child: Naike Rivelli
Occupation: model
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Image: Ornella-Muti.jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: Lerma
Significant event: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

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ancestral home: Estonia
Commons category: Ornella Muti
date of birth: 1955-03-09
Commons gallery: Ornella Muti
start of work period: 1970-00-00
nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actress
name in native language: Francesca Romana Rivelli
birth name: Francesca Romana Rivelli
lifestyle: vegetarianism
pseudonym: Ornella Muti

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Encyclopedic overview

Francesca Romana Rivelli (born 9 March 1955), professionally known as Ornella Muti, is an Italian actress.

Among the best-known Italian actresses, in her career, she has worked across various genres, working alongside Italian directors such as Damiano Damiani, Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Marco Ferreri, Carlo Verdone, Ettore Scola, Francesca Archibugi, Paolo Virzì, Umberto Lenzi, Francesco Nuti and many others. Outside of Italy, she is best known for her role as Princess Aura in the science fiction cult film Flash Gordon (1980).

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