Ornella Muti
Acting
Born: Mar 09, 1955
From: Roma, Lazio, Italy
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 Aura in Flash Gordon in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992). She is mostly known to the French for appearing in a TV commercial of Giovanni Panzani pasta. Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (her fellow actor in the film "The Most Beautiful Wife", 1975–1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988–1996). Muti has three children: Naike Rivelli (b. 1974), who is also a model and actress having a close resemblance to her mother, and whose father is Spanish film producer José Luis Bermúdez de Castro Acaso; a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Facchinetti. Since 1998, Muti has been living with Stefano Piccolo, a plastic surgeon. Muti was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio | Marianna (voice) | 2006 | — |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | Mathilde Figura | 2004 | 4.917 |
| Say I Do | Francesca, la dircetora | 2004 | 5.5 |
| The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things | Grandmother | 2004 | 5.824 |
| On the Run | Cécile Costes | 2003 | 6.159 |
| After Life | Cécile Rivet | 2003 | 6.2 |
| An Amazing Couple | Cécile Costes | 2002 | 5.682 |
| Esther | Königin Waschti | 1999 | 6.8 |
| Once Upon a Crime | Elena Morosco | 1992 | 5.714 |
| Oscar | Sofia Provolone | 1991 | 6.34 |
| Christmas Vacation '91 | Giuliana | 1991 | 5.041 |
| The Voyage of Captain Fracassa | Serafina | 1990 | 6.506 |
| My Sister and I | Silvia | 1987 | 6.451 |
| Department Store | Se stessa / Luisa, commessa … | 1986 | 5.825 |
| Rich and Poor | Marta | 1983 | 6.054 |
| Famous T & A | Lisa (archive footage) | 1982 | 5.4 |
| The Girl from Trieste | Nicole | 1982 | 4.789 |
| Madly in Love | Principessa Cristina | 1981 | 6.61 |
| Nobody's Perfect | Chantal | 1981 | 5.412 |
| Love & Money | Catherine Stockheinz | 1981 | 5.083 |
| Flash Gordon | Princess Aura | 1980 | 6.236 |
| The Taming of the Scoundrel | Lisa Silvestri | 1980 | 7.143 |
| The Bishop's Bedroom | Matilde | 1977 | 5.568 |
| The New Monsters | l'autostoppista/la hostess | 1977 | 6.971 |
| The Last Woman | Valérie | 1976 | 6.09 |
| Come Home and Meet My Wife | Vincenzina Rotunno Blasetti | 1974 | 7.296 |
| The Sensual Man | Giovanna | 1973 | 5.923 |
| Fiorina the Cow | Teresa - daughter of Betta | 1972 | 4.5 |
| Summer Affair | Lisa | 1971 | 5.6 |
| Oasis of Fear | Ingrid Sjoman | 1971 | 5.556 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1955 |
| From | Roma, Lazio, Italy |