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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-03-09 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As

Francesca Romana Rivelli

Орнелла Мути

اورنلا موتی

Ornella Muti

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 the World" in 1994 by a worldwide poll of readers of the magazine Class. In 2008, Ornella Muti introduced her own line of jewellery. She opened new shops in Paris, Milan, Rome, Riga, Moscow and Almaty. She insured her breasts for $350,000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ornella Muti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Flash Gordon

1980

Flash Gordon

as

Princess Aura

Esther

1999

Esther

as

Königin Waschti

The Last Woman

1976

The Last Woman

as

Valérie

The Taming of the Scoundrel

1980

The Taming of the Scoundrel

as

Lisa Silvestri

Say I Do

2004

Say I Do

as

Francesca, la dircetora

Famous T & A

1982

Famous T & A

as

Lisa (archive footage)

Madly in Love

1981

Madly in Love

as

Principessa Cristina

On the Run

2003

On the Run

as

Cécile Costes

Oscar

1991

Oscar

as

Sofia Provolone

Once Upon a Crime

1992

Once Upon a Crime

as

Elena Morosco

Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio

2006

Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio

as

Marianna (voice)

Rich and Poor

1983

Rich and Poor

as

Marta

An Amazing Couple

2002

An Amazing Couple

as

Cécile Costes

After Life

2003

After Life

as

Cécile Rivet

Fiorina the Cow

1972

Fiorina the Cow

as

Teresa - daughter of Betta

Come Home and Meet My Wife

1974

Come Home and Meet My Wife

as

Vincenzina Rotunno Blasetti

Department Store

1986

Department Store

as

Se stessa / Luisa, commessa del reparto abbigliamento per bambini

My Sister and I

1987

My Sister and I

as

Silvia

The New Monsters

1977

The New Monsters

as

l'autostoppista/la hostess

Nobody's Perfect

1981

Nobody's Perfect

as

Chantal

Summer Affair

1971

Summer Affair

as

Lisa

Oasis of Fear

1971

Oasis of Fear

as

Ingrid Sjoman

Love and Money

1981

Love and Money

as

Catherine Stockheinz

The Sensual Man

1973

The Sensual Man

as

Giovanna

People - Jet set 2

2004

People - Jet set 2

as

Aphrodita

The Future Is Woman

1984

The Future Is Woman

as

Malvina

First Love

1978

First Love

as

Renata

To Rome with Love

2012

To Rome with Love

as

Pia Fusari

Appassionata

1974

Appassionata

as

Eugenia Rutelli

Break Up

1978

Break Up

as

Ussena / Sena

Doc West II : Triggerman

2009

Doc West II : Triggerman

as

Debra 'Tricky' Downing

Forbidden Passion

1974

Forbidden Passion

as

Maribel

The Nun and the Devil

1973

The Nun and the Devil

as

Isabella

Mordbüro

1997

Mordbüro

as

Madame Behar

Leonor

1975

Leonor

as

Catherine

The House of Doves

1972

The House of Doves

as

Sandra

Last Run

2001

Last Run

as

Danny

The Most Beautiful Wife

1970

The Most Beautiful Wife

as

Francesca Cimarosa

Stella's Favor

1996

Stella's Favor

as

Stella

Swann in Love

1984

Swann in Love

as

Odette de Crécy

Io non ci casco

2008

Io non ci casco

as

Professoressa Lamberti

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

as

Angela Vicario

Codice privato

1988

Codice privato

as

Anna

Stregati

1986

Stregati

as

Anna

Hotel

2001

Hotel

as

Flamenco Spokesperson

Tierra del fuego

2000

Tierra del fuego

as

Armenia

'o Re

1989

'o Re

as

regina Maria Sofia

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style

1983

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style

as

Rosetta Foschini

Il sangue e la rosa

2008

Il sangue e la rosa

as

Barbara Forleis

A Season of Giants

1990

A Season of Giants

as

Onoria

Nest of Vipers

1978

Nest of Vipers

as

Elena Mazzarini

Jet Set

2000

Jet Set

as

Camilla Balbeck

Dirty Linen

1999

Dirty Linen

as

Bruna

Love Deal

1995

Love Deal

as

Tatiana

Widows

1998

Widows

as

Maria Sommer

The Unscarred

2000

The Unscarred

as

Rafaella

Just for Laughs

1997

Just for Laughs

as

Maître Alice Obini

Un Colpo al Cuore

2000

Un Colpo al Cuore

as

Giulia Pascoli

The Undecided Groom

2023

The Undecided Groom

as

Barbara

Casanova

1987

Casanova

as

Henriette

L'Inconnu de Strasbourg

1998

L'Inconnu de Strasbourg

as

Madeleine Wals

Tomorrow

2001

Tomorrow

as

Stefania Zerenghi

Pure as a Lily

1976

Pure as a Lily

as

Lucia Mantuso

Civico zero

2007

Civico zero

as

Nina

The Lion

2003

The Lion

as

Sybil Bullit

Il Conte Max

1991

Il Conte Max

as

Isabella Matignon

Il Grande Fausto

1995

Il Grande Fausto

as

Giulia Occhini

The Final Inquiry

2007

The Final Inquiry

as

Maria Maddalena

Favorite Son

2001

Favorite Son

as

Claudia Maccari

Magical Nights

2018

Magical Nights

as

Federica, the diva

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

2011

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

as

Self (archive footage)

A Life in Suitcases

2005

A Life in Suitcases

as

Mathilde Figura

Il sangue e la rosa

Il sangue e la rosa

as

Baronessa Barbara Forleis

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Mercédès Herrera

Ciao Darwin

Ciao Darwin

as

Presidente di giuria

Sanremo Music Festival

Sanremo Music Festival

as

Self - Co-host

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as

Self (archive footage)

Sirens

Sirens

as

Ingrid

Lo zio d'America

Lo zio d'America

as

Maria Monticelli

Production

Crew

Directing