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Monica Vitti
Born Maria Luisa Ceciarelli on 3 November 1931 in Rome, Monica Vitti emerged from a modest family—her mother Adele Vittiglia and father Angelo Ceciarelli—to become one of the most iconic figures in Italian cinema. After graduating from Rome's National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1953, she adopted her mother’s maiden name as a stage name and quickly entered the professional world, appearing in a handful of uncredited roles before her breakthrough in Mario Amendola’s Le dritte (1958). Her collaboration with Michelangelo Antonioni in the early 1960s, most famously in L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961) and L'Eclisse (1962), cemented her reputation as the perfect embodiment of the director’s existential alienation, earning critical praise for her “stunning” screen presence and an international starring status that even led to her image appearing on an Italian postage stamp. Beyond Antonioni, Vitti demonstrated remarkable versatility, starring alongside Marcello Mastroianni in The Pizza Triangle (1970), working with Alain Delon in L'Eclisse, and taking on comedic turns in Tinto Brass’s The Flying Saucer (1964) as well as English‑language productions such as Modesty Blaise (1966) and An Almost Perfect Affair (1979). Her career, spanning from 1954 to 1992, was decorated with five David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress, seven Italian Golden Globes, a Career Golden Lion at Venice, and a Commander rank in the French Order of Arts and Letters. After retiring from film, she returned to theatre, taught acting, and made occasional television appearances before withdrawing from public life due to Alzheimer’s disease, ultimately passing away in Rome on 2 February 2022 at the age of ninety.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Maria Luisa Ceciarelli
Born: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Birthday: November 3, 1931
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1954-1992
Spouses: Roberto Russo
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Movies Featuring Monica Vitti
The Phantom of Liberty (re-release)
Red Desert (1964)
1960
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Autoritratto Auschwitz. L’occhio è per così dire l’evoluzione biologica di una lagrima
The Mystery of Oberwald
I Don’t Understand You Anymore
The Tango of Jealousy
I Know That You Know That I Know
Secret Scandal
Flirt
Return to Lisca Bianca Island
Hotel Room
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
We Are Cinema
Vitti d’arte, Vitti d’amore
Kill Me Quick, I’m Cold
The Dolls
An Almost Perfect Affair
That’s How We Women Are
La Notte
State Reasons
I Married You for Fun
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who…
The Four Truths
Orders are Orders
L’Eclisse
La Tosca
The Scarlet Lady
Blonde in Black Leather
Il Cilindro
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Tigers in Lipstick
Stardust
The Girl with a Pistol
The Flying Saucer
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A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
L’altra metà del cielo
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
Help Me, My Love
The Pacifist
Red Desert
Dear Antonioni
Modesty Blaise
The Couples
Keep It To Yourself!
High Infidelity
Sweet and Sour
L’Avventura
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
Career Timeline
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1970
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
Maria Sarti aka Ninì Tirabusciò
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
Adelaide
The Pacifist
Barbara
The Couples
Adele / Giulia
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