Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Acting
1968-07-27 · Messina, Sicily, Italy
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born July 27, 1968, Messina, Sicily, Italy) is an Italian actress, producer, and former model who has been active since 1990. Her breakthrough came with the role of Beatrice in Michael Radford's Il Postino (1994), opposite the late Massimo Troisi, which brought her international recognition. She went on to appear in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) as the "Cigar Girl," and has since worked extensively in both Italian and international cinema. She has also served as a producer on several films including All the Invisible Children (2005) and Last Minute Marocco (2007). She has been married to Giulio Violati since 1995. Her notable film credits include The Postman (1994) (Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret), The Day of the Beast (1995) (Fele Martínez, Jordi Mollà), Dirty Linen (1997) (Nino Manfredi, Massimo Ghini), The World Is Not Enough (1999) (Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau), Picking Up the Pieces (2000) (Benicio Del Toro, John Leguizamo), The Rite (2011) (Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman), and American Night (2021). On television she guest-starred in The Sopranos (1999) and voiced a character on The Simpsons (2005).
Filmography
Make a Wish
2025 · Movie
Poveri Noi
2025 · Movie
La nostra Raffaella
2024 · Movie
Gli agnelli possono pascolare in pace
2024 · Movie
Il meglio di te
2023 · Movie
Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò
2023 · Movie
Wonderwell
2023 · Movie
Brividi d'autore
2023 · Movie
GialappaShow
2023 · Series
Il mio amico Massimo
2022 · Movie
Questa notte parlami dell'Africa
2022 · Movie
Untitled
2022 · Movie
Santa Guerra
2022 · Movie
The old man and the little girl
2022 · Movie
The Best Years
2022 · Movie
We Are Cinema
2021 · Movie
Other Fathers
2021 · Movie
American Night
2021 · Movie
Sacrificio disumano
2021 · Movie
Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa
2020 · Series
Forse è solo mal di mare
2019 · Movie
Tutto Liscio
2019 · Movie
The Cat & the Moon
2019 · Movie
Shadow of the Wolf
2018 · Movie
Into the Rainbow
2017 · Movie
Le verità
2017 · Movie
C'è sempre un perchè
2016 · Movie
Emigratis
2016 · Series
C’è sempre un perché
2016 · Movie
Babbo Natale non viene da Nord
2015 · Movie
Magic Card
2015 · Movie
Donkey Flies
2015 · Movie
Nomi e cognomi
2015 · Movie
Road to Capri
2015 · Movie
Ma tu di che segno 6?
2014 · Movie
Cam Girl
2014 · Movie
The Tailor's Wife
2014 · Movie
Maldamore
2014 · Movie
Massimo, il mio cinema secondo me
2013 · Movie
Hostias (Un amor de película)
2012 · Movie
Tulpa - Demon of Desire
2012 · Movie
Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore
2012 · Movie
La tana del bianconiglio
2012 · Movie
Transgression
2011 · Movie
The Rite
2011 · Movie
Un giorno della vita
2011 · Movie
The Opening
2011 · Movie
Dopo quella notte
2010 · Movie
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
2010 · Movie
The Museum Of Wonders
2010 · Movie
Death of the Virgin
2009 · Movie
The Purple Sea
2009 · Movie
Black Flowers
2009 · Movie
La bella società
2009 · Movie
Io non ci casco
2008 · Movie
VIP
2008 · Movie
Onde corte
2008 · Movie
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
2007 · Movie
Sweet Sweet Marja
2007 · Movie
Last Minute Marocco
2007 · Movie
Pompeii
2007 · Series
Uranya
2006 · Movie
All the Invisible Children
2006 · Movie
Sensualità a corte
2005 · Series
Miracolo a Palermo!
2005 · Movie
Our Italian Husband
2004 · Movie
Vaniglia e cioccolato
2004 · Movie
Inferno Below
2003 · Series
The Friends of Jesus: Thomas
2001 · Movie
Stregati dalla luna
2001 · Movie
Just One Night
2000 · Movie
Picking Up the Pieces
2000 · Movie
Mary Magdalene
2000 · Movie
James Bond Down River
2000 · Movie
The World Is Not Enough
1999 · Movie
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999 · Movie
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
1999 · Series
The Sopranos
1999 · Series
The Second Wife
1998 · Movie
A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998 · Movie
The Fourth King
1997 · Movie
Solomon
1997 · Movie
Solomon
1997 · Series
Il decisionista
1997 · Movie
The Mayor
1997 · Movie
Sicily
1997 · Movie
Camere da letto
1997 · Movie
La signora della città
1996 · Movie
Italiani
1996 · Movie
The Graduates
1995 · Movie
The Day of the Beast
1995 · Movie
The Postman
1994 · Movie
Suntanned: One Year Later
1993 · Movie
High Risk
1993 · Movie
Cominciò tutto per caso
1993 · Movie
Christmas Vacation '90
1990 · Movie
Journey of Love
1990 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Indietro tutta!
1987 · Series
Domenica In
1976 · Series
Malalingua
Movie