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Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Born	Maria Grazia Cucinotta 27 July 1968 (1968-07-27) (age 40) Messina, Sicily, Italy
Spouse(s)	Giulio Violati

Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 27 July 1968 in Messina, Sicily) is an Italian actress who has featured in many films and television series since 1990, she has also worked as a producer, scriptwriter and model.

She is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress, but internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl the Cigar Girl in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.

She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella". She also appeared in The Simpsons episode "The Italian Bob" as Sideshow Bob's malicious wife, Francesca.

She married Giulio Violati in 1995, and they have one daughter, Giulia.

Her height is 1.77 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in).

Filmography

• Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990)
• Viaggio d'amore (1990)
• Alto rischio (1993)
• Cominciò tutto per caso (1993)
• Abbronzatissimi 2 - un anno dopo (1993)
• Il Postino (1994)
• I Laureati (1995)
• El Día de la bestia (1995)
• Il Sindaco (1996)
• Italiani (1996)
• Il Decisionista (1997)
• A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997)
• Camere da letto (1997)
• Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
• La Seconda moglie (1998)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
• Just One Night (2000)
• Stregati dalla luna (2001)
• Strani accordi (2001)
• Vaniglia e cioccolato (2004)
• Mariti in affitto (2004)
• Miracolo a Palermo! (2005)
• All the Invisible Children (2005)
• Uranya (2006)
• Last Minute Marocco (2007)
• Sweet Sweet Marja (2007)
• Fly Light (2007)

Television appearances

• Andy e Norman (1991)
• La Ragnatela (1991)
• Scherzi a parte (1992)
• Alta società (1995)
• La Signora della città (1996)
• Solomon (1997)
• Il Quarto re (1997)
• Padre papà (1998)
• Wildside - Lawyer episode (1998)
• In punta di cuore (1999)
• "Isabella" (1999, episode of The Sopranos)
• L' Avvocato Porta (1997)
• Amici di Gesù (2000)
• Il Bello delle donne (2001)
• Amici di Gesù (2001)
• Marcinelle (2003)
• The Italian Bob (2005, episode of The Simpsons)
• Pompei (2007)

External links

• (Italian) "Official website" (Adobe Flash).
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta at the Internet Movie Database
• "Maria Grazia Cucinotta". askmen.com.
• CNN interview with Maria Grazia Cucinotta