Monica Vitti
Biography
Monica Vitti was an Italian actress born on November 3, 1931, in Roma, Lazio, Italy. She is known for her starring roles in films, particularly those directed by Michelangelo Antonioni during the early-to-mid 1960s. Vitti also worked with director Mario Monicelli on comedies and appeared in films alongside notable actors such as Marcello Mastroianni, Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, and Dirk Bogarde. She had a long acting career with 89 known credits. Vitti passed away on February 2, 2022, at the age of 90.
Career overview
Monica Vitti was an Italian actress known for her work in films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni during the early-to-mid 1960s. She appeared in a number of films, with a total of 89 known credits. Vitti's acting career spanned multiple genres, including comedies, in which she worked with director Mario Monicelli on many films.
Vitti collaborated with several notable actors, including Marcello Mastroianni, Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, and Dirk Bogarde. Her work with Antonioni is particularly notable, as she was associated with the director during a significant period of her career. Vitti's acting credits demonstrate her versatility and range as an actress.
Monica Vitti was born on November 3, 1931, in Roma, Lazio, Italy. She passed away on February 2, 2022, at the age of 90. Throughout her career, Vitti established herself as a prominent figure in Italian cinema, working with some of the most renowned directors and actors of her time.
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- Monica Vitti, die Königin des italienischen Films (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
- Exterior Day (2022)
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
- We Are Cinema (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore (2021) as Archive footage
- Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Couples mythiques du cinéma: Monica Vitti et Michelangelo Antonioni (2018) as Monica Vitti
- Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
- Autoritratto Auschwitz. L'occhio è per così dire l'evoluzione biologica di una lagrima (2007) as Archive images
- A Thousand and One Monica (2006)
- Bellissime (2004) as (archive footage)
- Heart of the Festival (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Dear Antonioni (1995) as Self
- In morte di Federico Fellini (1994)
- Ma tu mi vuoi bene? (1992) as Anna Masetti
- Secret Scandal (1990) as Margherita
- Secret Scandal (1990) Director
- Secret Scandal (1990) Writer
- Francesca is Mine (1986) as Francesca
- Francesca is Mine (1986) Producer
- Francesca is Mine (1986) Writer
- Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985) as Self
- Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984) as Self
- Flirt (1983) as Laura
- Flirt (1983) Writer
- Return to Lisca Bianca Island (1983) as Claudia (voice) (archive footage)
- La fuggiDiva (1983) as Herself
- La fuggiDiva (1983) Director
- La fuggiDiva (1983) Screenplay
- Che fai... ridi? (1982)
- I Know That You Know That I Know (1982) as Livia
- Unfaithfully Yours (1982) as Renata Adorni / Grazia Siriani
- The Mystery of Oberwald (1981) as The Queen
- Hotel Room (1981) as Flaminia
- The Tango of Jealousy (1981) as Lucia
- I Don't Understand You Anymore (1980) as Luisa Malpieri
- An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) as Maria
- Tigers in Lipstick (1979) as Maria / The Prostitute
- La macchina cinema (1979) as Self
- The Cinema Machine (1979)
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- My Loves (1978) as Anna Lisa Bianchi
- Il cilindro (1978) as Rita
- Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi (1978) as Valentina Contarini (segment "Un incontro molto ravvicinato")
- State Reasons (1978) as Angela Ravelli
- L'altra metà del cielo (1977) as Susanna Maccaluso
- Keep It To Yourself! (1976) as Amanda / Lia
- Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden (1976) as Mimì Bluette
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Midnight Pleasures (1975) as Tina Candela
- Blonde in Black Leather (1975) as Miele
- Duck in Orange Sauce (1975) as Lisa
- The Phantom of Liberty (1974) as Mrs. Foucault
- Stardust (1973) as Dea Dani
- La Tosca (1973) as Floria Tosca
- Teresa the Thief (1973) as Teresa
- Orders are Orders (1972) as Giorgia
- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- That's How We Women Are (1971) as la suonatrice di piatti, Zoe, Annunziata, Teresa, Alberta, Eliana, Katherine, Erika, Palmira, Agata, Laura, Fulvia
- The Superwitness (1971) as Isolina Pantò
- A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) (1970) as Adelaide
- The Couples (1970) as Adele / Giulia
- The Pacifist (1970) as Barbara
- Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move (1970) as Maria Sarti aka Ninì Tirabusciò
- The Scarlet Lady (1969) as Eva
- Help Me, My Love (1969) as Raffaella Macchiavelli
- The Girl with a Pistol (1968) as Assunta Patanè
- On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) as Boccadoro
- Cinéma et Réalité (1967) as Self
- I Married You for Fun (1967) as Giuliana
- Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold (1967) as Giovanna
- Modesty Blaise (1966) as Modesty Blaise
- The Queens (1966) as Sabina ("Fata Sabina")
- The Dolls (1965) as Giovanna (segment "La Minestra")
- Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials (1965) as Self
- High Infidelity (1964) as Gloria
- Red Desert (1964) as Giuliana
- The Flying Saucer (1964) as Dolores
- Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963) as Éléonore
- Sweet and Sour (1963) as Elle
- Follie d'estate (1963) as ragazza snob
- L'Eclisse (1962) as Vittoria
- The Four Truths (1962) as Madeleine (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
- La Notte (1961) as Valentina Gherardini
- L'Avventura (1960) as Claudia
- Il borghese gentiluomo (1959) as Dorimente
- The Third (1958) as Ofelia Granelli
- A Mink Coat (1956) as Luisa Panetti
- Adriana Lecouvreur (1955)
- Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
- Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! (1954) as Maria Teresa