- Early life and career
- Filmography
- Television appearances
- References
- External links
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| image = Maria Grazia Cucinotta - nicogenin - 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) 2-2.JPG
| caption = Maria Grazia Cucinotta
| name = Maria Grazia Cucinotta
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|27|df=yes}}
| nationality = Italian
| citizenship =
| birth_place = Messina, Italy
| spouse = {{marriage|Gino Macari
|1995||end=}}
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1990-present
}}Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990. She has also worked as a film producer, screenwriter and model. Internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl, credited as a Cigar Girl, in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Early life and careerCucinotta was born in Messina in Sicily, Italy. She is well known in Italy as a movie and television actress. She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella" as the titular character. She also appeared on The Simpsons episode "The Italian Bob" voicing Sideshow Bob's wife, Francesca. Cucinotta won the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2010.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} In 2012, Cucinotta received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] {{clear}}Filmography{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|- 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) - Giulietta da Vinci (Cigar Girl)
- 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)
- Purple Sea (2009)
- Fly Light (2009)
- Flores negras (2009)
- L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo (2009)
- Death of the Virgin (2009)
- La bella società (2009)
- Un giorno della Vita (2010)
- The Museum of Wonders (2010)
- The Rite (2011)
- Magic Card (2015)
- Into the Rainbow (2017)
}}Television appearances{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|- 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)
- Inferno Below (2003)
- "The Italian Bob" (2005, episode of The Simpsons)
- Pompei (2007)
- VIP (2008)
}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.italianwalkoffame.com/inductees/inductee-c/|title=Inductees 2012 - The Italian Walk of Fame|website=www.italianwalkoffame.com}}
External links- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060719191853/http://www.mariagraziacucinotta.it:80/}}{{it icon}}
- {{Official website|http://www.mariagraziacucinotta.com}} {{En icon}}
- {{IMDb name|2029}}
- {{URL|http://uk.askmen.com/women/actress/12c_maria_grazia_cucinotta.html|Maria Grazia Cucinotta at askmen.com}}
- {{URL|http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/02/rome.qa|CNN interview with Maria Grazia Cucinotta}}
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