Simonetta Stefanelli
Simonetta Stefanelli | |
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Born | Rome, Italy | 30 November 1954
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1968–1992 |
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including Violante Placido (daughter) |
Simonetta Stefanelli (Italian pronunciation:
Personal life
Stefanelli was married to the actor/director
A hoax stating that Stefanelli had died appeared on the Internet in 2006, and then again in 2008.[3][4][5]
Career
Before appearing in The Godfather in 1972, Stefanelli had small supporting roles in several Italian films directed by renowned Italian directors: La moglie giapponese (The Japanese Wife) by Gian Luigi Polidoro, Non commettere atti impuri (Do Not Commit Adultery) by Giulio Petroni, Homo Eroticus by Marco Vicario, and In nome del popolo italiano (In the Name of the Italian People) by Dino Risi. In 1972, she appeared in the German television film Die Sonne angreifen (To Attack the Sun) by Peter Lilienthal.
The same year, Stefanelli landed her breakout role as the innocent
In 1973, she posed nude in the Italian edition of
Stefanelli took a break from acting in the mid-1970s following her marriage and the birth of her daughter, Violante Placido, in 1976. She returned in the early 1980s to appear in Francesco Rosi's Tre fratelli (Three Brothers). After appearing in Michele Placido's film Le amiche del cuore (Close Friends), Stefanelli ended her acting career in 1992, just one year before her daughter began her own acting career.
After a hoax about her death surfaced online in 2007, Stefanelli stated that if a film project came along, she might participate in it. "But after my death, I don't know," she joked.[9]
Having quit her acting career in 1992, Stefanelli owned and operated a fashion store in Rome called Simo Bloom, where she designed purses and shoes.[10]
Filmography
References
- ^ Orr, Christopher (3 September 2010). "Clooney's 'The American': Elegant but Empty". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Castro, Peter (24 March 1997). "Family Reunion". People. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Von Ostrand, Maggie (23 October 2007). "Michael Corleone's Sicilian Wife Found Alive!". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Simonetta Stefanelli Actress The Godfather Faces Death Rumor on Internet". Encyclocenter. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Friar, Cathryn (15 November 2008). "Simonetta Stefanelli is Not Dead". Right Celebrity. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ a b "On the 25th Anniversary of the Godfather, Cast Members Look Back on Life with the Don and Reveal What Came Afterward". People. 24 March 1997. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "La ragazza del padrino". Playboy Italia. No. 2–3. February–March 1973. pp. 53–57.
- Internet Movie Database. Archivedfrom the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Destefano, Anthony (25 October 2007). ""Godfather" actress fights Web rumors she's dead". Newsday. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Denerstein, Robert (30 March 2008). "She stole Michael's heart, then vanished". Denerstein Unleashed. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
External links
- Media related to Simonetta Stefanelli at Wikimedia Commons
- Simonetta Stefanelli at IMDb