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Simonetta Stefanelli is a Actor Italienne born on 30 november 1954 at Rome (Italie)

Simonetta Stefanelli

Simonetta Stefanelli
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Nationality Italie
Birth 30 november 1954 at Rome (Italie)
Death 23 july 2006 (at 51 years)

Simonetta Stefanelli (born 30 November 1954) is an Italian actress, entrepreneur and fashion designer. Internationally, she is best known for her performance as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Her other roles include appearances in Moses the Lawgiver, Scandal in the Family and Three Brothers.

Biography

Stefanelli was married to the actor/director Michele Placido, with whom she appeared in a number of films, including the 1975 erotic drama Peccati in famiglia. They had three children together, including actress Violante Placido, but they divorced in 1994. Following their divorce, Stefanelli and her children briefly lived in London.

Stefanelli briefly dated Al Pacino during filming of The Godfather but the relationship ended soon after in fear that it would ruin his reputation because of the 14 year age gap considering the fact that she was 18 and he was 32 at the time. It was a secretive relationship and was not acknowledged until many years had already passed.

A hoax stating that Stefanelli had died appeared on the Internet in 2006, and then again in 2008.

Usually with

Michele Placido
Michele Placido
(6 films)
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
(2 films)
Carmine Coppola
Carmine Coppola
(2 films)
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi
(1 films)
Gordon Willis
Gordon Willis
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Simonetta Stefanelli (12 films)

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Actress

The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
, 2h43
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Al Pacino, Andy García, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Sofia Coppola, Eli Wallach
Roles Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone
Rating75% 3.798683.798683.798683.798683.79868
In 1979, as Michael Corleone is approaching 60, he regrets his ruthless rise to power, and is especially guilt-ridden for having his brother, Fredo, murdered. He has semi-retired from the Mafia, leaving the Corleone family's criminal interests under enforcer Joey Zasa's control. Michael uses his tremendous wealth and power in an attempt to rehabilitate his reputation via numerous charitable acts. Michael and Kay divorced in 1960, and Kay was given custody of their children, Anthony and Mary.
Department Store
Department Store (1986)
, 1h50
Directed by Franco Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Lino Banfi, Paolo Villaggio, Laura Antonelli, Michele Placido, Renato Pozzetto, Massimo Boldi
Roles signorina Romano
Rating56% 2.815852.815852.815852.815852.81585
Dans les Grands Magasins se mêlent différents personnages et diverses histoires.
Three Brothers
Three Brothers (1981)
, 1h53
Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Philippe Noiret, Michele Placido, Francesco Rosi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Charles Vanel, Andréa Ferréol
Roles Young Donato's Wife
Rating70% 3.538683.538683.538683.538683.53868
In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman, the matriarch of an Italian family, dies. Her husband summons their three sons, each of whom are facing difficult personal problems, back to their farmhouse. One of their sons, Raffaele, is a judge living in Rome, who is presiding over a terrorism case for which he risks assassination, and is in fear of his life. Another son, Rocco, who lives in Naples, is religious and works as a counselor at a correctional institute for boys, so that he can fulfill his dream of helping troubled teenagers. The third son, Nicola, who lives in Turin, is a factory worker involved in a labour dispute as well as a failed marriage. Each of the men grieves in his own way, while also wrestling with the other emotional issues that are pressing on them.
The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
, 2h55
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Tommy Wiseau
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, La précarité, Gangster films, Films about marriage
Actors Marlon Brando, Megan Fox, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall
Roles Apollonia - Sicilian Sequence
Rating87% 4.371344.371344.371344.371344.37134
On the occasion of his daughter Connie's wedding, Vito Corleone hears requests in his role as the Godfather, the Don of a New York crime family. Vito's youngest son, Michael, wearing a Marine Corps uniform, introduces his girlfriend, Kay Adams, to his family at the reception. Johnny Fontane, a famous singer and godson to Vito, seeks his help in securing a movie role; Vito dispatches his consigliere, Tom Hagen, to Los Angeles to talk the abrasive studio head, Jack Woltz, into giving Johnny the part. Woltz is unmoved until he wakes up in bed with the severed head of his prized stallion.
In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
, 1h43
Directed by Dino Risi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Ely Galleani, Yvonne Furneaux, Pietro Tordi, Simonetta Stefanelli
Roles 'Giugi' Santenocito
Rating74% 3.735173.735173.735173.735173.73517
Set in Rome and its surroundings, the film tells in a frighteningly realistic, ruthless and grotesque the evil of two powerful men of Italy in the seventies: a Director of illegal buildings (Vittorio Gassman), extremist fascist, and an upright judge, cynical looking in part to the Italian law (Ugo Tognazzi). Both can not stand each other, given the contrasts between the two men in any social, political and philosophical. Everyone hates each other and would like to delete it, but just because of the bad example that the two men give power to the people, many Italians are adversely affected because of cheating and rudeness of the fascist manufacturer and the communist magistrate. The director Dino Risi underlines the misdeeds and the weakness of the Italian people to react accordingly, by focusing on the story of these two men who are each other's opposite of the net.
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale (1970)
, 1h43
Directed by Vittorio Caprioli
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Maurice Ronet, Vittorio Caprioli, Jenny Tamburi, Simonetta Stefanelli
Roles the prisoner
Rating68% 3.4411353.4411353.4411353.4411353.441135
Alessio est un homosexuel qui se rend chaque soir dans un jardin public de Rome. Un soir, Alessio a le sentiment d'être observé par un homme. Quelques minutes plus tard, il est témoin d'un assassinat.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
, 2h45
Directed by Sergio Leone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Rail transport films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Gabriele Ferzetti, Paolo Stoppa
Roles Maureen McBain (uncredited)
Rating84% 4.248734.248734.248734.248734.24873
The film portrays two conflicts that take place around Flagstone, a fictional town in the American Old West: a land battle related to construction of a railroad, and a mission of vengeance against a cold-blooded killer. A struggle exists for Sweetwater, a piece of land near Flagstone containing the region's only water source. The land was bought by Brett McBain (Frank Wolff), who foresaw that the railroad would have to pass through that area to provide water for the steam locomotives. When crippled railroad tycoon Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) learns of this, he sends his hired gun Frank (Henry Fonda) to intimidate McBain to move off the land, but Frank instead kills McBain and his three children, planting evidence to frame the bandit Cheyenne (Jason Robards). It appears the land has no owner; however, a former prostitute (Claudia Cardinale) arrives from New Orleans, revealing she is Jill McBain, Brett's new wife and the owner of the land.