Ornella Muti
Known for Acting · 140 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-09 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Roma, Lazio, Italy
- Also known as
- Francesca Romana Rivelli · اورنلا موتی
Biography
Ornella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951).
Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife).
She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her British film debut as Princess Aura in Flash Gordon in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992). She is mostly known to the French for appearing in a TV commercial of Giovanni Panzani pasta.
Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (her fellow actor in the film "The Most Beautiful Wife", 1975–1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988–1996).
Muti has three children: Naike Rivelli (b. 1974), who is also a model and actress having a close resemblance to her mother, and whose father is Spanish film producer José Luis Bermúdez de Castro Acaso; a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Facchinetti.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Co-host
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Zone interdite
1993
as Self
Ciao Darwin
1998
as Presidente di giuria
Rischiatutto
1970
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Semperopernball
2006
as Self
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
as Mercédès Herrera
Sirens
2017
as Ingrid
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998
as Self
Lo zio d'America
2002
as Maria Monticelli
Deutschland gegen… – Das Duell
2010
as Self
live - die ZDF-talkshow
1987
as Self
Quiz ohne Grenzen
2020
as Self
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007
as Maria Maddalena
L'avvocato Porta
1997
as Chiara
Il sangue e la rosa
2008
as Baronessa Barbara Forleis
Movies (113)
The Unscarred
2000
as Rafaella
Appassionata
1974
as Eugenia Rutelli
Oscar
1991
as Sofia Provolone
Flash Gordon
1980
as Princess Aura
The Taming of the Scoundrel
1980
as Lisa Silvestri
The Sparrow's Fluttering
1988
as Silvana
Casanova
1987
as Henriette
Once Upon a Crime
1992
as Elena Morosco
To Rome with Love
2012
as Pia Fusari
The Last Woman
1976
as Valérie
'o Re
1989
as Maria Sophie of Bavaria
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Mathilde Figura
Esther
1999
as Königin Waschti
Famous T & A
1982
as Lisa (archive footage)
Hotel
2001
as Flamenco Spokesperson
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as Mathilde Figura
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
2004
as Grandmother
Roma elastica
2026
as The TV Presenter
Doc West II : Triggerman
2009
as Debra 'Tricky' Downing
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Cass
Jet Set
2000
as Camilla Balbeck
Love & Money
1981
as Catherine Stockheinz
Magical Nights
2018
as Federica, the diva
Department Store
1986
as Se stessa / Luisa, commessa del reparto abbigliamento per bambini
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style
1983
as Rosetta Foschini
The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
as Matilde
Swann in Love
1984
as Odette de Crécy
Fiorina the Cow
1972
as Teresa - daughter of Betta
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1989
as Maria
The Nun and the Devil
1973
as Isabella
First Love
1978
as Renata
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
as Graziella Lespinasse
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
as Angela Vicario
Death of a Corrupt Man
1977
as Valérie Agostinelli
Come Home and Meet My Wife
1974
as Vincenzina Rotunno Blasetti
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
as Mathilde Figura
The Bilingual Lover
1993
as Norma
The Final Inquiry
2007
as Maria Maddalena
Madly in Love
1981
as Principessa Cristina
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
1990
as Serafina
Nest of Vipers
1978
as Elena Mazzarini
Rich and Poor
1983
as Marta
Tonight at Alice's
1990
as Alice
Somewhere in the City
1998
as Marta
The New Monsters
1977
as l'autostoppista/la hostess
The Girl from Trieste
1982
as Nicole
The Most Beautiful Wife
1970
as Francesca Cimarosa
Leonor
1975
as Catherine
Especially on Sunday
1991
as Anna
Summer Affair
1971
as Lisa
Christmas Vacation '91
1991
as Giuliana
The Future Is Woman
1984
as Malvina
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
as Mathilde Figura
Pure as a Lily
1976
as Lucia Mantuso
Il Conte Max
1991
as Isabella Matignon
Oasis of Fear
1971
as Ingrid Sjoman
Nobody's Perfect
1981
as Chantal
The Sensual Man
1973
as Giovanna
My Sister and I
1987
as Silvia
Stregati
1986
as Anna
People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Aphrodita
Blame it on Paradise
1985
as Celeste
Love Deal
1995
as Tatiana
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 2
2010
as (archive footage)
The House of Doves
1972
as Sandra
Una chica y un señor
1974
as Caridad
Say I Do
2004
as Francesca, la dircetora
Last Run
2001
as Danny
A Season of Giants
1990
as Onoria
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self
Experiencia prematrimonial
1972
as Sandra
Tomorrow
2001
as Stefania Zerenghi
Wine to Love
2018
as Anna
Just for Laughs
1997
as Maître Alice Obini
Il Grande Fausto
1995
as Giulia Occhini
The Lion
2003
as Sybil Bullit
Widows
1998
as Maria Sommer
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti
2021
Break Up
1978
as Ussena / Sena
Dirty Linen
1999
as Bruna
Life Is Beautiful
1979
as Maria
L'Inconnu de Strasbourg
1998
as Madeleine Wals
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
2022
as Self
Stella's Favor
1996
as Stella
After Life
2003
as Cécile Rivet
Forbidden Passion
1974
as Maribel
La voglia matta di vivere
2022
as Self
A Long Long Long Night of Love
2001
as Egle
Non chiamarmi Omar
1992
as Viola
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
1973
as Santazza
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
1979
as Lucia Navarro
La joven casada
1975
as Camino
An Amazing Couple
2002
as Cécile Costes
Civico zero
2007
as Nina
The Christmas Show
2022
as Grandma Rita
Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontano
2010
as Self
Mare di grano
2018
Favorite Son
2001
as Claudia Maccari
Mordbüro
1997
as Madame Behar
La bambina dalle mani sporche
2005
as Wanda Rossi
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
as Self
Codice privato
1988
as Anna
Io non ci casco
2008
as Professoressa Lamberti
Tierra del fuego
2000
as Armenia
On the Run
2003
as Cécile Costes
Il sangue e la rosa
2008
as Barbara Forleis
The Undecided Groom
2023
as Barbara
Un Colpo al Cuore
2000
as Giulia Pascoli
Peopling The Palaces
2007
as Marchesa
Postcards from Rome
2008
as Ornella
Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio
2006
as Marianna (voice)
Without Words
1977
About Ornella Muti
Ornella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951). Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife). She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her British film debut as Princess Aura in Flash Gordon in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992). She is mostly known to the French for app… With 140 credits spanning from 1948 to 2026, Ornella Muti has appeared in 113 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ornella Muti Movies
- The Unscarred (2000) — as Rafaella
- Appassionata (1974) — as Eugenia Rutelli
- Oscar (1991) — as Sofia Provolone
- Flash Gordon (1980) — as Princess Aura
- The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980) — as Lisa Silvestri
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