Ornella Muti
Acting·March 9, 1955 — 71 years old·Roma, Lazio, Italy
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.
Known For
To Rome with Love
2012·5.8
Flash Gordon
1980·6.3
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006·4.1
Oscar
1991·6.4
The Taming of the Scoundrel
1980·7.2
Department Store
1986·5.8
Madly in Love
1981·6.7
The New Monsters
1977·7.0
Magical Nights
2018·6.1
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998·7.3
Christmas Vacation '91
1991·5.0
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
2004·5.8
Filmography · 142
2026Roma elasticaThe TV Presenter2026Armony2023The Undecided GroomBarbara2022Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesTVSelf (archive footage)2022The Christmas ShowGrandma Rita2022Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai vistoSelf2022La voglia matta di vivereSelf2021Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti2020Quiz ohne GrenzenTVSelf2018Magical NightsFederica, the diva2018Mare di grano2018Wine to LoveAnna2017SirensTVIngrid2017Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But NecessarySelf2015Wer weiß denn sowas?TVSelf2012To Rome with LovePia Fusari2011Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1Self (archive footage)2010Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontanoSelf2010Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatoreSelf2010Deutschland gegen… – Das DuellTVSelf2010Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 2(archive footage)2009Doc West II : TriggermanDebra 'Tricky' Downing2008Io non ci cascoProfessoressa Lamberti2008Postcards from RomeOrnella2008Il sangue e la rosaBarbara Forleis2008Il sangue e la rosaTVBaronessa Barbara Forleis2007Civico zeroNina2007Peopling The PalacesMarchesa2007The Final InquiryMaria Maddalena2007L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIIITVMaria Maddalena2006Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazioMarianna (voice)2006French Fried Vacations 3: Friends ForeverGraziella Lespinasse2006SemperopernballTVSelf2005A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse LuperMathilde Figura2005The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the FinishMathilde Figura2005La bambina dalle mani sporcheTVWanda Rossi2004The Heart Is Deceitful Above All ThingsGrandmother2004KulturplatzTVSelf2004The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the SeaMathilde Figura2004People : Jet Set 2Aphrodita2004Say I DoFrancesca, la dircetora2003The LionSybil Bullit2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab StoryMathilde Figura2003On the RunCécile Costes2003After LifeCécile Rivet2002An Amazing CoupleCécile Costes2002Lo zio d'AmericaTVMaria Monticelli2001HotelFlamenco Spokesperson2001Last RunDanny2001Favorite SonClaudia Maccari2001A Long Long Long Night of LoveEgle2001TomorrowStefania Zerenghi2000Un Colpo al CuoreGiulia Pascoli2000Jet SetCamilla Balbeck2000The UnscarredRafaella2000Tierra del fuegoArmenia1999EstherKönigin Waschti1999Dirty LinenBruna1998Ciao DarwinTVPresidente di giuria1998The Count of Monte CristoTVMercédès Herrera1998L'Inconnu de StrasbourgMadeleine Wals1998Somewhere in the CityMarta1998Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL ShowTVSelf1998WidowsMaria Sommer1997L'avvocato PortaTVChiara1997MordbüroMadame Behar1997Just for LaughsMaître Alice Obini1996Stella's FavorStella1995Love DealTatiana1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowTVSelf1995Il Grande FaustoGiulia Occhini1993The Bilingual LoverNorma1993Zone interditeTVSelf1992Non chiamarmi OmarViola1992Once Upon a CrimeElena Morosco1991Christmas Vacation '91Giuliana1991Especially on SundayAnna1991Il Conte MaxIsabella Matignon1991OscarSofia Provolone1990Tonight at Alice'sAlice1990A Season of GiantsOnoria1990The Voyage of Captain FracassaSerafina1989Wait Until Spring, BandiniMaria1989'o ReMaria Sophie of Bavaria1988Codice privatoAnna1988The Sparrow's FlutteringSilvana1987My Sister and ISilvia1987Sacrée soiréeTVSelf1987Chronicle of a Death ForetoldAngela Vicario1987live - die ZDF-talkshowTVSelf1987CasanovaHenriette1986StregatiAnna1986Department StoreSe stessa / Luisa, commessa del reparto abbigliamento per bambini1985Blame it on ParadiseCeleste1984The Future Is WomanMalvina1984Swann in LoveOdette de Crécy1983Rich and PoorMarta1983Bonnie and Clyde Italian StyleRosetta Foschini1982The Girl from TriesteNicole1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf1982Famous T & ALisa (archive footage)1981Madly in LovePrincipessa Cristina1981Nobody's PerfectChantal1981Tales of Ordinary MadnessCass1981Love & MoneyCatherine Stockheinz1981Wetten, dass..?TVSelf1980The Taming of the ScoundrelLisa Silvestri1980Flash GordonPrincess Aura1979Life Is BeautifulMaria1979Atrocious Tales of Love and DeathLucia Navarro1978First LoveRenata1978Break UpUssena / Sena1978Nest of VipersElena Mazzarini1978Ciné regardsTVSelf1977The New Monstersl'autostoppista/la hostess1977Without Words1977Death of a Corrupt ManValérie Agostinelli1977The Bishop's BedroomMatilde1976The Last WomanValérie1976Pure as a LilyLucia Mantuso1975La joven casadaCamino1975LeonorCatherine1975Numéro unTVSelf1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTVSelf1974Come Home and Meet My WifeVincenzina Rotunno Blasetti1974Spécial cinémaTVSelf1974AppassionataEugenia Rutelli1974Forbidden PassionMaribel1974A Girl and an Older ManCaridad1973The Sensual ManGiovanna1973All Sons of the Saintest MotherSantazza1973The Nun and the DevilIsabella1972Experiencia prematrimonialSandra1972Fiorina the CowTeresa - daughter of Betta1972The House of DovesSandra1971Oasis of FearIngrid Sjoman1971Summer AffairLisa1970The Most Beautiful WifeFrancesca Cimarosa1970RischiatuttoTV1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1951Sanremo Music FestivalTVSelf - Co-host1948BambiTVSelf