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Maria started working as a model in Milan, during the summer holidays, when she was 16. When she finished school, she abandoned modelling (She didn't like it because they only used her image, not her head) and auditioned in Rome for the tv programme "Indietro Tutta" by Renzo Arbore: She was taken for the part of the odalisque.
And that's how her television career began. Meanwhile, Maria took acting and elocution lessons, to get rid of her Sicilian accent, and was taken on by an acting agency, while, however, continuing to work on television in order to earn a living and therefore be able to study. While movie auditions were almost always a failure, the ones for advertising went well and she started to shoot one advertisement after the other: they proved excellent to learn the techniques, meet international directors, and make herself known abroad.
The first person to believe in Maria and to be brave enough to invest in an unknown actress was Massimo Troisi who chose her for the movie "Il Postino": this gave her the possibility to make herself known as an actress not only in Italy but all over the world. That's when she started getting the first scripts; among these she chose "I Laureati", by Leonardo Pieraccioni, which turned out to be enormously successful. Soon after, she shot "Italiani", by Maurizio Ponzi, followed by the television movie "Padre Papà" for Canale 5. Then she left for the States, to be present at the Oscars, where "Il postino" received many nominations. When she returned to Italy she shot "Il Sindaco", by Fabrizio Giordani.
Filmography
> All the Invisible Children (2005) .... Bartender
> Miracolo a Palermo! (2005) .... Sara
> Mariti in affitto (2004) .... Maria
... aka Mariti in affitto (Italy)
... aka Rent-a-Husband (USA)
> Vaniglia e cioccolato (2004) .... Penelope
> Marcinelle (2003) (TV) .... Santina
... aka Inferno Below (International: English title)
> "Bello delle donne, Il" (2001) TV Series .... Rosy Fumo (2002- )
... aka Bello delle donne 2, Il (Italy: second season title)
... aka Bello delle donne 3, Il (Italy: third season title)
> Strani accordi (2001) .... Giulia
> Tommaso (2001) (TV) .... Maria Maddalena
... aka Thomas (USA: literal English title)
> Stregati dalla luna (2001) .... Miria
> Just One Night (2000) .... Aurora
> Picking Up the Pieces (2000) .... Desi
> Maria Maddalena (2000) (TV) .... Maria Maddalena
... aka Jesus-Legenden: Maria Magdalena (Germany)
... aka Mary Magdalene (USA)
> "Avvocato Porta, L'" (1997) TV Series .... Lucia (1999)
> The World Is Not Enough (1999) .... Julietta the Cigar Girl
... aka Pressure Point (USA: changed title)
... aka T.W.I.N.E. (UK: promotional abbreviation)
> "The Sopranos"
- Isabella (1999) TV Episode .... Isabella
> In punta di cuore (1999) (TV) .... Lucia
... aka Nouvelle vie, nouvelle donne (France)
> Seconda moglie, La (1998) .... Anna
... aka The Second Wife
> "Wildside"
- Episode >1.37 (1998) TV Episode .... Lawyer
> Padre papà (1998) (TV) .... Luisa
... aka Geliebte und der Priester, Die (Germany)
> Ballad of the Nightingale (1998) .... Alina
> Quarto re, Il (1997) (TV) .... Izhira
... aka 4 heiligen Könige, Die (Germany)
... aka Heiligen vier Könige, Die (Germany)
... aka The Fourth King (International: English title)
> Solomon (1997) (TV) .... Abishag
... aka Bibel - Salomon, Die (Germany)
... aka Salomone (Italy)
> Camere da letto (1997) .... Maddalena
> Decisionista, Il (1997)
> A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997) .... Gabriela
> Signora della città, La (1996) (TV)
> Sindaco, Il (1996)
... aka The Mayor (International: English title)
> Italiani (1996) .... Maria/Donatella
> Día de la bestia, El (1995) .... Susana
... aka Giorno della bestia, Il (Italy)
... aka The Day of the Beast
> "Alta società" (1995) (mini) TV Series
... aka Surviving at the Top
> Laureati, I (1995) .... Letizia
... aka Graduates
> Postino, Il (1994) .... Beatrice Russo
... aka Facteur, Le (France)
... aka The Postman (USA)
> Abbronzatissimi 2 - un anno dopo (1993)
> Cominciò tutto per caso (1993) .... Possession
... aka It All Started by Chance
... aka La dove volano gli attici (Italy)
> Alto rischio (1993) .... Olga
... aka High Risk
> "Ragnatela, La" (1991) (mini) TV Series
> "Andy e Norman" (1991) TV Series
> Viaggio d'amore (1990)
... aka Journey of Love
> Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990) .... Arabella
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links
AskMen.com - Maria Grazia Cucinotta
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