
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

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
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

The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
as Mercédès Herrera

Rischiatutto
1970

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Semperopernball
2006
as Self

Sirens
2017
as Ingrid
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998
as Self

Lo zio d'America
2002
as Maria Monticelli
live - die ZDF-talkshow
1987
as Self
Deutschland gegen… – Das Duell
2010
as Self

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007
as Maria Maddalena
Quiz ohne Grenzen
2020
as Self

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

Flash Gordon
1980
as Princess Aura

Oscar
1991
as Sofia Provolone

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as Mathilde Figura

The Taming of the Scoundrel
1980
as Lisa Silvestri

The Sparrow's Fluttering
1988
as Silvana

Esther
1999
as Königin Waschti

Fiorina the Cow
1972
as Teresa - daughter of Betta

The Last Woman
1976
as Valérie

Department Store
1986
as Se stessa / Luisa, commessa del reparto abbigliamento per bambini

Casanova
1987
as Henriette

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011
as Self (archive footage)

To Rome with Love
2012
as Pia Fusari

Famous T & A
1982
as Lisa (archive footage)

Swann in Love
1984
as Odette de Crécy

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Mathilde Figura

Once Upon a Crime
1992
as Elena Morosco

Love & Money
1981
as Catherine Stockheinz

Come Home and Meet My Wife
1974
as Vincenzina Rotunno Blasetti

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
2004
as Grandmother

Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Cass

Roma elastica
2026
as The TV Presenter

Jet Set
2000
as Camilla Balbeck

Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
as Angela Vicario

Madly in Love
1981
as Principessa Cristina

'o Re
1989
as Maria Sophie of Bavaria

Leonor
1975
as Catherine

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
as Graziella Lespinasse

First Love
1978
as Renata

Doc West II : Triggerman
2009
as Debra 'Tricky' Downing

Magical Nights
2018
as Federica, the diva

Hotel
2001
as Flamenco Spokesperson

The Nun and the Devil
1973
as Isabella

Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1989
as Maria

The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
1990
as Serafina

Somewhere in the City
1998
as Marta

The New Monsters
1977
as l'autostoppista/la hostess

Rich and Poor
1983
as Marta

The Final Inquiry
2007
as Maria Maddalena

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
as Mathilde Figura

Nest of Vipers
1978
as Elena Mazzarini

The Bilingual Lover
1993
as Norma

The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
as Matilde

Love Deal
1995
as Tatiana

Especially on Sunday
1991
as Anna

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
as Mathilde Figura

Death of a Corrupt Man
1977
as Valérie Agostinelli

The Girl from Trieste
1982
as Nicole

Una chica y un señor
1974
as Caridad

Il Conte Max
1991
as Isabella Matignon

Nobody's Perfect
1981
as Chantal

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style
1983
as Rosetta Foschini

Tonight at Alice's
1990
as Alice

Life Is Beautiful
1979
as Maria

Blame it on Paradise
1985
as Celeste

Christmas Vacation '91
1991
as Giuliana

The Future Is Woman
1984
as Malvina

Pure as a Lily
1976
as Lucia Mantuso

Oasis of Fear
1971
as Ingrid Sjoman

Il Grande Fausto
1995
as Giulia Occhini

The Sensual Man
1973
as Giovanna

A Season of Giants
1990
as Onoria

People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Aphrodita

Summer Affair
1971
as Lisa

Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontano
2010
as Self

Say I Do
2004
as Francesca, la dircetora

My Sister and I
1987
as Silvia

L'Inconnu de Strasbourg
1998
as Madeleine Wals

Last Run
2001
as Danny

Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
2022
as Self

The House of Doves
1972
as Sandra

The Most Beautiful Wife
1970
as Francesca Cimarosa

Stregati
1986
as Anna

Experiencia prematrimonial
1972
as Sandra

Stella's Favor
1996
as Stella

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 2
2010
as (archive footage)

Just for Laughs
1997
as Maître Alice Obini

Non chiamarmi Omar
1992
as Viola

Widows
1998
as Maria Sommer

Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
1979
as Lucia Navarro

La joven casada
1975
as Camino

Break Up
1978
as Ussena / Sena

Forbidden Passion
1974
as Maribel

Without Words
1977

The Lion
2003
as Sybil Bullit

On the Run
2003
as Cécile Costes

Favorite Son
2001
as Claudia Maccari

After Life
2003
as Cécile Rivet

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
as Self

Io non ci casco
2008
as Professoressa Lamberti

Mordbüro
1997
as Madame Behar

Mare di grano
2018

La bambina dalle mani sporche
2005
as Wanda Rossi

Wine to Love
2018
as Anna

Il sangue e la rosa
2008
as Barbara Forleis

Tomorrow
2001
as Stefania Zerenghi

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self

All Sons of the Saintest Mother
1973
as Santazza

The Christmas Show
2022
as Grandma Rita

Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti
2021

Tierra del fuego
2000
as Armenia

The Undecided Groom
2023
as Barbara

Dirty Linen
1999
as Bruna

A Long Long Long Night of Love
2001
as Egle

La voglia matta di vivere
2022
as Self

Un Colpo al Cuore
2000
as Giulia Pascoli

Civico zero
2007
as Nina

An Amazing Couple
2002
as Cécile Costes

Codice privato
1988
as Anna

Peopling The Palaces
2007
as Marchesa

Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio
2006
as Marianna (voice)

Postcards from Rome
2008
as Ornella
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
- Flash Gordon (1980) — as Princess Aura
- Oscar (1991) — as Sofia Provolone
- A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper (2005) — as Mathilde Figura
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