SortFormer symbol of Italian cinema of the 70s and 80s, Ornella Muti celebrates 70 years today, brought divinely. Actress famous for both the comedies and the films committed, has crossed more than fifty years of Italian and European cinema. After the debut at just 14 years old In fact, he has also been able to build a career in Spain, France and the United States. Mainly thanks to magnetic beauty but also of a versatile talent.
Ornella Muti turns 70 today. The beginning and the first successes
Born in Rome in 1955, Ornella (real name Francesca Romana Rivelli) is the daughter of a journalist Originally from Naples and of the Estonian sculptor Ilse Renate Krause. Claudia Rivelli’s younger sister, photo novels in the 70s, Ornella made its debut in the cinema in 1970 at the age of 14 when it was chosen by Damiano Damiani as the protagonist of his The most beautiful wife. The film is inspired by the true story of Franca Viola17 year old Sicilian who in 1965 was the first Italian woman who refused the repaired marriage.
Since there was already an actress with his own surname, Luisa Rivelli, Damiani requires her to use what would become her art name throughout the career. Name that It derives from two literary works of Gabriele D’Annunzio: Ornella is a character de Iorio’s daughter while the surname is that of Elena Muti, protagonist of Pleasure.
On the set of The most beautiful wifeOrnella meets her first husband, Alessio Orano, who married in 1975 when he is already Naike’s mother born in 1974 And he had from a Spanish producer who remained unknown. From the union with Oran they are not born children and The couple will divorce in 1981. In an interview a few years ago at Corriere della SeraOrnella Muti said: “I debuted at the cinema at just 14 years of age and lost my father three years earlier. I would have needed a male reference figure and instead I didn’t have it. I faced “lame” life, without knowing who men are ».
From Monicelli to Ferreri, the films that give her success in Italy and abroad
After the debut, Muti recites both in Italy and abroad. It is in the film The sun in the skin of 1971 by Umberto Lenzi, while in Spain he is the protagonist of titles a little disconnected as One great love, premarital experiences, the secretary And The teenager lover. The consecration arrives in 1974, the year in which he runs (during the filming he was pregnant with Naike) Popular novel by Mario Monicelliin the role of the beautiful and young Vincenzina. At his side Ugo Tognazzi In the role of the Milanese worker Basletti and the debutant Michele Placido.
The film has an incredible success and Ornella Muti becomes a star. Movies with great directors such as Dino Risi will follow – like The bishop’s room And First loveagain alongside Ugo Tognazzi – e Marco Ferreri who wants her to be the protagonist with Gérard Depardieu of The last woman.
Michele Placido and Ornella Muti in a “popular novel” scene. (Fida Cinematographic)
With Ferreri is the beginning of a happy partnership: the Milanese director chooses her for the role of Cass, a young self -harmful prostitute and beautiful in Stories of ordinary madnesstaken from the novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski. And then, in 1984, for The future is a womanwith Hanna Schygulla, that applies to Muti a Silver tape.
After participating in many American productions – from Oscar by John Landis alongside Sylvester Stallone a To Rome with love by Woody Allen -,, In recent years Ornella Muti has dedicated himself less and less to the cinema. Dealing almost full time for children and grandchildren. Of Buddhist religion, lives in Piedmont, in Lermain a farmhouse obtained from an ancient abbey.
Ornella Muti at the Sanremo Festival 2022. (Getty Images)
The comedies (and the secret relationship) with Adriano Celentano
During his career Ornella Muti has alternated films committed to popular comedies but a chapter in himself deserve the films shot with Adriano Celentano. Starting from The bisbetic tamed of Castellano and Pipolo, from 1980. Just on this set the report was bornthe actress and the soft actressa secret and important relationship for both, which was the classic “Secret of Pulcinella” of our showbiz: everyone knew but nobody ever spoke openly.
Adriano was married to Claudia Mori while Ornella lived with the entrepreneur Federico Facchinetti. “Adriano was the only infidelity of my life»The actress told an interview with years ago a The messenger. «We both were jealous. I put the miniskirts and he cut them. I was the one who made Adriano suffer, at the time he felt only but among us it was not a flirtation. Love was always between him and me, very strong».
In 1981 the couple is again the protagonist of Crazy in lovethen the relationship ends. Adriano returns from Mori who in 1982 will lead to the Sanremo Festival It won’t happen anymoresong “born” from infidelity – discovery – by Adriano. Ornella instead continues the relationship with Facchinetti that he will marry in 1988.
Ornella Muti and Adriano Celentano protagonists of “mad in love” (United Artists Europe)
Ornella Muti and sons Naike, Carolina and Andrea
Naike Rivellithe first daughter of Ornella Muti, was born at 10 October 1974 in Munich and today she is an actress and TV face, as well as a vegan activist. Debuted at the cinema in the film Bonnie and Clyde in Italian of Steno when he was only 8 years old. In the following years, it is appearance in other films as Captain Fracassa’s journey by Ettore Scola e Welcome to the South enhe 90s led Paperissima sprint.
Is a mother of Akash had in 1996 by Christian Ceorelli, his first love, known on the school desks. After the end of that relationshipmarried in 2002 with Manou Lubowski, a German actor. A few years ago he had a very chat love story with Yari Carrisi, Second son of Al Bano. Often at the center of the criticism for OSé photos on his Instagram channel, Naike sI will marry the new partner in the coming months Roberto Marzano.
Ornella Muti then had two other children, born from the Union with Federico Facchinetti. The first, Carolina, was born in Rome in 1984. She also tried the path of acting: in 2012 he was in the cast of Bastard breed, First director’s film by Alessandro Gassmann. But then he decided to leave his career as an actress to devote herself to the family and two children, Born from the wedding with Andrea Longhi (who died prematurely in 2020).
The latest of Muti is Andrea Facchinetti, born in 1987 and an actor too. Has studied acting a New York and participated in Some TV series such as Don Matteo And Doctors. In 2015 he participated in Beijing Express Together with his sister Naike.
Ornella Muti and daughter Naike Rivelli. (Olycom)
Friendship with Eleonora Giorgi
Protagonists (very young) in 1974 of the erotic film PassionateOrnella Muti and Eleonora Giorgi they were the erotic dream of the Italians in the 70s and 80s but also Two great friendsdespite the fact that for years have chased each other Voices on an alleged rivalry between the two. A few days after Giorgi’s disappearance, Ornella Muti wanted to celebrate their link with An Instagram post touching: The simple writing “forever” near a photo of the two of them together.
In a very recent interview with Corriere della Seraspoke of this special relationship: “Eleonora has always spent wonderful words for me. We shared many friendships and we have always been united. We enjoyed successes each other. We esteemed ourselves and we talked some time ago to do something together with the theater. We loved it so much».
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