Portrait of Simonetta Stefanelli

Simonetta Stefanelli

Acting

Biography

Simonetta Stefanelli (born 30 November 1954) is an Italian actress, entrepreneur and fashion designer. Internationally, she is best known for her performance as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Her other roles include appearances in Moses the Lawgiver, Scandal in the Family and Three Brothers. In 1992, Stefanelli made her last film appearance in the drama Le amiche del cuore (Close Friends) directed by her then husband Michele Placido. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: November 30, 1954

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Filmography

1992
Close Friends

as Giuliana

1990
The Godfather Part III

as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone

1986
Department Store

as signorina Romano

1981
1981
The Hawk and the Dove

as Rita Alemani

1981
Three Brothers

as Young Donato's Wife

1976
1975
Intimate Relations

as Signora Flora

1974
1974
Young Lucrezia

as Lucrezia Borgia

1974
I Have Met a Shadow

as Gal Fabian

1973
The Big Family

as Mrs. Vitale

1972
The Godfather

as Apollonia - Sicilian Sequence

1971
In the Name of the Italian People

as 'Giugi' Santenocito

1971
Do Not Commit Adultery

as Maria Teresa

1968
Once Upon a Time in the West

as Maureen McBain (uncredited)