Simonetta Stefanelli is an Italian actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman. She gained international fame for her role as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film The Godfather. She has also appeared in Scandal in the Family, Moses the Lawgiver, and Three Brothers. She began performing in Italian films as a child actor and when she was around 16 years old, she was offered the part of “Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone” in the film “The Godfather.” But, what is the actress doing now?
Simonetta Stefanelli’s Biography
Simonetta Stefanelli was born on November 30, 1954, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Her early life has not been fully disclosed, therefore we are unaware of the specifics of her parents, childhood, and siblings. Although Simonetta’s educational background is unknown, she appears to be extremely brilliant and educated.
Simonetta Stefanelli’s Career
At the age of 14, Simonetta Stefanelli began performing in Italian films. In 1968, she made her acting debut in Gian Luigi Polidoro’s movie “La Moglie Giapponese” (The Japanese Wife). She made appearances in three films in 1971: “Non Commettere Atti Impuri” (Do Not Commit Adultery), “Homo Eroticus” (Man of the Year), and “In Nome Del Popolo Italiano” (In the Name of the Italian People). Her roles were mostly in those era’s popular Italian sex comedies. She rapidly gained widespread acclaim as a talented actor on a global scale.
In 1972, she got her first major break with her role as ‘Apollonia Vitelli–Corleone’ in the American international crime film ‘The Godfather,’ directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring industry stalwarts such as Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton. She also appeared in the miniseries “The Godfather: A Novel for Television,” which merged “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II,” as a character.
After that, she continued to perform in more than 20 productions for films and TV shows, including Three Brothers (1981), II Falco e la Colomba (1981), Art of Love (1983), Scoop (1992), and Close Friends (1992), which ended up being her final part in the entertainment business.
Simonetta Stefanelli’s Career In Fashion
Simonetta Stefanelli has avoided the public’s gaze ever since she stopped acting. As a result, other theories about why she vanished have been put out, including a 2006 and 2008 death hoax.
While speculation about her location continued, it has been learned that she temporarily lived in London before moving back to Rome, Italy, a long time ago. She established herself as a fashion designer there and ran the “Simo Bloom” store in Rome’s Via Chiana. She was the only person to ever create the purses and shoes that were offered there for a very long period. But “Simo Bloom” is no longer in business, and it’s unclear why she decided to shut down the business. She did, however, imply that she has been pursuing her interest in writing. In addition to penning personal poems, she began writing her first novel in 2022. She also spends time painting in addition to this.
Simonetta Stefanelli’s Personal Life
Michele Placido, an actor and director, and Simonetta Stefanelli were married in 1989. Although the exact year of the couple’s first encounter has not been determined, it is widely believed that they began dating in the 1970s and that their occupations in the entertainment business helped to facilitate their meeting and subsequent marriage.
Simonetta and Placido had three children during their marriage: a daughter and two sons. Violante Placido, their first child, was born on May 1, 1976, a few years before they were married. Michelangelo Placido and Brenno Placido, the couple’s kids, were born in 1990 and 1991, respectively. The career trajectories that Simonetta and her ex-husband took were likewise followed by their children. They have several acting credits to their names and are engaged in the entertainment world as actors.
Simonetta and Placido acted in and contributed to a number of Italian films, notably the sensual thriller Peccati in Famiglia from 1995. Sadly, their union faltered in the fifth year of their marriage, and they divorced amicably in 1994.
Michele Placido moved on with the Italian actress Federica Vincenti in 2002. The pair later got married in 2012 but divorced after 5 years.
