I am normally not one to celebrate celebrity birthdays, since that could take the blog in a direction that i just really do not want to head down. for this lady i make an exception.

she is my kryptonite. i do not agree with all of her views on things, but i think she is a wonderful actress.

Buon compleanno bella

Five things you may not know about her:

1 – Born Monica Anna Maria Bellucci

2 – Fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish

3 – Favorite poem is A Silvia by Giacomo Leopardi.

4 – Modeled while she attended the University of Perugia.

5 – Made her American film debut in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, acting with Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, and Winona Ryder.