Monica Vitti (3 November 1931 – 2 February 2022) was an Italian actress best known for her starring roles in films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni during the early-to-mid 1960s. After working with Antonioni, Vitti changed focus and began making comedies, working with director Mario Monicelli on many films. She appeared with Marcello Mastroianni, Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, and Dirk Bogarde.
Known For
L'Eclisse
(1962)
Vittoria
La Notte
(1961)
Valentina Gherardini
Red Desert
(1964)
Giuliana
The Phantom of Liberty
(1974)
Mme Foucault
L'Avventura
(1960)
Claudia
Modesty Blaise
(1966)
Modesty Blaise
The Girl with a Pistol
(1968)
Assunta Patanè
Tigers in Lipstick
(1979)
Maria / The Prostitute
High Infidelity
(1964)
Gloria
La Tosca
(1973)
Floria Tosca
Sweet and Sour
(1963)
Elle
Full Filmography
Acting
Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!
(1954)
Maria Teresa
Adriana Lecouvreur
(1955)
A Mink Coat
(1956)
Luisa Panetti
The Third
(1958)
Ofelia Granelli
Il borghese gentiluomo
(1959)
Dorimente
L'Avventura
(1960)
Claudia
La Notte
(1961)
Valentina Gherardini
The Four Truths
(1962)
Madeleine (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
L'Eclisse
(1962)
Vittoria
Follie d'estate
(1963)
ragazza snob
Sweet and Sour
(1963)
Elle
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
(1963)
Éléonore
Red Desert
(1964)
Giuliana
The Flying Saucer
(1964)
Dolores
High Infidelity
(1964)
Gloria
The Dolls
(1965)
Giovanna (segment "La Minestra")
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
(1965)
Self
Modesty Blaise
(1966)
Modesty Blaise
The Queens
(1966)
Sabina ("Fata Sabina")
Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold
(1967)
Giovanna
Cinéma et Réalité
(1967)
Self
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
(1967)
Boccadoro
I Married You for Fun
(1967)
Giuliana
The Girl with a Pistol
(1968)
Assunta Patanè
The Scarlet Lady
(1969)
Eva
Help Me, My Love
(1969)
Raffaella Macchiavelli
The Couples
(1970)
Adele / Giulia
The Pacifist
(1970)
Barbara
A Drama of Jealousy (and Other Things)
(1970)
Adelaide
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
(1970)
Maria Sarti aka Ninì Tirabusciò
That's How We Women Are
(1971)
la suonatrice di piatti, Zoe, Annunziata, Teresa, Alberta, Eliana, Katherine, Erika, Palmira, Agata, Laura, Fulvia
The Superwitness
(1971)
Isolina Pantò
Orders are Orders
(1972)
Giorgia
La Tosca
(1973)
Floria Tosca
Stardust
(1973)
Dea Dani
Teresa the Thief
(1973)
Teresa
The Phantom of Liberty
(1974)
Mme Foucault
Midnight Pleasures
(1975)
Tina Candela
Blonde in Black Leather
(1975)
Miele
Duck in Orange Sauce
(1975)
Lisa
Keep It To Yourself!
(1976)
Amanda / Lia
Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden
(1976)
Mimì Bluette
L'altra metà del cielo
(1977)
Susanna Maccaluso
State Reasons
(1978)
Angela Ravelli
Il Cilindro
(1978)
Rita
My Loves
(1978)
Anna Lisa Bianchi
Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi
(1978)
Valentina Contarini (segment "Un incontro molto ravvicinato")
An Almost Perfect Affair
(1979)
Maria
Tigers in Lipstick
(1979)
Maria / The Prostitute
I Don't Understand You Anymore
(1980)
Luisa Malpieri
Hotel Room
(1981)
Flaminia
The Tango of Jealousy
(1981)
Lucia
The Mystery of Oberwald
(1981)
The Queen
I Know That You Know That I Know
(1982)
Livia
Unfaithfully Yours
(1982)
Renata Adorni / Grazia Siriani
Flirt
(1983)
Laura
La fuggiDiva
(1983)
Herself
Ritorno a Lisca Bianca
(1983)
Claudia (voice) (archive footage)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
(1984)
Self
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
(1985)
Self
Francesca is Mine
(1986)
Francesca
Secret Scandal
(1990)
Margherita
Ma tu mi vuoi bene?
(1992)
Anna Masetti
Dear Antonioni
(1995)
Self
Bellissime
(2004)
(archive footage)
A Thousand and One Monica
(2006)
Autoritratto Auschwitz. L'occhio è per così dire l'evoluzione biologica di una lagrima
(2007)
Archive images
1960
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
(2018)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
(2021)
Archive footage
We Are Cinema
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
Flirt
(1983)
Writer
La fuggiDiva
(1983)
Screenplay
Francesca is Mine
(1986)
Writer
Secret Scandal
(1990)
Writer
Directing
Production