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Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Actor · Born March 9, 1955 (71) · Roma, Lazio, Italy

Ornella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951). Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife). She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her British film debut as Princess Aura in Flash Gordon in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992). She is mostly known to the French for appearing in a TV commercial of Giovanni Panzani pasta. Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (her fellow actor in the film "The Most Beautiful Wife", 1975–1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988–1996). Muti has three children: Naike Rivelli (b. 1974), who is also a model and actress having a close resemblance to her mother, and whose father is Spanish film producer José Luis Bermúdez de Castro Acaso; a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Facchinetti. Since 1998, Muti has been living with Stefano Piccolo, a plastic surgeon. Muti was voted "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in 1994 by a worldwide poll of readers of the magazine Class. In 2008, Ornella Muti introduced her own line of jewellery. She opened new shops in Paris, Milan, Rome, Riga, Moscow and Almaty. She insured her breasts for $350,000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ornella Muti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 9, 1955 (71)
From
Roma, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Ornella Muti's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
20%
Power
17%
Morality
16%
Society
9%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass7 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 12 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 15 · Charged 22 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 21 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 17

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 19 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 29 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 13 of 29 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
13 of 29
Ally
9 of 29
Hero
6 of 29
Herald
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
18
Absurd
15
Joyful
13
Romantic
10
Other
39

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ornella Muti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ornella Muti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Roma elastica(2026)

    as The TV Presenter

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Armony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Lo sposo indeciso che non poteva o forse non voleva più uscire dal bagno(2023)

    as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Grandma Rita

  • Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Magical Nights(2018)

    as Federica, the diva

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mare di grano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Wine to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Anna

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ingrid

  • To Rome with Love(2012)

    as Pia Fusari

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as (archive footage)

  • Triggerman(2009)

    as Debra 'Tricky' Downing

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Io non ci casco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Professoressa Lamberti

  • Postcards from Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ornella

  • Il sangue e la rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Barbara Forleis

  • Il sangue e la rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Baronessa Barbara Forleis

  • Civico zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Nina

  • Peopling The Palaces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Marchesa

  • The Final Inquiry(2006)

    as Maria Maddalena

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maria Maddalena

  • Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Marianna (voice)

  • French Fried Vacation 3: Friends Forever(2006)

    as Graziella Lespinasse

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Life in Suitcases(2005)

    as Mathilde Figura

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish(2004)

    as Mathilde Figura

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • La bambina dalle mani sporche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wanda Rossi

  • John Candy: Comic Spirit(2005)

    as Elena Morosco

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things(2004)

    as Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea(2004)

    as Mathilde Figura

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • People(2004)

    as Aphrodita

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Say I Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Francesca, la dircetora

  • The Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sybil Bullit

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story(2003)

    as Mathilde Figura

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • After Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cécile Rivet

  • On the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cécile Costes

  • Un couple épatant(2002)

    as Cécile Costes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lo zio d'America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Maria Monticelli

  • Hotel(2001)

    as Flamenco Spokesperson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Last Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Danny

  • Favorite Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Claudia Maccari

  • A Long Long Long Night of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Egle

  • Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Stefania Zerenghi

  • Un Colpo al Cuore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Giulia Pascoli

  • Jet Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Camilla Balbeck

  • The Unscarred(2000)

    as Rafaella

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tierra del fuego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Armenia

  • The Bible Collection: Esther(1999)

    as Königin Waschti

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Linen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bruna

  • Ciao Darwin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Presidente di giuria

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mercédès Herrera

  • L'Inconnu de Strasbourg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Madeleine Wals

  • Somewhere in the City(1998)

    as Marta

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Maria Sommer

  • L'avvocato Porta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chiara

  • Mordbüro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Madame Behar

  • Just for Laughs!(1996)

    as Maître Alice Obini

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stella's Favor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Stella

  • Tatiana, la muñeca rusa(1995)

    as Tatiana

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Il Grande Fausto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Giulia Occhini

  • The Bilingual Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Norma

  • Non chiamarmi Omar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Viola

  • Once Upon a Crime...(1992)

    as Elena Morosco

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Vacanze di Natale '91(1991)

    as Giuliana

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Especially on Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Anna

  • Il Conte Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Isabella Matignon

  • Oscar(1991)

    as Sofia Provolone

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mezzaestate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Tonight at Alice's(1990)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Season of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Onoria

  • The Voyage of Captain Fracassa(1990)

    as Serafina

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini(1989)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 'O re(1989)

    as Maria Sophie of Bavaria

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Codice privato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Anna

  • The Sparrow's Fluttering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Silvana

  • My Sister and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Silvia

  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold(1987)

    as Angela Vicario

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Casanova(1987)

    as Henriette

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Stregati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Anna

  • Department Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Se stessa / Luisa, commessa del reparto abbigliamento per bambini

  • Tutta colpa del paradiso(1985)

    as Celeste

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Future Is Woman(1984)

    as Malvina

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Swann in Love(1984)

    as Odette de Crécy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rich and Poor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Marta

  • Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style(1983)

    as Rosetta Foschini

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Trieste(1982)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Famous T & A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lisa (archive footage)

  • Madly in Love(1981)

    as Principessa Cristina

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Chantal

  • Tales of Ordinary Madness(1981)

    as Cass

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Love & Money(1981)

    as Catherine Stockheinz

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Taming of the Scoundrel(1980)

    as Lisa Silvestri

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon(1980)

    as Princess Aura

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Life Is Beautiful(1979)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Atrocious Tales of Love and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lucia Navarro

  • First Love(1978)

    as Renata

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Break Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ussena / Sena

  • Nest of Vipers(1978)

    as Elena Mazzarini

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Viva Italia!(1977)

    as l'autostoppista/la hostess

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Without Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Her

  • Death of a Corrupt Man(1977)

    as Valérie Agostinelli

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Bishop's Bedroom(1977)

    as Matilde

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Last Woman(1976)

    as Valérie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Pure as a Lily(1976)

    as Lucia Mantuso

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • La joven casada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Camino

  • Leonor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Catherine

  • Come Home and Meet My Wife(1974)

    as Vincenzina Rotunno Blasetti

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Appassionata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Eugenia Rutelli

  • Cebo para una adolescente(1974)

    as Maribel

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Girl and an Older Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Caridad

  • The Sensual Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Giovanna

  • All Sons of the Saintest Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Santazza

  • The Nun and the Devil(1973)

    as Isabella

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Experiencia prematrimonial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Sandra

  • Fiorina la vacca(1972)

    as Teresa - daughter of Betta

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Doves(1972)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Oasis of Fear(1971)

    as Ingrid Sjoman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Summer Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lisa

  • The Most Beautiful Wife(1970)

    as Francesca Cimarosa

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Rischiatutto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 117 titles, 116 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Flash Gordon (1980)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

First Love (1978)

Film career

19702026

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1970Screen debut· The Most Beautiful Wife
  • 1974First top-billed film· Appassionata
  • 1980Career best· The Taming of the Scoundrel

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting117 of 117: 117 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1970s27 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s33 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 2% of 44 roles
708085909505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ornella Muti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 55; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 55 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

A Life in Suitcases (2005)

86th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ornella Muti's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles21–74 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ornella Muti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ornella Muti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ruggero Mastroianni shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers