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Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Actor, also producer · Born July 27, 1968 (58) · Messina, Sicily, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990. She also worked as a film producer, screenwriter and model. Internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl, credited as the Cigar Girl, in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 27, 1968 (58)
From
Messina, Sicily, Italy
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Maria Grazia Cucinotta's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Morality
23%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Society
14%
Survival
10%
Ideas
8%
Power
5%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 10 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 10
Shapeshifter
2 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Warm
8
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Maria Grazia Cucinotta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maria Grazia Cucinotta'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

95 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Make a Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Elena

  • Poveri Noi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rosa Crocetti

  • La nostra Raffaella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Gli agnelli possono pascolare in pace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Il meglio di te (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Goffredo e l'Italia chiamò (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Marchesa Adelaide

  • Wonderwell(2023)

    as Anna's Mother

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Brividi d'autore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Louiselle

  • GialappaShow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Il mio amico Massimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sé stessa

  • Questa notte parlami dell'Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Madre di Emma

  • Untitled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Santa Guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The old man and the little girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as La nonna

  • The Best Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Adele

  • Other Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • American Night(2021)

    as Donna Maria

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sacrificio disumano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Maria

  • Forse è solo mal di mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Claudia

  • Tutto Liscio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Il gatto e la luna(2019)

    as Sonia

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shadow of the Wolf(2018)

    as Eleonora

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Into the Rainbow(2017)

    as Dr. Julia Bianchi

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Le verità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • C'è sempre un perchè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Maria

  • C’è sempre un perché (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Babbo Natale non viene da Nord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Psicologa

  • Magic Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Maria

  • Asino vola(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nomi e cognomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Anna Riva

  • Road to Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Julia

  • Ma tu di che segno 6? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Cam Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Direttrice agenzia

  • The Tailor's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Rosetta

  • Maldamore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Zia

  • Hostias (Un amor de película) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer · as Laura

  • Tulpa - Demon of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Teresa Manganiello: sui passi dell'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Fabrizia Gregorini

  • La tana del bianconiglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nadia

  • Transgression (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Elena

  • The Rite(2011)

    as Aunt Andria

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Opening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maria

  • Un giorno della vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Amelia

  • Dopo quella notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Psicanalista

  • L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · Writer · as Marianna

  • The Museum Of Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Memè

  • Death of the Virgin(2009)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Purple Sea(2009)

    Producer · as Agnese

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Black Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Martha

  • La bella società (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Maria

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

    as Dottoressa Rosa

  • VIP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Principessa - Nancy Scalera di Mondragone

  • Onde corte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rebecca

  • Sweet Sweet Marja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Katia

  • Last Minute Marocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Valeria

  • Pompei(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lavinia

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Uranya(2006)

    as Uranya

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • All the Invisible Children(2005)

    Producer · as Bartender (segment "Ciro")

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sensualità a corte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dottoressa Cucinetti

  • Miracolo a Palermo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sara

  • Our Italian Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Maria Scocozza

  • Vaniglia e cioccolato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Penelope

  • Inferno Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Santina

  • Bond Girls Are Forever(2002)

    as Cigar Girl

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Maria Magdalena

  • Stregati dalla luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Miria

  • Just One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Aurora

  • Picking Up the Pieces(2000)

    as Desi

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mary Magdalene(2000)

    as Maria Maddalena

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    as Cigar Girl

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ballad of the Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alina

  • Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ospite

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabella

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Second Wife(1998)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Brooklyn State of Mind(1998)

    as Gabriela

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Fourth King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Izhira

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

    as Abisag

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Abishag

  • Il decisionista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Rituccia

  • Camere da letto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Maddalena

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

    as Woman

  • La signora della città (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rosa Minniti

  • Italiani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Maria / Donatella

  • The Graduates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Letizia Noferini

  • The Day of the Beast(1995)

    as Susana

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Postman(1994)

    as Beatrice Russo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un anno dopo(1993)

    as Inserviente hotel

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • High Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Olga

  • Cominciò tutto per caso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Christmas Vacation '90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Arabella

  • Journey of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Francesca (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Indietro tutta! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 65 episodes · as Guardiana

  • Malalingua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 93 of them dated from 1987 to 2025; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

$362M worldwide

Highest rated

The Postman (1994)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19872025

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1990Screen debut· Christmas Vacation '90
  • 1994Breakout· The Postman
  • 1998First top-billed film· The Second Wife

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting91 of 94: 87 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting1 of 94: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 94: 3 only producing, 4 with another role

94 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew2010s28 · 26 acting · 4 crew2020s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 23 roles
900010

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 Maria Grazia Cucinotta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Into the Rainbow (2017)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Postman (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 51. 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 Maria Grazia Cucinotta's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–55 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian 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 Maria Grazia Cucinotta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maria Grazia Cucinotta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sophie Marceau shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles