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Simonetta Stefanelli is an Italian actress and fashion designer. She is best known for her role as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather. She has also appeared in films such as The Conformist, The Scarlet and the Black, and The Name of the Rose. Stefanelli was born on 30 November 1954 in Rome, Italy. She began her career as a model and appeared in several television commercials. She made her film debut in the 1972 film The Godfather, playing the role of Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone. She went on to appear in several other films, including The Conformist, The Scarlet and the Black, and The Name of the Rose. Stefanelli has also appeared in several television series, including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Mystery of the Blues. Stefanelli is also a fashion designer and has her own line of clothing. She has also written several books, including a memoir titled My Life in the Godfather. As of 2021, Stefanelli's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

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Occupation Actress, entrepreneur, designer
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 30 November 1954
Birthday 30 November
Birthplace Rome, Italy
Nationality Italy

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Simonetta Stefanelli Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Simonetta Stefanelli height is 1.68 m .

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Height 1.68 m
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Who Is Simonetta Stefanelli's Husband?

Her husband is Michele Placido (m. 1989-1994)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Michele Placido (m. 1989-1994)
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Children 3, including Violante Placido (daughter)

Simonetta Stefanelli Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Simonetta Stefanelli worth at the age of 69 years old? Simonetta Stefanelli’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Italy. We have estimated Simonetta Stefanelli's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
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Source of Income Actress

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Timeline

2007

After a hoax about her death surfaced online in 2007, Stefanelli stated that if a film project came along, she might take it. "But after my death, I don't know," she joked.

2006

A hoax stating that Stefanelli had died appeared on the Internet in 2006, and then again in 2008.

1992

Having quit her acting career in 1992, Stefanelli now owns and operates a fashion store in Rome called Simo Bloom, where she designs purses and shoes.

1977

The same year, she landed her breakout role in The Godfather as the innocent Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone, the beautiful but doomed first wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in the American crime film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. She was shown topless, although only 16 when the production began and 17 when the film came out. Her character was featured in the 1977 miniseries The Godfather: A Novel for Television.

1975

Stefanelli was married to the actor/director Michele Placido, with whom she appeared in a number of films, including the 1975 erotic drama Peccati in famiglia. They had three children together, including actress Violante Placido, and they divorced in 1994. Following their divorce, Stefanelli and her children briefly lived in London.

1973

In 1973, she posed nude in the Italian edition of Playboy, but later refused a career in Hollywood, in order to avoid being typecast and required to do nudity. She explained during an interview in 1997 about the offers of Hollywood filmmakers: "They wanted nothing more than to expose my body... I refused so much work." She continued her career in Italy. In 1973, she filmed one picture in Spanish, El mejor alcalde, el rey (The Best Mayor, the King), directed by Rafael Gil. The following year, Stefanelli appeared in the miniseries Moses the Lawgiver, starring Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle and Ingrid Thulin. She would later have roles in numerous Italian films, including Peccati in famiglia (Scandal in the Family), an erotic drama she starred opposite her husband Michele Placido. Eriprando Visconti, Walerian Borowczyk, Franco Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia and Mario Caiano are some of the directors she worked with.

1972

Before appearing in The Godfather in 1972, Stefanelli had small supporting roles in numerous Italian films directed by renowned Italian directors — La moglie giapponese (The Japanese Wife) by Gian Luigi Polidoro, Non commettere atti impuri (Do Not Commit Adultery) by Giulio Petroni, Homo Eroticus by Marco Vicario and In nome del popolo italiano (In the Name of the Italian People) by Dino Risi. In 1972, she appeared in the German television film Die Sonne angreifen (To Attack the Sun) by Peter Lilienthal.

1970

Stefanelli took a break from acting in the mid-1970s following her marriage and the birth of her daughter, Violante Placido, in 1976. She returned in the early 1980s to appear in Francesco Rosi's Tre fratelli (Three Brothers). After appearing in Michele Placido's film Le amiche del cuore (Close Friends), Stefanelli ended her acting career in 1992, just one year before her daughter began her own acting career.

1954

Simonetta Stefanelli (Italian pronunciation: [simoˈnetta steːfaˈnɛlli] ; born 30 November 1954) is an Italian actress, entrepreneur and fashion designer. Internationally, she is best known for her performance as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Her other roles include appearances in Moses the Lawgiver, Scandal in the Family and Three Brothers. In 1992, Stefanelli made her last film appearance in the drama Le amiche del cuore (Close Friends) directed by her then husband Michele Placido.