Simonetta Stefanelli

Biography

Simonetta Stefanelli (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Godfather

as Apollonia - Sicilian Sequence

The Godfather Part III

as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone

Once Upon a Time in the West

as Maureen McBain (uncredited)

Department Store

as signorina Romano

In the Name of the Italian People

as 'Giugi' Santenocito

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone

Three Brothers

as Young Donato's Wife

Close Friends

as Giuliana

Young Lucrezia

as Lucrezia Borgia

Do Not Commit Adultery

as Maria Teresa