She stripped naked to protest against harsh laws restricting IVF in Italy which are based on Catholic principles, has no qualms about appearing nude, and is an agnostic, yet Monica Bellucci agreed to star in Mel Gibson’s very Catholic movie, The Passion of the Christ (2004).

The beautiful, free-spirited Italian actress was born on September 30, 1964 in the village of Città di Castello, near Perugia. Her father ran a trucking company. She obtained high marks at school and enjoyed her classical studies, so she decided to study law at The University of Perugia.