Ornella Muti Biography: Net Worth, Children, Age, Husband, Height, Movies, Kids, Awards, Divorce, Model

Ornella Muti is an Italian actress well-regarded in European cinema for her extensive body of work. She gained significant international visibility for her role as the regal Princess Aura in the 1980 science fiction film Flash Gordon.

She is recognized for a career that began in her teenage years and continues into the present day.

Her beauty has been a subject of note throughout her professional life, leading to her being voted “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” by a magazine poll in the mid-1990s.

Beyond her film career, she has also ventured into business, launching a jewelry line.

Profile

• Full Name: Francesca Romana Rivelli
• Stage Name: Ornella Muti
• Date of Birth: March 9, 1955
• Age: 70 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
• Nationality: Italian
• Profession: Actress, Model, Businesswoman
• Height: 5 feet 6 inches
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Brown
• Parents: Neapolitan father (journalist), Ilse Renate Krause (Estonian mother, sculptor)
• Siblings: Claudia Rivelli (sister)
• Spouse: N/A (divorced from Alessio Orano and Federico Fachinetti)
• Children: Naike Rivelli, Andrea Fachinetti, Carolina Fachinetti
• Relationship Status: Single
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Ethnicity: Italian and Baltic German/Estonian descent
• Net Worth: $10 Million

Early Life and Education

Ornella Muti, whose birth name is Francesca Romana Rivelli, is now at the age of 70. She was born in Rome to a Neapolitan father who worked as a journalist and an Estonian mother, Ilse Renate Krause, who was a sculptor.

Her family background includes maternal grandparents who relocated from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Estonia. She grew up alongside her older sister, Claudia Rivelli.

The family experienced a significant loss when their father died when Muti was just ten years old. This event meant that Muti, her sister, and her mother had to manage their lives with limited financial resources.

To help support her family financially, she began modeling in her early teens. She attended the Deutsche Schule Rom, a German-language international school in Rome.

Personal Life

Ornella Muti has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor Alessio Orano in 1975, whom she met on the set of her first film, The Most Beautiful Wife.

The marriage lasted until their divorce in 1981. She then began a relationship with Federico Fachinetti, whom she married in 1988, and they remained together until 1996.

Muti has three children: Naike Rivelli (born 1974) from a previous relationship before her first marriage; Andrea Fachinetti (born 1987); and Carolina Fachinetti (born 1995).

Andrea and Carolina are from her marriage to Federico Fachinetti. Muti has several grandchildren through her children.

After her second divorce, Muti was in a long-term relationship with a plastic surgeon named Stefano Piccolo for about a decade. She later dated the French businessman Fabrice Kerhervé (Fabris Carrer).

She currently maintains a single status.

Career

Ornella Muti began her acting career at the age of 14 in the 1970 film The Most Beautiful Wife, directed by Damiano Damiani, where she adopted her stage name. She quickly established herself in Italian cinema, appearing in numerous films throughout the 1970s.

Her roles often emphasized her physical appearance, but she soon demonstrated significant acting range. Her international breakthrough came with the role of Princess Aura in the large-scale production of Flash Gordon in 1980.

This role exposed her to a global audience. Following this, she appeared in acclaimed films such as Marco Ferreri‘s Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981) and The History of Piera (1983).

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she balanced European projects with a few American films, including Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992). In addition to her acting work, Muti launched her own jewelry line in 2008 and opened several stores internationally, bringing her business endeavors to major cities around the world.

Her career demonstrates versatility across diverse cinematic genres and international co-productions.

Awards

• David di Donatello Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Premio David) for La Stanza del Vescovo (1977)
• Grolla d’oro for Best Actress for The Bishop’s Room (1976)
• Nastro d’Argento (Silver Ribbon) for Best New Actress for La moglie più bella (1971)
• Nastro d’Argento (Silver Ribbon) for Best Actress for Codice Privato (1989)
• Cesar Nomination for Best Actress for Un amour de Swann (1985)
• Flaiano Prize for career achievement (2005)

Net Worth

Ornella Muti‘s net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. This wealth was primarily accrued through her extensive career as an actress, starring in over 60 films since 1970, working in both Italian and international productions.

Controversy

Muti has faced legal challenges regarding tax declarations. She officially claimed residency in Monaco for a period to manage her tax obligations, a claim disputed by Italian tax authorities in 2008, who sought several million euros in back taxes from her.

A prominent legal case occurred in 2015 when she was convicted of aggravated fraud and a breach of contract. She had canceled a performance at the Verdi Theater in Pordenone in 2010, claiming illness and submitting a medical certificate.

However, it was later discovered she had attended a charity gala dinner in St. Petersburg, Russia, with Vladimir Putin and Kevin Costner on the evening of the canceled show. She was sentenced to a suspended eight-month prison term and a fine of €600, but she was able to avoid prison time by paying €30,000 in compensation to the theater.

Social Media

• Instagram: @ornellamuti

Filmography

• The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
• Il Sole nella Pelle (1971)
• Leonor (1975)
• Purely Coincidental (1975)
• The Bishop’s Room (1976)
• Last Love (1977)
• Eutanasia di un amore (1978)
• Flash Gordon (1980)
• Love and Money (1982)
• Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1982)
• The History of Piera (1983)
• A Love of Swann (1984)
• Casanova (1987)
• Private Code (1988)
• Waitress Wanted (1990)
• Oscar (1991)
• Once Upon a Crime (1992)
• Diario di un vizio (1993)
• The Dinner (1998)
• Un’estate al mare (2008)
• To Rome with Love (2012)
• Sirens (2017)