Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Retired Olympic champion gymnast Li Ning has been named the first Chinese anti-hunger ambassador for the U.N. World Food Program. Li, 44, became one of China's most famous athletes after taking three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. He mesmerized Olympic viewers last year when he ran a victory lap around Beijing's National Stadium's upper rim while suspended by cables before lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Games. As the WFP's ambassador, Li will travel to Bangladesh later this year to distribute funds from China and learn more about the local ... Read Full Story

Maria was born in Messina, Sicily, on July 27, 1969. She began modeling when she was 16 years old, but that lasted only a couple of years before she quit. Having filled out as a voluptuous young woman, she became unhappy with modeling due to the focus on her body instead of her face. So her interests turned toward acting. She auditioned for a job in Rome on the Italian show Indietro Tutta, a parody show, and got the job. She concurrently took acting lessons and worked with a voice coach to rid herself of her Sicilian accent. Next Maria landed plenty of roles ... Read Full Story

Name: Maria Grazia Cucinotta Place of Birth: Messina, Sicily, Italy Date of Birth: 07/27/1969 Occupation: Actress Claim to Fame: She is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress, but internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl the Cigar Girl in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella". She also appeared in The Simpsons episodes "The Italian Bob" and "Funeral for a Fiend" as Sideshow Bob's malicious wife, Francesca. 3 views (No Ratings Yet)  Loading ... Read Full Story

Here is Italian actress, Maria Grazia Cucinotta at the Venice Film Festival Photocall. You might remember her from in Il Postino or as a Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough. I’ve never seen either movie, but I’m guessing she played the super hot Cougar with awesome breasts. If so, I’ll have to go rent them this weekend. Back to the task at hand, doesn’t the picture with her and all the photographers look like something out of a porn flick?! Hmm… I think it’s time for me to take my head out of the gutter…       Related Articles: Monica Bellucci’s ... Read Full Story

Yesterday I reintroduced you to Italian cougar Maria Grazia Cucinotta and her sweet big leathery golden globes hamming it up at a Venice film Festival Photocall. I guess the shots of her on the beach in a sexy evening gown weren’t good enough for the photographer because here she is in an even sexier evening gown this time playing in the ocean and grabbing onto her gorgeous floatation devices. Hot!       Related Articles: Monica Bellucci’s Breasts Are Captivating Maria Grazia Cucinotta’s Tatas Eva Mendes’ Perky Recovery Nelly Furtado Picture Moment Photos: Fame Read Full Story