'''Monica Vitti''' (born '''Maria Luisa Ceciarelli'''; 3 November 1931 – 2 February 2022) was ana retired Italian actress who starred in several award-winning films directed by [[Michelangelo Antonioni]] during the 1960s. After working with Antonioni, Vitti changed focus and began making comedies, working with director [[Mario Monicelli]] on many other films. She appeared with [[Marcello Mastroianni]], [[Alain Delon]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Terence Stamp]], and [[Dirk Bogarde]]. On her death, Italian culture minister [[Dario Franceschini]] called her "the Queen of Italian cinema".<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | access-date = 7 December 2022 | date = 2 February 2022 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/movies/monica-vitti-dead.html |title = Monica Vitti, ‘Queen of Italian Cinema,’ Dies at 90 | first = Rick | last = Lyman }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 February 2022 |title=Monica Vitti: 'Queen of Italian cinema' dies at 90 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60227956 |access-date=3 February 2022 }}</ref>
Vitti won five [[David di Donatello |David di Donatello Awards]] for Best Actress, seven [[Globo d'oro|Italian Golden Globes]] for Best Actress, the Career Golden Globe, and the [[Venice Film Festival]] Career Golden Lion Award.<ref name=premi>{{cite book |last=Enrico Lancia |title=I premi del cinema |publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998 |isbn=978-8877422217 |year=1998}}</ref>
