its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (September 2009) Monica Vitti Monica Vitti in 2008 Born Maria Luisa Ceciarelli 3 November 1931 (1931-11-03) (age 79) Rome, Italy Years active 1954–1991 Spouse Roberto Russo (1995–present) Monica Vitti (born 3 November 1931) is an Italian actress most widely noted for her frosty expressiveness and starring roles during the early 1960s in films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, her lover at that time..