Ornella Muti (real name Francesca Romana Rivelli) is an Italian film actress. She has been acting in films since the age of 15. She mainly starred in Italian cinema, but in 1980 she played in the British science fiction film "Flash Gordon". In 1984 she appeared in the film by German director Volker Schlöndorff "Swann in Love" with Alain Delon. Muti worked with Italian directors Marco Ferreri and Dino Risi. Russian viewers know her best from the film "The Taming of the Scoundrel" (1980). In an interview with the TVC channel, she confirmed that during the filming of the film she had an affair with Adriano Celentano: "For actors this is normal - love for the duration of the film...".

She starred in the lead role in the film "Life Is Beautiful" by Soviet director Grigory Chukhray. In 2016, the actress continued to collaborate with Russian directors, starring in a video by clipmaker Serghey Grey as herself in Alexander Revva's video "Like Celentano". In 2008, Ornella Muti launched her own jewelry line, opening boutiques in Rome, Milan, Paris, Riga, Moscow and Almaty. In 2015, Ornella Muti starred in the video for Italian writer and singer Marco Rettani's song Non lasciarmi mai sola (Don't Ever Leave Me Alone). In 2016 she bought an apartment in Moscow and announced her intention to obtain Russian citizenship.