Ornella Muti has graced the silver screen since her teenage years, so it’s no wonder that generations have come to know and love the Italian star, dazzling in vibrant film projects. This year, the cinema diva turned 69, though looking at the star of *The Taming of the Scoundrel*, it’s hard to believe the numbers on her passport.

Youthful, striking, full of life, and always engaging with her fans, Ornella Muti is not just a screen legend, but also a devoted mother of many. In fact, her eldest daughter is already 50! To top it off, the Italian actress is also a grandmother.

What might surprise some is that the majority of her most devoted fans aren’t in Italy, but in Russia. Few, however, know that Ornella Muti has Russian roots.

Moreover, for many years, the Italian actress has dreamed of obtaining Russian citizenship. She frequently visits Moscow, where she owns property, and is actively involved in the cultural life of the country. Muti takes part in films, plays in theater productions, attends charity events, and is learning the Russian language.

The Italian screen siren takes pride in her Russian heritage and often shares with the media and her fans that her maternal grandparents were born and lived in Saint Petersburg for a significant part of their lives.

Beautiful and successful, Ornella Muti admits that she thrives on being in the public eye. For her, as an actress, it’s vital to know that her fans love her and still find her captivating.

It’s for this reason that she not only attends social events and gives interviews, but also actively maintains a blog, where she shares glimpses of her life off-screen.

In 2022, Ornella Muti shared the heartbreaking news of her mother’s passing. Ilse Renate Krause, as her mother was known, passed away at the age of 96. The mother of Ornella and her sister Claudia was half-Baltic German, half-Russian. She was born in Estonia, where her Russian parents had moved in 1917.