Monica Vitti -- a revered star of Italian cinema -- has died at the age of 90
, according to Italian politician and family friend Walter Veltroni, who made the"Roberto Russo, her life companion for many years, asked me to announce that Monica Vitti is no longer here. I do this with pain, affection and regret," Veltroni wrote on Wednesday.
Vitti -- born Maria Luisa Ceciarelli on November 3, 1931 in Rome -- worked with many of the giants of cinematic history, including Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel and Italian master Ettore Scola, during a career spanning more than 30 years.
"Goodbye Monica Vitti, goodbye to the Queen of Italian cinema. Today is a truly sad day, a great artist, and a great Italian has vanished," Italy's culture minister, Dario Franceschini, said. Her role in the 1966 film"Modesty Blaise" marked her first foray into English-language cinema. The spy spoof starring British cinema icons Terence Stamp and Dirk Bogarde was met with mediocre reviews.Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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