Birth Name: Maria Violante Placido
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Date of Birth: 1 May 1976
Ethnicity: Italian
Violante Placido is an Italian actress who starred in “The American” with George Clooney and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. She was born in Rome from actor-film director Michele Placido, born at Ascoli Satriano, Apulia, into a poor family from Rionero in Vulture, Basilicata, and actress Simonetta Stefanelli, born in Rome too, who is best known for having played Michael Corleone’s first (Sicilian) wife in The Godfather.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violante_Placido
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Placido
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