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Simonetta Stefanelli, the Italian Actress of the Godfather Who Said ‘No’ to Hollywood, Retired From the Cinema Before She Turned 40 and Had to Face the False News of Her Death

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Stefanelli, who incarnated Apollonia Vitelli, the first wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), is one of the last live performers of the first installment of the film trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola, but she stopped acting in the early 1990s to devote herself to fashion. Her daughter, Violante Placido, is also a famous actress and singer.
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Stefanelli, who incarnated Apollonia Vitelli, the first wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), is one of the last live performers of the first installment of the film trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola, but she stopped acting in the early 1990s to devote herself to fashion. Her daughter, Violante Placido, is also a famous actress and singer.

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vf broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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