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Apollonia Godfather Actress Simonetta Stefanelli Now

Simonetta Stefanelli husband Michele Placido was married to the actress from 1989 to 1994. Michele is an Italian actor and director. 

Placido has been a part of multiple successful movies and TV series in both Italian and English-language projects. Some of his notable works include In Treatment, The Lookout, The Sicilian Connection, Art of Love, Three Brothers, Oedipus Orca, Plot of Fear, and more. 

According to his IMDb, Michele has also directed projects like Angel of Evil, The Big Dream, La Scelta, Romanzo Criminale, Another Life, and A Scandalous Journey, among others.

Stefanelli and Michele's relationship started in the 70s but the two didn't get married until 1989. The couple's marriage lasted five years before an amicable split in 1994. 

Michele later started a relationship with a much-younger actress named Federica Vincenti in 2002. The duo dated for roughly 10 years before marrying in 2012. His marriage with Federica also survived only five years as the two divorced in 2017.

Simonetta has three kids with her ex-husband Michele: a daughter named Violante Placido and two sons named Michelangelo Placido and Brenno Placido. All of her three kids have followed in her footsteps in acting.

Violante Placido

Violante is an Italian actress and musician. Born on May 1, 1976, she is the eldest child and only daughter of Simonetta.

Placido made her acting debut as Valeria in the 1993 Italian movie Quattro Bravi Ragazzi. During her career of over three decades, she has performed in over 50 movies and TV projects.

Some of her popular English-language works include The Mona Lisa Mystery, Fade to Black, Another Life, Ruins, The Undesirables, Revenge Room, 7 Minutes, and so on.

As a musician, Violante mostly writes and sings Italian songs. Some of her notable singles are 20 vjet, nemico, Still I, Pina Viski, and more.

Violante has been in a long-term relationship with Italian movie director Massimiliano D'Epiro. The duo has a son named Vasco D'Epiro. 

Besides her acting career, Violante is also an influential figure on Instagram. The actress, who goes by @violating.placid on the social media site, has over 76k followers.

Michelangelo Placido

Michelangelo is an Italian actor and filmmaker. Born in 1990 as the first son of the Godfather actress, Placido is currently 33 years old.

In his career in the entertainment industry, Michelangelo has worked as an actor, assistant director, and crewmember. He first served as a second assistant director in the 2012 Italian movie, Itaker - Vietato agli italiani. The following year, he worked as a camera trainee in the movie, Out of the Blue. 

Placido made his acting debut in 2022, playing the role of a driver in Presto sara domani. Likewise, he also appeared as Fratello di Ranuccio in the movie Caravaggio's Shadow.

Placido is dating actress Anna Gargano in 2023. The couple has been together for at least three years now.

Brenno Placido

Brenno was born in Rome, Italy, on August 23, 1991. The 31-year-old is the youngest son of the Apolonia actress.

Placido is a professional actor with 19 acting credits to his name. He made his debut playing the role of Andrea in the 2005 movie, Romanzo Criminale. 

Brenno performed in a few minor roles before making his breakthrough as Emanuele Balestrieri in the TV series Tutti pazzi per amore in 2008. He played the character for four years and appeared in 74 episodes of the show. Some of his other acting roles include The Promised Life, Dalida, The Pantani Affair, Luisa Spagnoli, Dormant Beauty, and Caravaggio's Shadow.

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Sebrina Pilcher

Update: 2024-05-03