Who Is Monica Vitti’s Husband Roberto Russo?

Roberto Russo is an Italian filmmaker, cameraman, screenwriter, director, and husband to late Italian actress, Monica Vitti.

He is known for his work on Flirt (1983), Francesca è mia (1986), and Secret Scandal (1990).

Russo was born on September 28, 1947, in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

In 2000, he married his wife Monica Vitti, with whom she had been in a relationship since 1973.

He had lived with Monica Vitti for 27 years before marrying her. Vitti made her last public appearance in 2002 at the Paris premiere of the stage musical Notre-Dame de Paris.

In 2011, it was disclosed that Alzheimer’s disease had “removed her from the public gaze for the last 15 years.” In 2018, he confirmed she was still living at home with him in Rome and that he looked after her personally, with the assistance of a caregiver.

Vitti died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on February 2, 2022, at the age of 90.

She won five David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress, seven Italian Golden Globes for Best Actress, the Career Golden Globe, and the Venice Film Festival Career Golden Lion Award.