Internationally she is best known for her performance as apollonia vitelli corleone in the 1972 film the godfather directed by francis ford coppola.
She is the daughter of actor director michele placido and actress simonetta stefanelli.
In 1992, Stefanelli made her last film appearance in the drama directed by her then husband.
Simonetta stefanelli born 30 november 1954 is an italian film actress.