Deva Cassel attends the Christian Dior Womenswear Fall Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 28, 2023 in Paris, France. ; Monica Bellucci attends the “Mafia Mamma” New York screening on April 11, 2023.Photo:Jacopo Raule/Getty ; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Jacopo Raule/Getty ; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Monica Belluccipassed down the acting and modeling genes to her daughter Deva Cassel.
The Italian actress welcomed her first daughter in 2004 with her then-husband Vincent Cassel. The pair also share another daughter, Léonie, who was born in 2010.
While Léonie remains more private as she is growing up, Deva entered the public eye when she began following in her mother’s footsteps as a model. Now 19, she already has some major accomplishments under her belt like aVogue Italycover alongside her mother and an upcoming Netflix series,The Leopard.
As the daughter of two successful actors, Deva toldGen Vin her November 2023 cover story that shelearned a lot from her parents growing up— not just about the industry, but also how to protect herself.
From her childhood to her passions, here’s everything to know about Monica Bellucci’s daughter, Deva Cassel.
She was born in September 2004
Deva Cassel attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis/Getty
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis/Getty
Bellucci welcomed Deva on Sept. 12, 2004, just a few weeks shy of her own 40th birthday. Deva was born in Rome, weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz., perHello!magazine. Her name means “celestial beauty” in the Hindu religion.
“I feel neither strong nor weak, just balanced. I wouldn’t like to be in any other place, do any other thing or have any other body,” Bellucci toldVanity Fairof her pregnancy as she posed nude on the cover of the magazine.
After welcoming her second daughter, Léonie, five years later, Bellucci opened up about having children after 40 years old and why she felt that she made the right decision to wait.
“Before that I wasn’t ready to become a mother,” she told YOU magazine, perThe Irish Examiner.“I wasn’t ready for something so incredibly huge, something that would change my life forever. I think it was because I am an only child. In a way I always felt a child — too much into myself. I worried I wouldn’t be ready to give myself.”
She grew up in Paris
Deva Cassel walks the runway at the Dolce & Gabbana haute couture fall/winter 22/23 event on July 09, 2022 in Siracusa, Italy.Ernesto Ruscio/Getty
Ernesto Ruscio/Getty
Deva was raised in Paris — her father’s home country — but also spent some time living in Rome and Rio de Janeiro, she toldGen V.
In March 2023, she collaborated withVogue Franceduring Paris Fashion Week as she got ready for the Dior show. In the video, the model opened up about growing up in Paris and why she considers it the most “beautiful” city.
“I think Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world,” she said in French. “I don’t think you can get a good croissant anywhere other than Paris.”
Her mom is her fashion icon
Deva Cassel attends ‘La Bella Estate’ photocall during WomenLands Final Meeting on November 26, 2023 in Rome, Italy. ; Monica Bellucci at a photocall for the film “The Best Years of a Life (Les Plus Belles Annees D’Une Vie)” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2019.Franco Origlia/Getty ; CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty
Franco Origlia/Getty ; CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty
“The world of fashion has inspired me since I was a little girl, because I always felt it was important to externalize one’s ideas,” she said in a November 2023 interview withNuméro. “Through fashion, which was often visionary, you can construct a narrative of human history.”
She started her career as a model when she was 14
Deva Cassel attends the Dolce & Gabbana show during Milan Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on June 15, 2019.Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty
“One day I accompanied my mother on a shoot, and the photographer wanted to take a few pictures of me,” she told the outlet. “It felt very familiar and natural being in front of camera, and I had a lot of fun. I knew then that I wanted to continue down that path.”
Deva had her first major shoot when she was 14 years old in a fragrance campaign for Dolce & Gabbana. Since then, she’s graced the cover ofVogue Italyalongside her mom in 2021 and walked numerous runways, especially for Dior, with whom she frequently collaborates.
While Deva said she always knew she wanted to work in the creative industry, she didn’t realize how far it could take her — and how successful she would be at such a young age.
“I knew I wanted to work in [the fashion] industry at some point in my life, but I definitely didn’t expect to love it this much and make a living out of it,” she toldGen V.
She is interested in growing her acting career
Deva Cassel outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2023.Claudio Lavenia/Getty
Claudio Lavenia/Getty
In addition to being a model, Deva has started following in her mother’s acting footsteps. She got her start in an Italian movie released in 2023,The Beautiful Summer,and will star in Netflix’s upcoming seriesThe Leopard.
While she originally didn’t want to veer into acting, Deva said over time she grew more interested in the field and began to pursue her interests.
“Cinema has fascinated me since childhood, but I refused the idea of working in the business because I didn’t want to do the same thing as my parents,” she toldNuméro.“Then, as time went on, I came to understand that it intrigued me, that it involved things I knew about already but which nonetheless took me out of my comfort zone.”
Though she has been enjoying delving into the industry, Deva added that she doesn’t plan on leaving her modeling career anytime soon. She told the outlet she wants to continue to both model and act “for the foreseeable future,” with neither taking the back burner.
She loves to travel
Deva Cassel attends the Dior Womenswear Spring/Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2021 in Paris, France.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
The actress’s favorite city may be Paris, but her favorite place in the world is Lithuania, she told the outlet.
source: people.com
