Grazia Deledda (1871 – 1936), also known in Sardinian language as Gràssia or Gràtzia Deledda, was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [i.e. Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general". She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize, and only the second woman in general after Selma Lagerlöf was awarded hers in 1909.
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born July 27, 1969 in Messina, Sicily) is an Italian actress who has featured in many films and television series since 1990, she has also worked as a producer, scriptwriter and model.She is well-known in Italy as a movie and television actress, but internationally she is best known for her roles in Il Postino and as the Bond girl the Cigar Girl in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She guest starred in The Sopranos episode "Isabella". She also appeared in The Simpsons episodes "The Italian Bob" and "Funeral for a Fiend" as Sideshow Bob's malicious wife, Francesca.She married Giulio Violati in 1995, and they have one daughter, Giulia.