Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#38). [1995]
She speaks fluent Italian and French, as well as semi-fluent English and German.
She liked Breaking the Waves (1996) by Lars von Trier so much that she wrote a personal letter to him, asking him for a role in a film of his. The result of this is her part in Dancer in the Dark (2000).
