Ornella Muti is an Italian actress. Ornella Muti was born to a Napolitan father and Russian mother. Her maternal grandparents immigrated from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia, to Estonia. She has an older sister, Claudia (born 1951).

Ornella Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (1975–1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988–1996). She has three children: Naike Rivelli (born 1974), who is also a model and actress having a close resemblance to her mother, a son, Andrea, and a second daughter, Carolina, both from her marriage to Facchinetti.

From 1998 to 2008, Ornella Muti lived with Stefano Piccolo, a plastic surgeon. Since 2008, her romantic partner is Fabrice Kerhervé.