Cristiana Capotondi
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 Cristiana Capotondi | |
| Born |
Cristiana Capotondi 13 September 1980 Rome (Italy) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993 — present |
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Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.
Biography
Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family with partial Italian Jewish descent (her maternal grandfather was Jewish).[1][2] She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences.[3]
Capotondi first gained popularity in a commercial ad for the "Maxibon Motta" ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of thirteen in the Italian series Amico mio, aired by RAI.
Capotondi debuted in cinema in 1995 with the comedy Vacanze di Natale '95. Between 1993 and 2006 she worked mostly in television, starring in 2004-2006 in the series Orgoglio (TV series), aired on Rai Uno. She gained additional exposure in the film Notte prima degli esami (2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vaporidis. In 2009 Capotondi played the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria in the ZDF/Rai Uno/ORF co-production Sissi.
She has been the 'madrina' of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Vacanze di Natale 95 | Marta | Theatrical debut |
| 1999 | Il cielo in una stanza | Supporting role | |
| 2004 | Forse si... forse no... | ||
| 2004 | Christmas in Love | Monica | Supporting role |
| 2005 | Volevo solo dormirle addosso | Laura | Main role |
| 2006 | Notte prima degli esami | Claudia | Main role |
| 2007 | Scrivilo sui muri | Sole | Main role |
| 2007 | I Vicerè | Teresa | Main role |
| 2008 | Come vuoi | Giada | Main role |
| 2009 | Ex | Giulia | Supporting role |
| 2009 | "Sissi" | Kaiserin Elisabeth | 2 part telefilm, Main Role |
| 2010 | La passione | Flaminia Sbarbato | Supporting role |
| 2010 | From the Life and Onward | Katia | Main Role |
| 2011 | Merlin | Guenièvre | TV Series, Supporting Role |
| 2011 | L'infiltré | Laura Bassano | Supporting Role |
| 2011 | The Wholly Family | Madre | A short by Terry Gilliam |
| 2011 | La peggiore settimana della mia vita | Margherita | Main Role, based on TV series |
| 2011 | La kryptonite nella borsa | Titina | Main Role |
| 2012 | Il peggior Natale della mia vita | Margherita | Main Role, based on TV series |
References
- ↑ Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra, La Repubblica — 15 aprile 2006, pagina 58, sezione: SPETTACOLI
- ↑ La Repubblica: "Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra" 15 aprile 2006
- ↑ Francesco Rigatelli (17 December 2008). "Cristiana Capotondi: 'Vi racconto la solitudine dei numeri 1'" (in Italian). La Stampa.
- ↑ "2011 Giro Madrina Revealed: Cristiana Capotondi". 2 March 2011.
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