Simona Caparrini

Simona Caparrini

Simona Caparrini
Born Florence, Italy
Occupation Actress
Years active 1990–present

Simona Caparrini is an Italian actress, born in Florence. She is fluent in English, French and speaks a fairly good Spanish.[1] She is known for: To Rome with Love, directed by movie legend Woody Allen,[2][3] where she plays Aunt Joan, the uptight member of Roman high society opposite Penélope Cruz; and Romeo and Juliet, directed by Carlo Carlei, and starring Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Stellan Skarsgård, and Ed Westwick. She is currently shooting the Warner Bros. production The Man from U.N.C.L.E., directed by Guy Ritchie.

Early life

Simona Caparrini, originally from Tuscany, graduated at the Theatre of Genova's Drama Academy, completing a three-year program. After her degree, she moved to New York City to study acting at the Union Square Theatre with the American actor George DiCenzo.[4]

Career

Born into a family of shoemakers based in Montecatini Terme in the 1980s, Simona's film debut was il muro di gomma, directed by a famous Italian director, Marco Risi. She was eventually chosen by Italian household name Alberto Sordi, to play Wilma, opposite Alberto Sordi himself, the daughter of his old girlfriend, in his feature film Nestore l'ultima corsa.[5][6] Simona gained some fame[7] with this role and promoted the movie in many different cities along with Alberto Sordi.[8]

In the same year she had a cameo role in the Oscar-winning film The Postman (1994), playing Elsa Morante opposite Philippe Noiret directed by Michael Radford; then she played Ursula in the feature film Banditi (1995), starring Ben Gazzara, directed by Stefano Mignucci; and later on Simona starred in the feature film with an ensemble cast Il cielo e' sempre piu' blu' (1996) directed by Antonello Grimaldi.

Simona played different roles in many Italian, French and Spanish TV series. Among them are: Ein Haus in der Toscana (1993), directed by Gabi Kubach for German TV; Compañeros (1998), directed by José Ramón Ayerra for Spansh TV; Marie Fransson (2000), directed by Christiane Spiero for French TV; Orgoglio (2004), where Simona pulled off a very dramatic role praised by the critics,[9] portraying Elvira Graziani, directed by Giorgio Serafini and Vittorio De Sisti; the Tv movie Doctor Clown (2008), directed by Maurizio Nichetti; the dramatic tv series Il Mostro di Firenze (2009), based on a true story The Monster of Florence, where she played Daniela Stefanacci, the mother of a young boy brutally murdered by the monster, directed by Antonello Grimaldi; Io e mio figlio- Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi (2010), tv series directed by Luciano Odorisio, starring Lando Buzzanca; Una Buona stagione (2012), directed by Gianni Lepre, etc.

Simona has continued to work in Italy, France and US, starring in many feature films: in 2000, she gained more visibility on the big screen appearing in Io Amo Andrea (2000),[10] where she plays Irene, opposite Francesca Neri, directed by Francesco Nuti; and in 2001, she was in Suor Sorriso, remake of the cult movie The Singing Nun, where she plays Clara (co-leading role, much appreciated by movie critics[11][12] ), directed by American director Roger Deutsch; then eventually came the period piece Il Quaderno della spesa (2003), directed by Tonino Cervi; the comedy Nessun messaggio in segreteria (2005), directed by Luca Miniero and Paolo Genovese, where Simona plays a funny concierge, collecting rave reviews,[13][14][15] opposite Carlo delle Piane and Pierfrancesco Favino; the French sci-fi 8th Wonderland (2008),[16] directed by Nicholas Alberny and Jean Mach; the box office hit Immaturi (2010),[17] directed by Paolo Genovese, where Simona plays Katia, a stubborn sex addict permanently in group therapy, opposite Raul Bova; Interno Giorno (2011), directed by Tommaso Rosseliini, where she embodies Martina, the movie star's talent agent, opposite Fanny Ardant;[18] etc.

Recent news

Simona Caparrini gained more fame in 2012,[19] in Italy and abroad,[20] when she was chosen by Woody Allen to play Aunt Joan in his feature film To Rome with Love. The film had a worldwide release gaining more that 70 million dollars, and becoming one of the best box office results of all times for Woody Allen.

In 2013, she appeared in the feature film Romeo and Juliet, directed by Carlo Carlei; she played a cameo role, as a noble woman friend of the Capulets.[21] The film has a prestigious cast: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Natascha McElhone, Hailee Steinfeld, and Douglas Booth.

She is currently filming in England The Man from U.N.C.L.E., directed by Guy Ritchie.

Selected filmography

Simona Caparrini
Year Title Role Director
1991 il muro di gomma Carla, journalist Marco Risi
1993 Ein Haus in der Toscana Simona Gabi Kuback
1994 Nestore l’ultima corsa Wilma Alberto Sordi
1995 The Postman Elsa Morante Michael Radford
1995 Banditi Ursula Stefano Mignucci
1996 Il cielo e’ sempre piu’ blu’ Giulia Antonello Grimaldi
1996 Linda ed il brigadiere Tina, landlady Gianfranco Lanzotti
1998 Compañeros Elena José Ramón Ayerra
1999 Un Posto al sole Elisabetta D’Andrea Cristiano Celeste
2000 Io amo Andrea Irene Francesco Nuti
The Accountant Maria Glenn Gers
Marie Fransson Claire Christiane Spiero
Suor Sorriso Clara Roger Deutsch
Casa Famiglia Maria Riccardo Donna
2001 Compagni di scuola Anna, surgeon Tiziana Aristarco
2003 Il Quaderno della Spesa Elena Tonino Cervi
Andata e Ritorno Vanessa Alessandro Paci
2004 Orgoglio Elvira Graziani Giorgio Serafini
2005 Nessun messaggio in segreteria Anna, doorkeeper Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero
Ho sposato un calciatore Gina Stefano Sollima
2006 Capri Ministro Gastori Giorgio Molteni
Don Matteo Clelia Bassi Elisabetta Marchetti
2008 8th Wonderland Rossella Brizzi, Italian tv Guest Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach
Il Commissario Rex Serena, Montanary's secretary Marco Serafini
2009 Il Mostro di Firenze Daniela Stefanacci Antonello Grimaldi
2010 Doctor Clown Giulia Maurizio Nichetti
Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi Cristina Vallauro Luciano Odorisio
2011 The Immature Katia Paolo Genovese
Interno Giorno Martina Tommaso Rossellini
La ragazza americana Carla Vittorio Sindoni
Una buona stagione lawyer Lucidi Gianni Lepre
2012 To Rome with Love aunt Joan Woody Allen
2013 Romeo and Juliet Female guest Carlo Carlei
2013 Stai lontana da me Giulia, moglie sottomessa Alessio Maria Federici
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Contessa Guy Ritchie

References

  1. ↑ Caparrini, Simona. "Simona Caparrini". celebrity bio and resumate. IMDB. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Marks, Lisa (15 June 2012). "Los Angeles film festival: dispatch one". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "LAFF 2012: Woody Allen's 'To Rome With Love' Premiere Draws Penelope Cruz, Greta Gerwig". Hollywood Reporter. Jun 15, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Oriana, MAerini (24 April 2012). "Simona Caparrini". cinebazar. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Nestore – L'ultima corsa". article. Marche Cinema. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Nestore l'ultima corsa". summary. AllMoviePortal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Paolo, Festuccia (31 May 1995). "Nestore una corsa a Rieti". Il Messaggero.
  8. ↑ Gianni, Ardini (25 May 1995). "Alberto Sordi a Rieti". Il Tempo.
  9. ↑ Barghigiani, Pietro (26 March 2004). "Cosi' mi vedrete nella fiction Orgoglio". Il Tirreno.
  10. ↑ Fabrizio, Palagi (5 February 2000). "Simona Caparrini, cinema teatro e televisione, un percorso a tappe con Sordi, Nuti e Troisi". Il Tirreno.
  11. ↑ Barry Francos, Robert. "Reviw: Sister Smile (Suor Sorriso)". review. FFanzeen. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Kimberly, Jones. "Coming of Age. Suor Sorriso". review. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  13. ↑ De gennaro, Adele (23 May 2005). "Nessun Messaggio in Segreteria recensione". Cinema.it.
  14. ↑ Montatori, Claudio. "Nessun Messaggio in Segreteria.". review. Cinespettacolo.it. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  15. ↑ Ferri, Ilaria. "Nessun Messaggio in segreteria review". review. FilmUp. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  16. ↑ Allocine. "Simona Caparrini". bio and filmography. Allocine. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  17. ↑ Bertogna, Gianluca. "Immaturi". review. Gene Siskel Film Center. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Interno Giorno". scheda. trovacinema.repubblica.it. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  19. ↑ "Woody Allen takes red carpet couture to comedic highs and lows in 'To Rome With Love'". article 18 june 2012. Yahoo network. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "'Rome' shows L.A. the love". Variety. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  21. ↑ "Romeo and Juliet are "star crossed lovers".". cast list. IMDB. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

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