Cristiana Capotondi
Cristiana Capotondi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1980 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Partner | Andrea Pezzi (2005–2021) |
| Website | www |
Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.
Early life and career
Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish).[1][2] Growing up in Rome, she celebrated both Christian and Jewish holidays, such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, and visited both church and synagogue.[3] She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences.[4][3]
Capotondi first gained popularity in a commercial for the Motta Maxibon ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of 13 in the Italian series Amico mio, aired by RAI.[5]
Capotondi debuted in cinema in 1995 with the comedy Vacanze di Natale '95. Between 1993 and 2006 she worked mostly in television, starring in the series Orgoglio from 2004 to 2006. 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 Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the ZDF/Rai Uno/ORF co-production Sisi.[5]
She was the spokeswoman of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.[6]
Personal life
After a ten-year relationship with a man who was not part of the entertainment world, she dated colleagues Nicolas Vaporidis and Primo Reggiani.[7] She dated entrepreneur and former TV presenter Andrea Pezzi from 2005 to 2021.[8] She have a daughter ,with another man,who was born in 2022.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Vacanze di Natale 95 | Marta | Theatrical debut |
| 1999 | Il cielo in una stanza | ||
| 2004 | Forse si... forse no... | ||
| 2004 | Christmas in Love | Monica | |
| 2005 | To Sleep Next To Her | Laura | |
| 2006 | Notte prima degli esami | Claudia | Nominated – David di Donatello for Best Actress 2006 |
| 2007 | Scrivilo sui muri | Sole | |
| 2007 | I Vicerè | Teresa | |
| 2008 | Come tu mi vuoi | Giada | |
| 2008 | Rebecca, la prima moglie | Rebecca de Winter | |
| 2009 | Many Kisses Later | Giulia | |
| 2009 | Sisi | Kaiserin Elisabeth | Miniseries |
| 2010 | La passione | Flaminia Sbarbato | |
| 2010 | From the Waist Up | Katia | |
| 2011 | Merlin | Guenièvre | TV series |
| 2011 | L'infiltré | Laura Bassano | |
| 2011 | The Wholly Family | Madre | A short by Terry Gilliam |
| 2011 | The Worst Week of My Life | Margherita | based on TV series |
| 2011 | Kryptonite! | Titina | Nominated – David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress 2012 |
| 2012 | Barabbas | Ester | |
| 2012 | The Worst Christmas of My Life | Margherita | based on TV series |
| 2013 | Amiche da morire | Olivia | |
| 2013 | The Mafia Kills Only in the Summer | Flora | |
| 2013 | Indovina chi viene a Natale? | Valentina | |
| 2014 | Soap Opera | Anna | |
| 2016 | Tommaso | Chiara | |
| 2016 | 7 Minutes | Isabella | |
| 2017 | Di padre in figlia | Maria Teresa | |
| 2019 | Beware the Gorilla | Emma | |
| 2021 | L'amore vince tutto | Chiara Lubich |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Ignorant Angels | Antonia | Main role; Disney+/Star |
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
- ^ a b "INTERVISTA ALL'ATTRICE CRISTIANA CAPOTONDI – di GIUSEPPE RUSCONI". rossoporpora.org (in Italian). July 2006.
- ^ Francesco Rigatelli (17 December 2008). "Cristiana Capotondi: 'Vi racconto la solitudine dei numeri 1'" (in Italian). La Stampa. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
- ^ a b Fabio Secchi Frau. "Cristiana Capotondi: Una Jodie Foster da baciare". MyMovies. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "2011 Giro Madrina Revealed: Cristiana Capotondi". 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Capotondi: io single, casta e contenta – Corriere della Sera". corriere.it. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Cristiana Capotondi, pancino sospetto con Andrea Pezzi: "Dodici anni insieme"". leggo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Cristiana Capotondi: 'Io e Andrea Pezzi separati ma vicini' - Tv - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
External links
- (in Italian) Official website
- Cristiana Capotondi at IMDb
