Bianca Chiminello
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Bianca Chiminello is an Australian model and actress best known for her role as "Jenavian Charto" in the Farscape
miniseries and television series. Chiminello's breakout film performance is in the December 2008 release of David Fincher
's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
, starring Brad Pitt
and Cate Blanchett
. Chiminello plays Blanchett's best friend.
in Melbourne
, Australia. As a child Bianca's first love was dance; she trained as a classical ballerina
with the Victorian Ballet School under the guidance of Dianne Parrington. Bianca Chiminello attended Methodist Ladies' College
; during her education she was discovered by a modeling agent and started working whilst finishing her high school certificate.
' Supermodel of the World Contest (Australia) and was subsequently signed with Ford Models and was taken to New York City, where she lived with Eileen Ford and worked with the publications Allure
, Seventeen
, She, Elle
, Harper's Bazaar
and Vogue
. Chiminello is currently represented by Industry Models. After completing her studies, she lived in Europe and was in advertising campaigns for Giorgio Armani
, Emporio Armani, Moschino
and Escada
.
Chiminello has walked for top fashion shows such as Armani, Burberry
, Moschino
, Hussein Callahan, Collette Dinnigan
, and Dolce & Gabbana
Chiminello is known for her unique style and individual approach; she has always been a chameleon to photographers and designers alike, often being compared to Linda Evangelista
.
and currently works with Hollywood-famous Ivanah Chubbuck. In 2002 Chiminello appeared in the hit Sci-Fi series Farscape
. Her character 'Jenavian Charto' was so hugely popular with audiences that Chiminello was called upon to appear at conventions around the USA. Because of the overwhelming demand and audience response, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 to pursue a full-time film career. Bianca Chiminello has worked on the independent features Toxic
, due for release through The Weinstein Company
in June 2008, and Devils Highway.
Her first acting assignment for American television was as a guest star on the hit USA Network series Monk
opposite Tony Shaloub. Chiminello's natural comic timing was evident and she has since gone on to appear as a guest star in comedy shows: Emily's Reasons Why Not
, opposite Heather Graham, Ugly Betty
with America Ferrera
and the 2007 break-out show for ABC
Dirty Sexy Money
with Donald Sutherland
, Peter Krause
and Samaire Armstrong
. Most recently she worked on Chuck
with another fellow Australian Yvonne Strahovski
and starring Zachary Levi
as Chuck, Bianca plays Fulcrum Agent "Juliette" which is due to air on 13 October 2008.
Chiminello was chosen to play the best friend to Cate Blanchett
in the David Fincher
-directed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, also starring Brad Pitt
, released in 2008. Chiminello is currently represented by RGM in Australia, which also represents Blanchett.
Bianca Chiminello appeared in January 2009 issue of Sunday Life's Magazine "Fresh Crop", five young Australian actors who are shaping up to be Hollywood's Next Big Things.... She recently wrapped the lead in an Australian film, Living Between Fu$ks as "The Beautiful Financial Backer", based on a novel of the same title.
, Shane Brolly
and herself.
Synopsis: Code name Japan is a contract killer on a job. Accustomed to staying in hotels, Japan (Shane Brolly) finds himself jet-lagged in the middle of the night and forced to eat in the hotel restaurant, room service being closed. There, he meets a man, Alfred (Peter Fonda). Alfred was recently evicted from their marital home by his now ex-wife (Bianca Chiminello) and now lives at the hotel. A loner befriends another loner, and their unexpected friendship leads their faith to a twist and turn ending.
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
miniseries and television series. Chiminello's breakout film performance is in the December 2008 release of David Fincher
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
, starring Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
and Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
. Chiminello plays Blanchett's best friend.
Early life
Chiminello was brought up in a single-parent family in the bohemian suburb of FitzroyFitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. Its borders are Alexandra Parade , Victoria Parade , Smith Street and Nicholson Street. Fitzroy is Melbourne's...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia. As a child Bianca's first love was dance; she trained as a classical ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
with the Victorian Ballet School under the guidance of Dianne Parrington. Bianca Chiminello attended Methodist Ladies' College
Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne
Methodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
; during her education she was discovered by a modeling agent and started working whilst finishing her high school certificate.
Fashion modeling
In 1993 while still in the middle of her high school studies, she won Ford ModelsFord Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
' Supermodel of the World Contest (Australia) and was subsequently signed with Ford Models and was taken to New York City, where she lived with Eileen Ford and worked with the publications Allure
Allure (magazine)
Allure is the leading U.S. women’s beauty magazine, published monthly by Condé Nast in New York City. It was founded in 1991 by editor in chief Linda Wells, who has been at the helm of the magazine ever since. From its inception, the magazine has been widely recognized for its intelligent,...
, Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
, She, Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
and Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
. Chiminello is currently represented by Industry Models. After completing her studies, she lived in Europe and was in advertising campaigns for Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...
, Emporio Armani, Moschino
Moschino
Moschino is an Italian fashion design house and manufacturer of women's, men's and children's fashion.-History:The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino...
and Escada
Escada
Escada is an international luxury fashion group in women's designer clothing. The company has a presence in about 60 different countries. Its main sales markets are North America, western and eastern Europe and Asia. It filed bankruptcy in August 2009, and was acquired by Megha Mittal, in November...
.
Chiminello has walked for top fashion shows such as Armani, Burberry
Burberry
Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry...
, Moschino
Moschino
Moschino is an Italian fashion design house and manufacturer of women's, men's and children's fashion.-History:The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino...
, Hussein Callahan, Collette Dinnigan
Collette Dinnigan
Collette Dinnigan is an Australian based fashion designer. Born in South Africa, Dinnigan moved to New Zealand, then Australia, where she obtained work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, and Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
Chiminello is known for her unique style and individual approach; she has always been a chameleon to photographers and designers alike, often being compared to Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista is a Canadian model. She has been featured on over 600 magazine covers and has garnered work on numerous modeling assignments with companies, most recently with L'Oréal.- Early years :...
.
Acting
Chiminello's first passion has always been acting; she studied in Australia at St Martin's, The National Theatre, with the Dean of Acting and Voice at NIDANational Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
and currently works with Hollywood-famous Ivanah Chubbuck. In 2002 Chiminello appeared in the hit Sci-Fi series Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
. Her character 'Jenavian Charto' was so hugely popular with audiences that Chiminello was called upon to appear at conventions around the USA. Because of the overwhelming demand and audience response, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 to pursue a full-time film career. Bianca Chiminello has worked on the independent features Toxic
Toxic (2007 film)
Toxic is a 2008 thriller film. It was released direct-to-video on July 8, 2008. The movie is told with past and present cut up and mixed together, rather than chronologically. The story focuses on a girl name Lucille, who has a mental illness...
, due for release through The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
in June 2008, and Devils Highway.
Her first acting assignment for American television was as a guest star on the hit USA Network series Monk
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
opposite Tony Shaloub. Chiminello's natural comic timing was evident and she has since gone on to appear as a guest star in comedy shows: Emily's Reasons Why Not
Emily's Reasons Why Not
Emily's Reasons Why Not is a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after airing one episode on January 9, 2006.-Premise:...
, opposite Heather Graham, Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
with America Ferrera
America Ferrera
America Georgina Ferrera is an American actress, best known for playing the lead role in the television comedy series Ugly Betty...
and the 2007 break-out show for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money is an American prime time drama series created by Craig Wright, which ran on the ABC from September 26, 2007 to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment...
with Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland, OC is a Canadian actor with a film career spanning nearly 50 years. Some of Sutherland's more notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, , MASH , and Kelly's Heroes , as well as in such popular films as Klute, Invasion of the...
, Peter Krause
Peter Krause
Peter William Krause is an American film and television actor and film producer. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under, Adam Braverman on Parenthood, and Casey McCall on Sports Night...
and Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Rhys Armstrong is an American actress, fashion designer and model. She is best known for her roles in Stay Alive, The O.C. and It's a Boy Girl Thing. Her best known role to date is portraying the role of Juliet Darling in the ABC television series Dirty Sexy Money...
. Most recently she worked on Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
with another fellow Australian Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Strahovski is an Australian actress. Born in Australia to Polish immigrant parents, Strahovski speaks Polish and English...
and starring Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi Pugh , better known by his stage name Zachary Levi , is an American television actor, director, and singer known for the roles of Kipp Steadman in Less than Perfect, Chuck Bartowski in Chuck, and Flynn Rider in Tangled.- Early life :Zachary Levi Pugh was born in Lake Charles,...
as Chuck, Bianca plays Fulcrum Agent "Juliette" which is due to air on 13 October 2008.
Chiminello was chosen to play the best friend to Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
in the David Fincher
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
-directed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, also starring Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
, released in 2008. Chiminello is currently represented by RGM in Australia, which also represents Blanchett.
Bianca Chiminello appeared in January 2009 issue of Sunday Life's Magazine "Fresh Crop", five young Australian actors who are shaping up to be Hollywood's Next Big Things.... She recently wrapped the lead in an Australian film, Living Between Fu$ks as "The Beautiful Financial Backer", based on a novel of the same title.
Producing
In 2007 Chiminello explored producing and made an independent feature film, Japan, starring Peter FondaPeter Fonda
Peter Henry Fonda is an American actor. He is the son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda...
, Shane Brolly
Shane Brolly
Shane R Brolly is an Northern Irish actor, most known for his role as Kraven in Underworld.- Biography :Brolly was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and comes from a family of Irish actors, although he's done most of his film work in the US.He has a brother Clark, and a sister Kathy. He started...
and herself.
Synopsis: Code name Japan is a contract killer on a job. Accustomed to staying in hotels, Japan (Shane Brolly) finds himself jet-lagged in the middle of the night and forced to eat in the hotel restaurant, room service being closed. There, he meets a man, Alfred (Peter Fonda). Alfred was recently evicted from their marital home by his now ex-wife (Bianca Chiminello) and now lives at the hotel. A loner befriends another loner, and their unexpected friendship leads their faith to a twist and turn ending.
Film
- Living Between Fu$ks - The Beautiful Financial Backer 2009
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Daisy's Best Friend, Ballerina who breaks shoelace 2008 $150M
- Japan - Sarah Costra, Producer 2008 $2.5M
- Toxic - Raven 2007 7,662 $3.8M
- Devil's Highway - Mayor's Wife 2005 $2M
- Peace One Day (documentary) - Herself 2004
- Farscape Undressed (TV documentary) - Jenavian Charto 2001
Television
- Chuck (TV series) - Fulcrum Agent ~ Juliette
- Chuck Versus the Break-Up - 2008
- Dirty Sexy Money (TV series) - Princess Astrid Esterhazy (3 episodes, 2007) -
- The Watch - Princess Astrid Esterhazy 2007
- "The Bridge" - Princess Astrid Esterhazy 2007
- "The Chiavennasca" - Princess Astrid Esterhazy 2007
- Ugly Betty (TV series) – "Mode Girl" (1 episode, 2007)
- "Swag" - Mode Girl 2007
- Emily's Reasons Why Not (TV series) - Vinessa (1 episode, 2006)
- "Why Not to Date a Twin" - Vinessa 2006
- Charmed (TV series) - Avatar (1 episode, 2005)
- "Vaya Con Leos" - Avatar 2005
- Monk (TV series) - Wine Expert (1 episode, 2005)
- "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" - Wine Expert 2005
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (TV movie) - Jenavian Charto (2004)
- The Lost World (TV movie) - Queen Selena 2001
- BeastMaster (TV series) - Aviana (1 episode, 2001)
- "Birds" - Aviana 2001
- The Lost World (TV series) - Queen Selena (1 episode, 2000)
- Amazons - Queen Selena 2000
- Farscape (TV series) - Jenavian Charto / Jenavian charto (3 episodes, 2000)
- "Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton" - Jenavian Charto 2000
- "Look at the Princess: Part 2: I Do, I Think" - Jenavian Charto 2000
- "Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss" - Jenavian charto 2000
- Looking Good (TV series) - Herself (1999)
- E! News (TV series) - Herself (unknown episodes, 1998)
- Ford Supermodel of the World (TV movie) - Herself 199
External links
- Un-Official website: http://www.biancachiminello-fans.net
- Bianca Chiminello at NY Times.com: http://movies.nytimes.com/person/682043/Bianca-Chiminello
- Bianca Chiminello at TVGuide.com: http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=223023
- Bianca Chiminello at TV Yahoo.com: http://tv.yahoo.com/bianca-chiminello/contributor/262786