Cristiana Capotondi
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Capotondi was born in RomeRome
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to an Italian family of Italian Jewish descent. She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
with a degree in communication sciences.
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
Amico mio
Amico mio is an Italian television series....
, aired by RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
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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
Rai Uno
Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to...
. She gained additional exposure in the film Notte prima degli esami
Notte prima degli esami
Notte prima degli esami is a 2006 Italian comedy teen film, written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. It describes the lives of two groups of Italian teenagers during the preparation of the esame di maturità...
(2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vaporidis. In 2009 Capotondi played the Austrian Empress
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
Elisabeth of Bavaria
Elisabeth of Bavaria
Elisabeth of Austria was the spouse of Franz Joseph I, and therefore both Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. She also held the titles of Queen of Bohemia and Croatia, among others...
in the ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
/Rai Uno
Rai Uno
Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to...
/ORF
ORF
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co-production Sisi.
She is to be the 'madrina' of the 2011 Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
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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 Christmas in Love Christmas in Love is a 2004 film starring Danny DeVito. The film was directed by Neri Parenti.The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards.- Actors :*Danny DeVito: Brad La Guardia... |
Monica | Supporting role |
| 2005 | Volevo solo dormirle addosso | Laura | Main role |
| 2006 | Notte prima degli esami Notte prima degli esami Notte prima degli esami is a 2006 Italian comedy teen film, written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. It describes the lives of two groups of Italian teenagers during the preparation of the esame di maturità... |
Claudia | Main role |
| 2007 | Scrivilo sui muri | Sole | Main role |
| 2007 | I Viceré | Teresa | Main role |
| 2008 | Come vuoi | Giada | Main role |
| 2009 | Ex | Giulia | Supporting role |
| 2010 | La passione La passione La passione is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Kasia Smutniak* Stefania Sandrelli* Cristiana Capotondi... |
Flaminia Sbarbato | Supporting role |
| 2010 | From the waist on | Katia | Main role |
| 2011 | La peggiore settimana della mia vita | Main role |