Bianca Guaccero

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Bianca Guaccero
Mia Madre (B.Guaccero) (cropped).JPG
Guaccero in 2010
Born (1981-01-15) 15 January 1981 (age 43)
Bitonto, Bari, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Bianca Guaccero (born 15 January 1981) is an Italian actress, singer and television presenter.

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In February 2010, she resumed her notable role of Carolina Scapece in the Rai 1 mini-series Capri 3. She had played the same part of the conniving Caroline in the first and second Capri series. In 2009, she was one of the cast of Il Bene e il Male ("The Good and the Bad") in which she portrayed a policewoman. In 2006, she had starred in the title role of Assunta Spina , a television mini-series remake of the 1948 film.

Career

Guaccero was born in Bitonto, a comune in the province of Bari, Italy. She began her career in Italian television in 1996 at the age of fifteen with the variety programme Sotto a Chi Tocca, which also featured showgirl Pamela Prati and comedian Pippo Franco.

In 1999, she made her acting debut in the film Terra Bruciata, directed by Fabio Segatori, in which she played the part of Maria. Since then she has performed regularly in both television and the cinema, and has appeared twice on stage in theatrical productions.

One of her most notable performances has been in the role of the malicious, conniving Carolina Scapece in the Rai Uno mini-series Capri, Capri 2 and Capri 3. She also starred in the title role of Assunta Spina, a mini-series remake of the 1948 film which starred Academy Awards-winning actress Anna Magnani.

In 2008, Guaccero co-hosted the 58th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with Pippo Baudo and Andrea Osvárt. [1]

She won the 2024 series of the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars, competing alongside Giovanni Pernice. [2]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Sotto a chi toccaHerself/hostGame show
2002 John XXIII: The Pope of Peace MariaTelevision film
Tutti i sogni del mondoDaniela BenardiMiniseries
2004 Benedetti dal Signore ZaraEpisode: "Missione Zara"
La tassistaVittoriaRecurring role; 3 episodes
Mai storie d'amore in cucinaEvelinaMiniseries
2005 Imperium: Saint Peter SilviaTelevision film
2006Assunta SpinaAssunta SpinaTelevision film
2006–2010 Capri Carolina ScapeceMain role; 38 episodes
2007La terza veritàLidia RoccellaMiniseries
2008 Sanremo Music Festival 2008 Herself/hostAnnual music show
La stella della porta accantoStellaMiniseries
2009 Il bene e il male Grazia MicheliMain role; 12 episodes
2010Mia madreNunziaTelevision film
2012 Walter Chiari: Fino all'ultima risata Valeria Fabrizi Miniseries
2014Napoli prima e dopoHerself/co-hostAnnual music show
Purché finisca beneValeriaEpisode: "Una coppia modello"
2015TechetechetèHerself/GuestVariety show
Tale e quale showHerselfConstastant (season 5)
L'anno che verrà 2015Herself/hostAnnual music festival
2016Battiti LiveHerself/hostLive event
L'anno che verrà 2016Herself/hostAnnual music festival
2017 60 Zecchini HerselfLive event; performer
Sotto coperturaClaudia VentrigliaMain role (season 2); 8 episodes
2018In punta di piediLorenzaTelevision film
2018–presentDetto fattoHerself/hostSeason 7–present
2024 Ballando con le Stelle HerselfWinner; series 19
2025 Sanremo Music Festival 2025 Herself/host (introductory segment)Annual music show

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Terra bruciataMaria
2000 Picasso's Face Samantha
2001Tra due mondiAngelica
Witches to the North Selvaggia
2002Il trasformistaKatia
2005 Shadows in the Sun Maura
2019Il grande spiritoMilena

Theatre

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References

  1. "Bianca Guaccero: 'Ho il sedere troppo grande'" [Bianca Guaccero: 'My butt is too big']. La Stampa (in Italian). 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
  2. Smith, Cachella (22 December 2024). "Former Strictly star Giovanni Pernice wins Italian dance show". BBC News . Retrieved 22 December 2024.