Cristiana Capotondi

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Cristiana Capotondi
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Born (1980-09-13) 13 September 1980 (age 43)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Partner Andrea Pezzi (2005–2021)
Website www.cristianacapotondi.com

Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.

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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 has a daughter, who was born in 2022. [9]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1995 Vacanze di Natale '95 Marta Colombo
1999 Il cielo in una stanza Federica
2004 To Sleep Next To Her Laura
Forse sì, forse noValentina
Christmas in Love Monica Baldi
2005Iris BluIrisShort film
2006 Notte prima degli esami Claudia Martinelli
2007Scrivilo sui muriSole
I Viceré Teresa Uzeda
Come tu mi vuoi Giada Ferretti
2009 Many Kisses Later Giulia
2010 La Passione Flaminia Sbarbato
From the Waist Up Katia
2011 The Worst Week of My Life Margherita
Kryptonite! Titina
The Wholly Family MotherShort film
2012 The Worst Christmas of My Life Margherita
Hotel Transylvania Mavis (voice)Italian dub; voice role
2013 Amiche da morire Olivia
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer Flora Guarneri
Indovina chi viene a Natale? Valentina Sereni
2014Amori elementariSara
A Golden Boy Silvia
Soap Opera Anna Roselli
2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 Mavis (voice)Italian dub; voice role
In ritardoHerShort film
2016 Tommaso Federica
7 Minutes Isabella
2017Metti una notteGaia
2018Nome di donnaNina Martini
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Mavis (voice)Italian dub; voice role
2019 Beware the Gorilla Emma
2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Mavis (voice)Italian dub; voice role
2024Succede anche nelle migliori famiglieIsabella Di Rienzo

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1993 Amico mio HeleneEpisode: "Non te ne andare!"
1994 Italian Restaurant AngieMain role
1998Un nero per casaValentina ParadisiTelevision film
SPQR Alessia AppioMain role
Anni '50Marisa ProitettiMain role
1999Anni '60Alessandra DiamantiMain role
2000Piovuto dal cieloAssuntina QuagliauloTelevision film
2001 Angelo il custode SaraMain role
Compagni di scuola Martina AntonelliMain role
2002Il giovane CasanovaManon BalettiTelevision film
La casa dell'angeloChiara MeyerTelevision film
2004–2006 Orgoglio Aurora ObrofariMain role
2006Joe PetrosinoGiuseppina PetrosinoTelevision film
2008Rebecca, la mia prima moglieJennifer de WinterTelevision film
2009 Sissi Elisabeth of Austria Lead role
2012MerlinGinevraTelevision film
Barabbas EsterTelevision film
2014Purché finisca beneAlessia RocchiEpisode: "Un marito di troppo"
2017Di padre in figliaMaria Teresa FranzaMain role
2018Liberi sognatori Renata Fonte Episode: "Una donna contro tutti - Renata Fonte"
2019Ognuno è perfettoMiriamMain role
2020Bella da morireEva CantiniMain role
2022 The Ignorant Angels AntoniaMain role

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References

  1. Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra, La Repubblica – 15 aprile 2006, pagina 58, sezione: SPETTACOLI
  2. La Repubblica: "Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra" 15 aprile 2006
  3. 1 2 "INTERVISTA ALL'ATTRICE CRISTIANA CAPOTONDI – di GIUSEPPE RUSCONI". rossoporpora.org (in Italian). July 2006.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 Fabio Secchi Frau. "Cristiana Capotondi: Una Jodie Foster da baciare". MyMovies . Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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  8. "Cristiana Capotondi, pancino sospetto con Andrea Pezzi: "Dodici anni insieme"". leggo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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