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| Born | 10 February 1964 Trento, Italy |
| Years active | 1986–2016 |
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| Children | 1 |
Francesca Neri (born 10 February 1964) is a retired Italian actress.
Francesca Neri | |
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| Neri in 2008 | |
| Born | 10 February 1964 Trento, Italy |
| Years active | 1986–2016 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Francesca Neri (born 10 February 1964) is a retired Italian actress.
Neri was born in Trento, Italy. [1] She has received the Silver Ribbon Award three times, for Best Actress for Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse (1991), directed by Massimo Troisi; Pedro Almadovar's Carne trémula (Live Flesh) (1997), [2] and for Best Supporting Actress for Giovanni's Father (2008). [3]
She has also received three nominations for the David di Donatello Award, for Best Actress in Il dolce rumore della vita and Io amo Andrea (both 1999), and for Best Supporting Actress for La felicità non costa niente (2003).
Notable films include her three films in Spain: Live Flesh (1997, by Pedro Almodóvar), ¡Dispara! (Outrage, 1993, by Carlos Saura), both with her own voice speaking Spanish, and erotic drama film Las edades de Lulú (The Ages of Lulu, 1990, by Bigas Luna, where she's dubbed into Spanish).
After years of acclaimed work in Europe, she took on roles in the United States, with her first major role being Allegra, wife of the Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi in the Hollywood blockbuster Hannibal in 2001. [4] In 2002, she co-starred in Collateral Damage alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In 1997 Neri became romantically linked to actor Claudio Amendola, and they were married in 2009. They had a son, Rocco, in 1999. She also has two stepdaughters from Amendola's previous marriage, including voice actress Alessia Amendola. Neri and Amendola were divorced in late 2022. [5]
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