Gaia Zucchi | |
|---|---|
 Gaia Zucchi in Pisa, september 2023 | |
| Born | 27 March 1970 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | Leonardo and Mia |
| Website | gaiazucchi |
Gaia Zucchi (born 11 November 1966) is an Italian theater, television and movie actress. [1] [2]
Born in Rome in 1970, she has aristocratic origins on her mother's side. Her great-grandfather was General Rodolfo Corselli, a journalist and essayist on military arts; while her grandfather was Lieutenant of the Royal Army Aldo Zucchi, decorated with the Gold Medal of Military Valour.
She graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and the same time graduated in psychology; she was active in the world of entertainment.
She began as a model and interpreted photo comics in the magazines Cioè and Lanciostory . She also acted in commercials and temporary appearances as a valet in Che tempo che fa and Scommetiiamo che...?.
While training at the CSC, directed at that time by Lina Wertmüller, her teachers included Goliarda Sapienza and Attilio Corsini.
In 2023 she published an autobiographical book, La vicina di Zeffirelli (Zeffirelli's Neighbor), which describes the friendship she had with director Franco Zeffirelli. [3] [4]
Gaia has a brother and a sister, Marco and Simona. She was married to film producer Francesco Papa, and they had Leonardo, who also became a producer.
Later, she had a relationship with record producer Tullio Mattone; they remain good friends.
From the relationship with the Neapolitan entrepreneur Massimo Mignano, was born her second daughter Mia.
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