Nicky Mondellini

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Nicky Mondellini
Born (1966-07-06) July 6, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityItalian
Mexican
Occupation(s)Actress, ballerina
Years active1983-2005
SpouseAl Wilson (2000-present)
ChildrenStephanie, Mario, and Robert
Parent(s)Mario Mondellini
Joan Hammond
Relatives2 sisters

Nicky Mondellini (born Nicoletta Edna Mondellini Hammond on July 6, 1966, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian-born Mexican actress and professional ballerina.

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Early life

Mondellini was born to a British mother, [1] Joan Hammond, and an Italian father, Mario Mondellini. She moved to Mexico City with her family when her father was transferred by his employer. She has two sisters.

From early childhood, she was introduced to the arts of acting and dancing by her mother, a professional choreographer. She began her acting career when she was 11 years old in the musical "Gypsy", and continued her career in Telenovelas (soap operas) with the Mexican network Televisa, Spanish classical theater and movies.

Mondellini decided to move with her family to Houston, Texas [2] in 2006 following the kidnapping of two of her actress friends in Mexico City.

She won the Voice Arts award for Best Spanish Language Narrator in 2017. She has been nominated twice for the Premios TV y Novelas as Best Lead Actress and Best supporting Actress. She is fluent in five languages (Spanish, English, Italian, French and German), is a professional ballerina, a voice over talent, and has bachelor's and master's degrees in arts.

Mondellini is married to an American Petroleum engineer, Al Wilson. The couple have three children: Mario, Robert, and Stephanie.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Videocosmos
1989-93La telaraña
1989 Mi segunda madre Special Appearance
1989-90 Simplemente Maria NurseSupporting Role
1991 La Pícara Soñadora Gina ValdezSupporting Role
1992-93 María Mercedes Mística Casagrande de OrdóñezAntagonist
1992Puerto Escondido
1994 Marimar GemaSupporting Role
1995-96Retrato de FamiliaPatricia CortésSupporting Role
1997Nic Habana
1997 Esmeralda Dra. Rosario MuñozSpecial Appearance
1998Una Luz en el CaminoVictoria de de los SantosSupporting Role
2000 Ramona Beatriz de EchagüeSupporting Role
2002-03 ¡Vivan los Niños! [3] Sofía LunaSupporting Role
2004 Corazones al límite Lourdes "Lulú" Gómez de ArellanoSupporting Role
2005 Contra Viento y Marea [4] Constanza Sandoval de BalmacedaSupporting Role

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
1993Best Young Lead Actress Marimar Nominated
1995Best Supporting Actress in a Classical Theatre Play"La Amistad Castigada"Nominated
2017Best Spanish Language NarratorWon

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References

  1. Rojas, Edith (2023-08-08). "¿Qué ha sido de Nicky Mondellini, la villana de "María Mercedes"?". UnoTV (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. "María Mercedes: así vive Nicky Mondellini, la actriz que dio vida a Mística hace 30 años en la telenovela". eltiempomx.com (in Spanish). 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. SUN-AEE (2003-03-15). "Vivan los niños llega a su fin". Online edition (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torréon. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  4. Cast of Contra Viento y Marea Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine