Silvia Cohen

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Silvia Cohen
Born (1959-04-24) 24 April 1959 (age 66)
Paris, France
OccupationActress

Silvia Cohen (born 24 April 1959) is an Italian actress.

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Life and career

Born in Paris into a family of Jewish origins, at young age Cohen moved with her family to Milan, where she studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici. [1] She debuted on stage at just 18 years old in 1977, and made her film debut in 1983 in Pasquale Festa Campanile's comedy film Segni particolari: bellissimo . [1] In the early 1990s, she started appearing in main roles, in art films and high-profile television productions. [1] She was nominated twice at the Nastro d'Argento awards, in 1996 as best supporting actress for Weird Tales [2] and in 1998 as best actress for Commercial Break . [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   888440214X.
  2. "Martone e Tornatore supersfida tra candidati ai Nastri". La Repubblica . 3 February 1996. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. "Benigni e Roberta Torre superfavoriti ai Nastri". La Repubblica . 14 January 1998. Retrieved 30 March 2014.