Simona Caparrini

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Simona Caparrini
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Born (1972-01-05) 5 January 1972 (age 52)
Florence, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present

Simona Caparrini (born 5 January 1972) is an Italian actress. She is known for: To Rome with Love , directed by Woody Allen, [1] [2] where she plays Aunt Joan, the uptight member of Roman high society; Romeo & Juliet , directed by Carlo Carlei; and the Warner Bros. production The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , directed by Guy Ritchie.

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Early life

Caparrini, originally from Tuscany, graduated at the Theatre of Genova's Drama Academy, completing a three-year program.[ citation needed ] After her degree, she moved to New York City to study acting at the Union Square Theatre with the American actor George DiCenzo. [3]

Career

Caparrini's film debut was il muro di gomma , directed by Italian director, Marco Risi. She was eventually chosen by Alberto Sordi, to play Wilma, opposite Sordi himself, in his film Nestore l'ultima corsa  [ it ]. [4] [5] She gained some fame [6] with this role and promoted the movie in various cities along with Sordi. [7]

Caparrini had a cameo role in The Postman (1994), playing Elsa Morante; then she played Ursula in the feature film Banditi (1995). She later starred in the feature film Il cielo è sempre più blu (1996) directed by Antonello Grimaldi.[ citation needed ]

Caparrini has acted in a number of Italian, French and Spanish TV series. Among them are: Ein Haus in der Toscana (1993) for German TV; Compañeros (1998) for Spanish TV; Marie Fransson (2000) for French TV; Orgoglio (2004), for which she received critical praise, [8] portraying Elvira Graziani; the TV movie Dottor Clown  [ it ] (2008); the dramatic TV series Il mostro di Firenze (2009), based on a true story The Monster of Florence , where she played Daniela Stefanacci; Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi (2010), TV series directed by Luciano Odorisio, and Una Buona stagione  [ it ] (2012), directed by Gianni Lepre  [ it ].[ citation needed ]

In 2000, Caparrini gained more visibility appearing in the film Io Amo Andrea (2000), [9] where she plays Irene directed by Francesco Nuti; and in 2001, she was in Suor Sorriso , remake of the cult movie The Singing Nun , where she plays Clara, [10] [11] directed by Roger Deutsch; then eventually came the period piece Il Quaderno della spesa (2003), directed by Tonino Cervi; the comedy Nessun messaggio in segreteria (2005), directed by Luca Miniero and Paolo Genovese, [12] [13] [14] opposite Carlo delle Piane and Pierfrancesco Favino; the French sci-fi 8th Wonderland (2008), [15] directed by Nicholas Alberny and Jean Mach; Immaturi (2010), [16] directed by Paolo Genovese, where she plays Katia, a stubborn sex addict permanently in group therapy; and Interno Giorno (2011), directed by Tommaso Rosseliini, where she plays Martina, the movie star's talent agent. [17]

In 2012, Caparrini [18] in Italy and abroad, [19] was chosen by Woody Allen to play Aunt Joan in his feature film To Rome with Love . In 2013, she had a cameo in the feature film Romeo and Juliet , as a noble woman friend of the Capulets.[ citation needed ] She co-starred in the 2015 spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , directed by Guy Ritchie.[ citation needed ]

Selected filmography

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Simona Caparrini
YearTitleRoleDirector
1991 The Rubber Wall Carla, journalist Marco Risi
1993 Ein Haus in der Toscana Simona Gabi Kuback
1994 Nestore l'ultima corsa Wilma Alberto Sordi
1995 The Postman Elsa Morante Michael Radford
1995 Banditi Ursula Stefano Mignucci
1996 Bits and Pieces Giulia Antonello Grimaldi
1996 Linda ed il brigadiere Tina, landlady Gianfranco Lanzotti
1998 Compañeros Elena José Ramón Ayerra
1999 Un posto al sole Elisabetta D’Andrea Cristiano Celeste
2000 Io amo Andrea Irene Francesco Nuti
The Accountant Maria Glenn Gers
Marie Fransson Claire Christiane Spiero
Suor Sorriso Clara Roger Deutsch
Casa Famiglia Maria Riccardo Donna
2001 Compagni di scuola Anna, surgeon Tiziana Aristarco
2003 Il Quaderno della Spesa Elena Tonino Cervi
Andata e Ritorno Vanessa Alessandro Paci
2004 Orgoglio Elvira Graziani Giorgio Serafini
2005 Nessun messaggio in segreteria Anna, doorkeeper Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero
Ho sposato un calciatore Gina Stefano Sollima
2006 Capri Ministro Gastori Giorgio Molteni
Don Matteo Clelia Bassi Elisabetta Marchetti
2008 8th Wonderland Rossella Brizzi, Italian TV Guest Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach
Il Commissario Rex Serena, Montanary's secretary Marco Serafini
2009 Il mostro di Firenze Daniela Stefanacci Antonello Grimaldi
2010 Doctor Clown Giulia Maurizio Nichetti
Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi Cristina Vallauro Luciano Odorisio
2011 The Immature Katia Paolo Genovese
Interno Giorno Martina Tommaso Rossellini
La ragazza americana Carla Vittorio Sindoni
Una buona stagione lawyer Lucidi Gianni Lepre
2012 To Rome with Love aunt Joan Woody Allen
2013 Romeo and Juliet Female guest Carlo Carlei
2013 Stai lontana da me Giulia, moglie sottomessa Alessio Maria Federici
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Contessa Guy Ritchie

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