Valeria Marini | |
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| Born | Valeria Virginia Laura Marini 14 May 1967 Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Giovanni Cottone (m. 2013;div. 2014) |
| Website | www |
Valeria Virginia Laura Marini (born 14 May 1967) is an Italian actress, showgirl and entrepreneur.
Born in Rome to a Sardinian mother, Gianna Orrù, and a Roman father, Mario, Valeria Marini was raised in Cagliari. [1] Her first cinematographic appearance was in 1987 in the film Cronaca nera. After this she made her debut in theatre with the comedy I ragazzi irresistibili, in 1991. In 1992 she debuted in television with the show Luna di miele. [2] It was in this programme that she was noticed by director Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who chose her to replace Pamela Prati in the Bagaglino spectaculars, annual series of theatre shows transformed into television variety programmes. She took part in several series of these such as Bucce di banana, Champagne, Rose rosse, Viva le italiane, Miconsenta, Barbecue. After these performances, her fame grew in Italy; in 1997 she was nominated to present the Sanremo Festival with Mike Bongiorno and Piero Chiambretti. [3]
Marini acted in several films, and in the 2000s she began a career as a fashion designer. [4] In 2006 she took part in the reality show Reality Circus. [5] In 2010 she co-hosted the television programme I raccomandati, with Pupo, Emanuele Filiberto and Georgia Luzi. [6] In the same year she acted as herself in a scene of Somewhere , directed by Sofia Coppola. In 2012 she took part as a contestant in the ninth season of L'isola dei Famosi , the Italian version of Survivor . In 2014 she acted in the film A Golden Boy , directed by Pupi Avati. In 2015, she took part as a contestant, coupled with Federico Degli Esposti, in the third season of Notti sul ghiaccio, the Italian version of Skating with Celebrities . In 2016, she participated to the first season of Grande Fratello VIP , the Italian version of Celebrity Big Brother . In 2018, she participated to the VIP episode of Alta Infedeltà with Daniele Marcheggiani and Chiara Condrò.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Crack | Moira | |
| 1992 | Un orso chiamato Arturo | Vincent's wife | |
| Gole ruggenti | Sabrina | ||
| 1993 | Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un anno dopo | Bea | |
| 1996 | Bambola | Mina "Bambola" | |
| 1998 | Incontri proibiti | Federica Pescatore | |
| 2001 | Bunuel e la tavole di re Salomone | Ana María de Zayas | |
| 2004 | In questo mondo di ladri | Monica Puddu | |
| 2010 | Somewhere | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| I Want to Be a Soldier | Teacher | Also producer | |
| 2011 | 11-11-11 | None | Producer |
| 2012 | Operazione vacanze | Nadia Escorti | |
| E io non pago - L'Italia dei furbetti | Sonia | ||
| 2013 | La mia mamma suona il rock | Jessica Morgan | |
| 2014 | A Golden Boy | Davide's friend | |
| 2016 | C'è sempre un perchè | Emma | Also producer |
| 2018 | Show Dogs | Persephone | Italian dub; voice role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Un inviato molto speciale | Silvia | Episode: "98esimo minuto" |
| Cronaca nera | Lori's friend | Television film | |
| 1995 | The Simpsons | Mindy Simmons | Italian dub; episode: "The Last Temptation of Homer" |
| 1996 | Sorellina e il principe del sogno | Fountain spirit | Television film |
| 1999 | Pepe Carvalho | Charo | 6 episodes |
| Il settimo papiro | Gina Valentino | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | La palestra | Angela Solari | Television film |
| 2009 | Piper | Doretta Lee | 7 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Così fan tutte | Valeria | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Result |
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| 2012 |  L'Isola dei Famosi | Contestant | 5th Evicted |
| 2016 | Grande Fratello VIP (season 1) | Contestant | 3rd Place |
| 2018 | Temptation Island VIP | Contestant with Patrick Baldassarri | |
| 2020 | Grande Fratello VIP (season 4) | Contestant | 11th Evicted |
| 2021 |  Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras (2021) | Contestant | 5th Evicted |
| 2021–2022 | Grande Fratello VIP (season 6) | Contestant with Giacomo Urtis | 16th Evicted |
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