Stefania Rocca

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Stefania Rocca
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Stefania Rocca in 2012.
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 52)
Turin, Italy
OccupationActress
Spouse
(after 2013)
Children2

Stefania Rocca (born 24 April 1971 [1] [2] ) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Nirvana (1997), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Dracula (2002). Rocca also was the lead in Dario Argento's The Card Player . Among her most recent appearances, she was in Alessandro D'Alatri's comedy film Commediasexi where she played the main character, Pia Roncaldi. She starred as Hannah in the 1997 film Solomon .

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Background and personal life

Rocca was born on 24 April 1971 in Turin, the daughter of a Fiat chief of security and a stylist. Beginning in her adolescence Rocca studied piano, singing, and dancing at the Teatro Stabile di Torino. [3] In the late 1980s she moved to Milan where she started working as a model; in Milan, she enrolled in a series of acting courses. In 1993, thanks to a scholarship, she joined the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. [3] She also studied at the Actors Studio in New York City.

Rocca is married to her long-time partner Carlo Capasa, whom she wed in a highly secretive ceremony in 2013. The couple has been together since 2005, [4] and has two sons.

Career

Rocca made her acting debut with a secondary role in Giulio Base's Policemen but her breakout role was the blue-haired Naima in the Gabriele Salvatores' cyberpunk film Nirvana (1997). [3] After enrolling a course at the Actors Studio in New York, in 1998, Rocca had her first main role in the controversial erotic thriller Viol@ , and for her performance she was nominated to the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress. [3] One year later, Rocca appeared in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley as Jude Law's lover, then she appeared in other international productions, including Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost , Mike Figgis' experimental Hotel and Tom Tykwer's Heaven . [3]

In 2003, Rocca had her main commercial success in Italy, with Alessandro D'Alatri's comedy Casomai , which also gave her a nomination for Best Actress at the Nastro d'Argento and David di Donatello Awards. [3] In 2005, she played a blind lesbian in the Academy Award-nominated drama The Beast in the Heart , and for her performance, she was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress. [3] Since the mid-2000s, Rocca has mainly appeared on television. She is also active on stage. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1995 Policemen Valeria
1995 Palermo - Milan One Way Maria Pia
1997 Nirvana Naima
1997 Inside/Out Grace Patterson
1997L'amico di WangSimonetta
1998Voglio una donnaaa!Marta
1998 Viol@ Marta / Viola
1998Giochi d'equilibrioFrancesca (1977)
1999 In the Beginning There Was Underwear Teresa
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley Silvana
2000 Love's Labour's Lost Jacquanetta
2000 Rosa and Cornelia Rosa
2001 Hotel Sophie
2002 Heaven Regina
2002 Casomai Stefania
2003 Life as It Comes Giorgia
2003 Five Moons Square Fernanda
2003 Kiss Me First Adele
2004 The Card Player Anna Mari
2004 Love Is Eternal While It Lasts Carlotta
2005 Mary Brenda Sax
2005 The Beast in the Heart Emilia
2005Aspects of LoveGiulietta Trapani
2006 The Bodyguard's Cure Vera Mezza
2006 Commediasexi Pia Roncaldi
2007 The Candidate Laura Dedieu
2007Voce del verbo amoreFrancesca
2007 Go Go Tales Debby
2010 A Woman Natalie
2011 The Invader Agnès de Yael
2011 L'amore fa male Germana
2013 The Third Half Teresa
2014 A Fairy-Tale Wedding Luciana
2014 Do You See Me? Maria
2015One More DayGiulia
2016Abbraccialo per meCaterina
2016Calcolo infinitesimaleValeria / Betta / Madre di Betta
2016 Non si ruba a casa dei ladri Daniela Russo
2017 Mom or Dad? Sonia
2018 I'm Back Katia Bellini
2022 The Man Who Drew God

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Italian Restaurant Attrice SpotEpisode: "Nuova gestione"
1995Voci notturneCarlaTV miniseries
1996Running AgainstChiaraTV film
1996 Donna VeronicaEpisode: "1.6"
1996 I ragazzi del muretto BarbaraEpisode: "Nepal"
1997Nei secoli dei secoliPiaSegment: "Il mappamondo"
1997 Solomon HannahTV miniseries
1998Amiche davvero!!ClaudiaTV film
1999 Shadows  [ it ]ElenaTV film
1999 Jesus Mary of Bethany TV miniseries
2000 Lourdes  [ it ]Nathalie GuillaumetTV film
2001 Resurrection Katiuscia MaslovaTV film
2002 Dracula MinaTV miniseries
2004 Stauffenberg Margarethe von OvenTV film
2005The 4 MusketeersAnne D'AutricheEpisodes: "1.1", "1.2"
2006Mafalda of Savoy Princess Mafalda of Savoy TV film
2007Candidat libreSusanTV film
2008–09 Tutti pazzi per amore Laura Del FioreMain role (series 1)
2009BakhitaAurora MarinTV film
2011Edda Ciano e il comunistaEdda CianoTV film
2012Never for LoveLauraEpisode: "La fuga di Teresa"
2012 Little Lady  [ de ]Malvina FarelliTV film
2012–2015The FamilyChiaraTV series
2013Altri tempiDuchessaTV film
2013Adriano Olivetti: La forza di un sognoKaren BatesTV film
2014Gli anni spezzatiGrazia SossiEpisode: "Il giudice"
2017Di padre in figliaFranca FranzaTV miniseries
2017Wedding in RomeGioiaTV film

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