Cristiana Capotondi

Cristiana Capotondi Biography

Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.

Biography

Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing up in Rome, she celebrated both Christian and Jewish holidays, such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, and visited both church and synagogue. She graduated from the Universit La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences.

Capotondi first gained popularity in a commercial ad for the "Maxibon Motta" ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of thirteen in the Italian series Amico mio, aired by RAI.

Capotondi debuted in cinema in 1995 with the comedy Vacanze di Natale '95. Between 1993 and 2006 she worked mostly in television, starring in 2004-2006 in the series Orgoglio (TV series), aired on Rai Uno. She gained additional exposure in the film Notte prima degli esami (2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vaporidis. In 2009 Capotondi played the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria in the ZDF/Rai Uno/ORF co-production Sissi.

She has been the 'madrina' of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Vacanze di Natale 95	Marta	Theatrical debut
1999	Il cielo in una stanza		Supporting role
2004	Forse si... forse no...
2004	Christmas in Love	Monica	Supporting role
2005	Volevo solo dormirle addosso	Laura	Main role
2006	Notte prima degli esami	Claudia	Main role Nominated"?David di Donatello for Best Actress 2006
2007	Scrivilo sui muri	Sole	Main role
2007	I Vicer	Teresa	Main role
2008	Come vuoi	Giada	Main role
2009	Ex	Giulia	Supporting role
2009	Sissi	Kaiserin Elisabeth	2 part telefilm, Main Role
2010	La passione	Flaminia Sbarbato	Supporting role
2010	From the Life and Onward	Katia	Main Role
2011	Merlin	Guenivre	TV Series, Supporting Role
2011	L'infiltr	Laura Bassano	Supporting Role
2011	The Wholly Family	Madre	A short by Terry Gilliam
2011	La peggiore settimana della mia vita	Margherita	Main Role, based on TV series
2011	La kryptonite nella borsa	Titina	Main Role, Nominated"?David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress 2012
2012	Barabbas	Ester	Main Role
2012	Il peggior Natale della mia vita	Margherita	Main Role, based on TV series
2013	Amiche da morire	Olivia	Main Role
2013	The Mafia Kills Only in the Summer	Flora	Main Role
2013	Indovina chi viene a Natale?	Valentina	Main Role
2014	Soap Opera	Anna	Main Role

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