Barbara Livi (born 5 May 1973) is an Italian cinema, television and theatre actress. She is best known for her role of Martina Morante in the 5th sequel of the long-running drama series ''

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'', which was televised on

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Early life

Livi was born in

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, Italy, on 5 May 1973.

Career

In 1997, she appeared in the film ''Stressati'' directed by Mauro Cappelloni. Her most notable performance was in the role of Martina Morante in 2002 in the fifth season of the

television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...

'', which first aired in 1997, and as of 2008 was still running. She also acted in the series ''

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'', in which she played the part of Eloisa Gherarducci. In spring 2009, she had a role in the television film ''L'uomo che cavalcava nel buio'', which starred

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. In winter 2009, she had a role in ''Un caso di coscienza 4''. in autumn 2010, she performed in ''Paura di amare'', a

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. The following year, she had a role in another Rai 1 television miniseries ''La donna che ritorna''. Livi also features in many commercials and has worked as a fashion model for designer Lorenzo Riva.

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