Barbara Ronchi (born 22 June 1982) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, the daughter of a lithographer and a housewife, Ronchi graduated in historical and archaeological sciences and studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. She started her career on stage, in which she worked with

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and

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, among others. She made her film debut in 2010, in the drama ''La città invisibile''. In 2023, Ronchi won the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

for

best actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award ...

for her performance as Francesca in the 2022 film ''

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''. She portrayed Marianna Padovani Mortara in the 2023 film '' Kidnapped'', for which she won the

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for

, and earned a nomination for a David di Donatello for Best Actress. In 2023, she also received a nomination for best actress at the

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for her role in '' Il Boemo''. In 2024, Ronchi starred as Licia Licino in '' Familia'', and was nominated for a David di Donatello for the role in April 2025.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronchi, Barbara 1982 births Living people Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses 21st-century Italian actresses Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners