Bianca Guaccero (born 15 January 1981) is an Italian actress, singer and television presenter. In February 2010, she resumed her notable role of ''Carolina Scapece'' in the

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series ''Capri 3''. She had played the same part of the conniving Caroline in the first and second ''

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'' series. In 2009, she was one of the cast of ''Il Bene e il Male'' ("The Good and the Bad") in which she portrayed a policewoman. In 2006, she had starred in the title role of '' Assunta Spina'', a television mini-series remake of the 1948 film.

Career

Guaccero was born in

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, a ''

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'' in the

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, Italy. She began her career in Italian television in 1996 at the age of fifteen with the variety programme ''Sotto a Chi Tocca'', which also featured showgirl Pamela Prati and comedian

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. In 1999, she made her acting debut in the film ''Terra Bruciata'', directed by Fabio Segatori, in which she played the part of Maria. Since then she has performed regularly in both television and the cinema, and has appeared twice on stage in theatrical productions. One of her most notable performances has been in the role of the malicious, conniving Carolina Scapece in the Rai Uno mini-series ''Capri'', ''Capri 2'' and ''Capri 3''. She also starred in the title role of ''Assunta Spina'', a mini-series remake of the 1948

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which starred

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-winning actress

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. In 2008, Guaccero co-hosted the 58th edition of the

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with

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and

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. She won the 2024 series of the Italian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', competing alongside

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Filmography

Television

Films

Theatre

* ''Il Sogno del Principe di Salina - L'Ultimo Gattopardo'' (2006) - Angelica * ''Poveri Ma Belli'' (2008–2009) - Giovanna

References

External links

Official website
(in Italian) *

(in Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Guaccero, Bianca 1981 births Living people People from Bitonto Actresses from Apulia Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses