Chiara Francini (born 20 December 1976)Elenco Artisti Settore Audiovisivo Rappresentati da Nuovo IMAIE (al 31/01/2014)
is an Italian actress and author.

Biography

Born in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

, she graduated in

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with a thesis in literary

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. After her graduation, she underwent a three-year theatre course in

, at the Teatro della Limonaia, directed by Barbara Nativi, under whose direction she played a role in ''Peanuts'', written by Fausto Paravidino. For two consecutive years she acted in Faccia da comico under the artistic direction of Serena Dandini at the Ambra Jovinelli theatre in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. She got into television through

Marco Giusti Marco Giusti (born 24 December 1953) is an Italian film critic, essayist, television writer and presenter. Life and career The son of a quaestor, Giusti was born in Grosseto and during his early years frequently moved following his father's ...

, who offered her a role in '' Blablabla'' and '' Stracult''. She then had a part in '' Ragazze di San Frediano'', directed by Vittorio Sindoni and in 2007 she was Marcia Meniconi, one of the protagonists of '' Gente di mare 2''. In 2008, she played a major role in the sitcom '' Radio Sex'', directed by Alessandro Baracco. Between 2007 and 2008 she took part in four movies: Leonardo Pieraccioni wanted her for the role of Giustina in '' A Beautiful Wife'', Francesco Patierno chose her for '' Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca'',

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...

, after casting her personally, had her play Fabiola, one of the victims of the Nazi massacre of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, in '' Miracle at St. Anna'' and finally in 2008 Stefano Tummolini offered her the role of Stella in '' Un altro pianeta'' (Eng.: ''One Day in a Life''), a film shown at the 2008

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, where it was awarded the Queer Lion, and at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

in 2009. In 2009, she acted in the television

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'' Le segretarie del sesto piano'', directed by Angelo Longoni, and in the movie '' Feisbum!'', directed by Emanuele Sana. In 2010, she appeared in the television series '' Tutti pazzi per amore 2'', directed by

Riccardo Milani Riccardo Milani (born 15 April 1958) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Milani began his career in 1985, as assistant director of Mario Monicelli in ''Let's Hope It's a Girl''. After bei ...

, in which she played the character of Bea, and in the

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'' La donna velata'', directed by Edoardo Margheriti. In 2010 and 2011, she played Martha in '' Maschi contro femmine'' (''Males vs Females'') and ''

Femmine contro maschi ''Women vs. Men'' () is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Fausto Brizzi. The film is a sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier ...

'' (''Females vs Males''), both directed by

Fausto Brizzi Fausto Brizzi (born 15 November 1968, in Rome) is an Italian screenwriter, producer and film director. Biography Fausto Brizzi got a Degree in directing at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in July 1994. After several theatrical ex ...

. In 2011, she acted in '' C'è chi dice no'' (Eng. title: ''Some Say No''), directed by Giambattista Avellino, '' Cacao'', directed by Luca Rea, and '' Amici miei come tutto ebbe inizio'', directed by

Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni''—zany comedy film ...

. In 2011, Francini was awarded the Biraghi Prize as " Shooting Star of the year" at the 68th Venice Film Festival, given by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. In 2011, she was part of the main cast in the television programme ''

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'' broadcast by Italia 2. That same year she also acted in '' La peggior settimana della mia vita'' (English title: ''The Worst Week of My Life''), directed by Alessandro Genovesi and in '' Un natale per due'', a SKY Cinema production, which had the highest share ever recorded on the Italian SKY network, directed by Giambattista Avellino where apart from having a major role she also performed ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'' by Bizet. Finally that year, she returned to Rai 1 to once again embody the character of Bea in '' Tutti pazzi per amore 3'', directed by Laura Muscardin. In 2012, she acted in the television mini-series ''

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'' directed by Riccardo Donna and broadcast by Rai 1. In 2011, she was chosen as a spokesperson for Dolce&Gabbana in their men's SS2012 world campaign.

Filmography

References

External links

Official Site

Official Facebook fanpage of Chiara Francini

Official Twitter of Chiara Francini

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