Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

and singer.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Gerini won the National Competition of Miss Teenager in 1985. She got her first part in a film, ''La ballata di Eva'', at 14. She subsequently played in ''Ciao mà'', ''Roba da ricchi'' and ''Night Club'', by

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, and many others. At 19 she worked for the popular TV show '' Non è la Rai'', a sort of academy with one hundred girls singing, dancing and gaming. Gerini's first major role was in ''Il padre e il figlio'', directed by Pasquale Pozzessere. She later moved to

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to learn French for several months, travelling a lot between

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and

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without leaving off University. At 22 she returned to

and got a role as protagonist in ''Angelo e Beatrice'', a theatrical work by

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(writer and director) presented on the stage at the Theater Coliseum in

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, where director and actor

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Verdone is best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics, which he also wrote and directed. His career was jumpstarted by his first thre ...

noticed her. The encounter with Verdone produced ''

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'' and '' I'm Crazy About Iris Blond'', both Christmas box-office successes. Gerini later collaborated with

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, Massimo Ceccherini, Antonio Rezza and Antonello De Leo, and moved both to

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and

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to improve her English and Spanish, respectively. In

she starred in ''Desafinado'' by M. G. Pereira and ''La playa de Los Galagos'' by M. Camus. Other roles include ''Francesca e Nunziata'', directed by

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beaut ...

, ''Al cuore si comanda'', ''Non ti muovere'', '' La sconosciuta'' and the recent ''Nero bifamiliare'', directed by her then-partner, singer-songwriter

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( Tiromancino).

Filmography

Films

Television

Stage

Video games

Awards and nominations

* 2014: Nominated to

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice non protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize t ...

for her performance in '' Tutta colpa di Freud''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerini, Claudia 1971 births Actresses from Rome Italian television personalities Living people