Francesca Cardinale (born 1990 in Rome) is a professional Italian actress living in London. She is the niece of the actress

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. Cardinale has acted in '' Ton absence'' (Anni Felici, 2013,

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), '' The Canvas'' (2015,

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), ''

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'' (2015, Andrea Andolina), '' Una gita a Roma'' (2015,

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), and ''Pacific'' ( Gonzalo Gutiérrez, film shot in

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and at present in post-production).

Biography

Studies

Francesca Cardinale completed her studies at

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in 2013. Her professional training includes:

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, Social and Human Science Dep. (2014, Paris), residential workshop on

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with

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(2014, Campania, Italy), Actors Workshops with

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(2012, Rome and Los Angeles), Workshop with Bernard Hiller (2012, Los Angeles), Circus Training, La Torre (2012, Rome), Teatro Azione (2010, Rome), Liceo Linguistico per le Arti dello Spettacolo Le Muse (2005–2009, Nettuno, Italy), Workshop at The

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(2005, Guilford, GB).

Professional activity

Francesca Cardinale's activity for broadcast television includes:

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(2009,

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), Il Sorteggio (2009,

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). Francesca Cardinale's voice and

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for advertising includes: promotional clip for the TV program Ballarò on

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(2012) directed by

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, promotional clip for the Italian Association of Obstetrics, The Adventure of the Day After (2014) directed by Carlotta Cerquetti. Francesca Cardinale's theatrical activity includes her participation to an international tour with the Pippo del Bono Theater Company to Moscow in 2014, to the staging of two productions for the Quartieri dell'Arte Festival (

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, directed by Alessio Pizzech (2012) and Living under Glass by Ewald Palmetshofer, directed by Marco Bellocchi (2013), and for

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(Rome): (2013) directed by Fabrizio Parenti. Francesca Cardinale's activity for Public Events includes: The Woman’s View held by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture at

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(Rome, 2015), Celebration for

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directed by Juan Diego Puerta Lopez, held by the

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at Teatro Palladium (Rome, 2015), Fashion & Cinema for The Cinema Island (Rome,

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2015), Bellissima, a Performance for Being & Appearing an exhibition by

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(

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, Rome, 2014).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardinale, Francesca 1990 births Living people Actresses from Rome Italian actresses Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom Italian expatriates in the United Kingdom