Gaia Zucchi (born 27 March 1970) is an Italian theater, television and movie actress.

Biography

Born in Rome in 1970, she has aristocratic origins on her mother's side. Her great-grandfather was General Rodolfo Corselli, a journalist and essayist on military arts; while her grandfather was Lieutenant of the Royal Army Aldo Zucchi, decorated with the

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. She graduated from

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, and the same time graduated in psychology; she was active in the world of entertainment. She began as a

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and interpreted

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in the magazines ''Cioè'' and ''

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''. She also acted in commercials and temporary appearances as a valet in ''

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'' and ''Scommetiiamo che...?''. While training at the CSC, directed at that time by

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, her teachers included

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and Attilio Corsini. In 2023 she published an autobiographical book, ''La vicina di Zeffirelli'' (Zeffirelli's Neighbor), which describes the friendship she had with director

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Private life

Gaia has a brother and a sister, Marco and Simona. She was married to film producer Francesco Papa, and they had Leonardo, who also became a producer. Later, she had a relationship with record producer Tullio Mattone; they remain good friends. She also had a relationship with the Neapolitan entrepreneur Massimo Mignano, with whom she had her daughter Mia.

Career highlights

Film

* ''Plagio'' (1989), dir. Cinzia TH Torrini * ''Nessuno mi crede'' (1992), dir. Anna Carlucci * ''Est'' (1993) (short), dir. F. Brizzi * ''Caso Wanderbit'' (1994) (short), dir. N. Nimica * ''Muccino Muccina'' (1994) (short), dir. G. Petitto * ''Peggio di così si muore'' (1995), dir. Marcello Cesena * '' Fermo posta Tinto Brass'' (1995), dir.

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* '' Bits and Pieces'' (1996), dir.

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* ''Il tocco: la sfida'' (1997), dir. Enrico Coletti * ''I volontari'' (1998), dir. D. Costanzo * '' Per sempre'' (2003), dir. Alessandro Di Robilant * ''Carrozzelle felici'' (2003) (short), dir. Walter Garibaldi * ''Rabbia in pugno'' (2012), dir. Stefano Calvagna * ''Come un fiore'' (2023) (short), dir. Benedicta Boccoli * ''Jerry e Tom'' (2023), dir. Gianluca Ansanelli

Theater

* ''La crisi del teatro'' (1994), dir. A. Corsini * ''Marasade'' (1996), dir. M. Garroni * ''Voglia matta - anni 60'' (1995 - 1997), dir. A. Corsini * ''Gente soprattutto matta'' (1997), dir. D. Formica * ''Voglia matta - anni 50'' (1998), dir. A. Corsini * ''Voglia matta di Roma'' (1999), dir. A. Corsini * '' La bottega del caffè'' (2000), dir. M. Belli * ''La giornata d'uno scrutatore'' (2003), dir.

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Television

* '' Papà prende moglie'' (1993) * ''La signora della città'' (1996), dir. B. Cino * '' Tutti gli uomini sono uguali'' (1998), dir. A. Capone * ''

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'' (1999), dir. A. Bonifacio * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004-2005), dir. R. Mertes * '' Distretto di Polizia'' (2005), dir. Monica Vullo * ''Camera Cafè'' (2005) * ''Prenditi cura di Me'' (2022) (Otto Channel Tv) dir. Andrea Bocchino

Publications

* ''La vicina di Zeffirelli''; De Nigris Editori, Napoli, Italy.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zucchi, Gaia 1970 births Living people Actresses from Rome Italian television actresses Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses