Karin Proia (born 14 March 1974 in
Latina, Lazio
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) is an Italian actress who began acting in 1994.
Movies she has appeared in include the Italian movies ''
The Crusaders'', the comedy ''
Cinque giorni di tempesta'' and ''Wasteland''.
She has also appeared in television dramas, including ''
Amico mio 2'', ''
Avvocato Porta'', ''
Shoo Shoo'' and ''
Lo zio d'America
''Lo zio d'America'' is an Italian television series.
Cast
* Christian De Sica: Massimo Ricciardi
*Ornella Muti: Maria Monticelli
*Lorella Cuccarini: Francesca
* Eleonora Giorgi: Beatrice Ricciardi
*Rosanna Banfi: Mercedes Ricciardi
*Karin Proi ...
''.
Her stage performances include Catherine in ''
A View from the Bridge
''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with '' A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, ...
'' (Italy, 1995) and Shelby in ''
Steel Magnolias
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'' (Italy, 1997).
Biography
An actress since 1994, she works in theatre, cinema and television in Italy and abroad. She worked such as leading-actress with directors as
Joseph Sargent
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,
Dominique Othenin-Girard,
Michele Placido
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and close to actors such as
Henry Cavill
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,
Joe Mantegna
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,
Emmanuelle Seigner
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,
Valeria Golino
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,
Giancarlo Giannini
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,
Burt Young
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,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
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.
In 1990 she obtained the "theory, solfeggio and musical dictation" diploma at the Conservatory "L. Refice" in Frosinone. She plays piano and she sings.
In 1991 she obtained the diploma of "Master of Art" at the State Institute of Art "J. Romani" in
Velletri
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, Italy and in 1993 the diploma of "Applied Art" at the same Institute, specializing in "Art of Ceramics".
From 1991 to 1994 she attended some seminars: acting, diction, movement, theatral fencing at the "S.A.T (I.A.L.S)" of Rome and a course of mime at the "Perfecta of Latina".
In 1993 she enrolled at
Sapienza University of Rome
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in Literature DMS (Study of the performing arts) where she also attended a class of "psichodrama" with prof. Ferruccio Di Cori.
She studied dancing and she trained in skating, archery and competitive swimming.
In 2006 she attended a course of "editing" in Rome. The short film ''
Farfallina'' is her first film as director.
In 2016, she directed her first feature film, ''
Una gita a Roma'' (An outing to Rome), prizewinning in Italy, Canada and Russia.
Filmography
* ''
Cinque giorni di tempesta'', director
Francesco Calogero (1997)
* ''
A View from the Bridge
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'', director
Luciano Odorisio
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Filmography
Actor
* '' Uccideva a freddo'', directed by Guido Celano (1966) (Italian)
* '' Il seme dell'uomo'', directed by Marc ...
- TV RAIDUE(1997)
* ''
L'avvocato Porta'', director
Franco Giraldi
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Born in Komen, Giraldi spent his childhood and adolescence between the Carso, Trieste and Gorizia. During the Second World War, still ...
- TV Series CANALE 5(1997)
* ''
Amico mio 2'', director
Paolo Poeti - TV Series CANALE 5(1998)
* ''
Terra bruciata
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'', director
Fabio Segatori (1999)
* ''
La vita che verrà'', director
Pasquale Pozzessere - TV Series RAIDUE (1999)
* ''
Lui e lei 2
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'', director
Luciano Manuzzi
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* Luciano (r ...
- Episodes 1/4 -
Elisabetta Lodoli - Episodes 5/8 - TV Series RAIUNO(1999)
* ''
The savior of san Nicola'' a.k.a. ''
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'', director
Joseph Sargent
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- TV MOVIE (2000)
* ''
Week-end'', director
Paola Columba - Short Film (2000)
* ''
Don Matteo
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History
The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), a ...
'', director
Enrico Oldoini
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Born in La Spezia, in 1966 Enrico Oldoini started attending the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome, without graduating. From 1972, he then worked as an ...
- TV Series RAIUNO (2000)
* ''
Arresti domiciliari'', director
Stefano Calvagna
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(2000)
* ''
The crusaders'' Aka ''
Crociati'', director
Dominique Othenin-Girard - TV Series(2001)
* ''
Segreti di famiglia'' Aka
Hotel Laguna Aka
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* ''Vendetta'' (1950 film), an American drama produced by Howard Hughes
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, director
Dennis Berry (2001)
* ''
Lo zio d'America
''Lo zio d'America'' is an Italian television series.
Cast
* Christian De Sica: Massimo Ricciardi
*Ornella Muti: Maria Monticelli
*Lorella Cuccarini: Francesca
* Eleonora Giorgi: Beatrice Ricciardi
*Rosanna Banfi: Mercedes Ricciardi
*Karin Proi ...
'', director
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* Rosella (disambiguation)
''Rosella'' is ...
- TV Series RAIUNO(2002)
* ''
Vite a perdere'', director
Paolo Bianchini - TV Series RAIDUE(2004)
* ''
Orgoglio capitolo secondo'', director
Vittorio De Sisti -
Giorgio Serafini -
Alessandro Capone - TV Series RAIUNO(2005)
* ''
Ho sposato un calciatore'', director
Stefano Sollima
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He is best known for his gritty crime-drama films such as ''ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards'' (2012), ''Suburra'' (2015), and '' Sicario: Day of the Soldado'' (2018), as w ...
- TV Series CANALE 5 (2005)
* ''
Boris 2'', written and directed by
Giacomo Ciarrapico,
Mattia Torre and
Luca VendruscoloTV Series FOX(2008)
* ''
Salomè - una storia'', director
Raffaele Buranelli Raffaele () is an Italian given name and surname, variant of the English Raphael. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Raffaele Amato, Italian mobster
* Raffaele Cutolo, Italian mobster
*Raffaele Ganci, Italian mobster
*Raffaele Cant ...
- Short Film (2009)
* ''
Boris 3'', director
Davide Marengo Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/Filipino surname (relatively rare), and may refer to:
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* Davide Alviti (born 1996), Italian basketball player
* Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian basketball player
* Davide ...
- TV Series (2010)
* ''
L'importanza di piacere ai gatti'', director
Claudia Nannuzzi - Short Film (2010)
* ''
Italia bella mostrati gentile'', director
Augusto Fornari - Short Film (2010)
* ''
Area Paradiso'', director
Diego Abatantuono e
Armando Trivellini (2010)
* ''
Boris - Il film'', written and directed by
Giacomo Ciarrapico,
Mattia Torre and
Luca Vendruscolo (2011)
* ''
Walter Chiari - fino all'ultima risata'', director
Enzo Monteleone
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Career
Enzo Monteleone made his professional debut as a screenwriter with the screenplay of ''Hotel Colonial'', an Italian-American co-produc ...
TV Series RAIUNO (2011)
* ''
Le tre rose di Eva'', director
Raffaele Mertes
Raffaele Mertes (born 1959) is an Italian film director. He began as a cinematographer, with his first work being on the 1982 film ''Un gusto molto particolare''. His first film as director was the made-for-TV biblical film ''Ester'' in 1998.
F ...
,
Vincenzo Verdecchi TV Series CANALE 5 (2011)
* ''
Ragazze a mano armata'', director
Fabio Segatori (2012)
* ''
Le tre rose di Eva 2'', director Raffaele Mertes,
Vincenzo Verdecchi TV Series CANALE 5 (2013)
* ''
Ombrelloni'', director
Riccardo Grandi Riccardo is a male given name, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader".
It may refer to:
People A–L
*Riccardo Antoniazzi (1853–1912), Italian violin maker
* Riccardo Bacchelli (1891–19 ...
TV Series RAIDUE (2013)
* ''
Il ritorno'', director
Olaf Kreinsen (2013)
* ''
Le tre rose di Eva 3'', director Raffaele Mertes,
Vincenzo Verdecchi TV Series CANALE 5 (2015)
* ''
Una gita a Roma'' (An outing to Rome), director Karin Proia (2017)
* ''
Le tre rose di Eva 4'', director Raffaele Mertes,
Vincenzo Verdecchi TV Series CANALE 5 (2017)
Theatre
* ''
A View from the Bridge
''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with '' A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, ...
'' by
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' (19 ...
, director
Teodoro Cassano (1995/1998) Character: Catherine
* ''
Steel Magnolias
''Steel Magnolias'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Academy Award winner Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts. The picture is a film adaptat ...
'' by
Robert Harling, director
Teodoro Cassano (1997/1998) Character: Shelby
* ''
Denise Calls Up
''Denise Calls Up'' is a 1995 American comedy film written and directed by Hal Salwen. It has an ensemble cast which includes Liev Schreiber, Timothy Daly, and Alanna Ubach. The plot revolves around a group of friends in New York City who, whil ...
'' by
Hal Salwen, director
Pino Quartullo
Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.
Life and career
Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico ...
(2005) Character: Martina
* ''
Liolà'' by
Luigi Pirandello
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, director
Gigi Proietti (2006) Character: Tuzza
* ''
Uomini sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi 2'' by
Rosario Galli &
Alessandro Capone, director
Marco Simeoli (2008) Character: Livia
* ''
Quel venticinque Luglio a Villa Torlonia'' by
Pier Francesco Pingitore, director
Pier Francesco Pingitore (2010)
* ''
Terms of Endearment
''Terms of Endearment'' is a 1983 American family comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel of the same name. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny ...
'' by
Dan Gordon, director
Gino Zampieri (2010) Character: Emma Horton
Director
* ''
Farfallina'' - Short Film (2008) - 10 min.
* ''
Una gita a Roma'' (An outing to Rome) - Feature Film (2017)
Screenwriter
* ''
Farfallina'', director ''Karin Proia'' - Short Film (2008) - 10 min.
* ''
Salomè - una storia'', director ''
Raffaele Buranelli Raffaele () is an Italian given name and surname, variant of the English Raphael. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Raffaele Amato, Italian mobster
* Raffaele Cutolo, Italian mobster
*Raffaele Ganci, Italian mobster
*Raffaele Cant ...
'' - Short Film (2009) - 13 min. - winner Opera
IMAIE award 2009
* ''
Una gita a Roma'' (An outing to Rome) - Feature Film (2017)
Notes
External links
Official website*
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070930041423/http://www.valeriagolino.org/php/persona.php.en?Persona=1111
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Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
People from Latina, Lazio
1974 births
Living people
20th-century Italian actresses
21st-century Italian actresses
Sapienza University of Rome alumni