Silvia Bottini (born 1981) is an Italian actress and model. She has frequently collaborated with Silvio Raffo.

Early life

Bottini was born in 1981 in the

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. She first studied acting at the in

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with Silvio Raffo and Anna Bonomi. She later won a scholarship to enter the in

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, graduating with her diploma in 2007.

Career

Upon graduation, she joined in

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as one of two applicants accepted out of 300. Some of her castings during this time were in 's ''Il fantoccio'', 's ''Generazioni Componibili'' and

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's ''Sonno'' (in Italian translation). She has collaborated with Silvio Raffo on several projects, including stage performances of

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's poetry and other works. Bottini moved to

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, in the U.S. in 2015. She is a cast member of the Italian Comedy Club in Los Angeles. Besides acting, she has also worked as a

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. She worked on the Los Angeles part of the 2017 music video for "Senza Pagare" by

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, and

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; the shoot also featured

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, and Ferragni.

Internet meme

In 2008, Bottini was in a relationship with a stock photographer. While they were vacationing in

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, she modeled for several of his photos, including one with her crying. In 2011, she found that the stock photograph of her crying was being used as an

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, satirizing people who complain about "

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s" (for example, "there's not enough dressing on my salad"). Bottini initially disliked the meme as trivializing her acting career, especially since she received no royalties from them. By 2019, she told

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that she had reconciled with her Internet fame, and was working on a short film about the "First World Problems" character.

Partial filmography

* ''Il cantico di Maddalena'' (2011) * ''Fragile'' (2011) * '' Bella addormentata'' (2012)

References

External links

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