Cristiana Capotondi

Cristiana Capotondi
Cristiana Capotondi
Born	Cristiana Capotondi September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13) (age 31) Rome (Italy)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993 — present
Website
Official website

Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.

Biography

Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of Italian Jewish descent.^[1] She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences.^[2]

Capotondi first gained popularity in a commercial ad for the "Maxibon Motta" ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of thirteen in the Italian series Amico mio, aired by RAI.

Capotondi debuted in cinema in 1995 with the comedy Vacanze di Natale '95. Between 1993 and 2006 she worked mostly in television, starring in 2004-2006 in the series Orgoglio (TV series), aired on Rai Uno. She gained additional exposure in the film Notte prima degli esami (2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vaporidis. In 2009 Capotondi played the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria in the ZDF/Rai Uno/ORF co-production Sisi.

She is to be the 'madrina' of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Vacanze di Natale 95	Marta	Theatrical debut
1999	Il cielo in una stanza		Supporting role
2004	Forse si... forse no...
2004	Christmas in Love	Monica	Supporting role
2005	Volevo solo dormirle addosso	Laura	Main role
2006	Notte prima degli esami	Claudia	Main role
2007	Scrivilo sui muri	Sole	Main role
2007	I Viceré	Teresa	Main role
2008	Come vuoi	Giada	Main role
2009	Ex	Giulia	Supporting role
2010	La passione	Flaminia Sbarbato	Supporting role
2010	From the waist on	Katia	Main role
2011	La peggiore settimana della mia vita		Main role

References

1. ^ Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra, La Repubblica — 15 aprile 2006, pagina 58, sezione: SPETTACOLI
2. ^ Francesco Rigatelli (2008-12-17). "Cristiana Capotondi: 'Vi racconto la solitudine dei numeri 1'" (in Italian). La Stampa. http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/spettacoli/200812articoli/39288girata.asp. 
3. ^ "2011 Giro Madrina Revealed: Cristiana Capotondi". 2011-03-02. http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2011/03/2011-giro-madrina-revealed-cristiana.html. 

External links

• (Italian) Cristiana Capotondi's official website
• Cristiana Capotondi at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Capotondi, Cristiana
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Date of birth	13 September 1980
Place of birth	Rome (Italy)
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