Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is an
Italian actress. Since 1995, she has lived and worked mainly in Italy.
Life and work
Born in
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Aus ...
, Bobuľová trained at the National Drama Academy in
Bratislava
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before moving to Italy in 1995. She made her feature film debut in the Italian film ''
The Prince von Homburg'', that was selected to represent Italy at the
1997 Cannes Film Festival.
For her work in the 2005 film ''
Cuore Sacro
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'' (''Sacred Heart''), she won Best Actress Awards at the
David di Donatello
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awards, the
Ciak d'oro
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History and profile
''Ciak'' was established in ...
awards and Audience Award for Best Actress at the
Flaiano Film Festival in Pescara. In 2006 she received the Nastro Europeo at the
Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.
Bobuľová's additional film credits include ''
The Vanity Serum'', ''Check and Mate'', ''
Mirka'', ''Poor Liza'', ''
That's It'' and ''Green Ashes''. American television audiences know Bobuľová from her starring role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ''
In Love and War'', where she plays
Eric Newby
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Early life
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's girlfriend Wanda.
Her additional TV credits include the Italian miniseries ''La Cittadella'', ''La guerra è finita'' and ''Crociati''. In 2008, Bobuľová co-starred with
Shirley MacLaine
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in ''
Coco Chanel
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''.
In addition to her native
Slovak, Bobuľová is fluent in
Czech, Italian, and English.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bobulova, Barbora
1974 births
Living people
Slovak film actresses
David di Donatello winners
21st-century Slovak actresses
People from Martin, Slovakia
Slovak television actresses
Slovak expatriates in Italy
21st-century Italian actresses
Italian stage actresses
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses