Chiara Francini (born 20 December 1976 in

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is an Italian actress and author.

Biography

Born in

, she graduated in

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with a thesis in literary

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. After her graduation, she underwent a three-year theatre course in

, at the Teatro della Limonaia, directed by Barbara Nativi, under whose direction she played a role in ''Peanuts'', written by

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. For two consecutive years she acted in Faccia da comico under the artistic direction of

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at the Ambra Jovinelli theatre in

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. She got into television through Marco Giusti, who offered her a role in '' Blablabla'' and '' Stracult''. She then had a part in '' Ragazze di San Frediano'', directed by

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and in 2007 she was Marcia Meniconi, one of the protagonists of '' Gente di mare 2''. In 2008, she played a major role in the sitcom '' Radio Sex'', directed by Alessandro Baracco. Between 2007 and 2008 she took part in four movies:

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wanted her for the role of Giustina in '' A Beautiful Wife'', Francesco Patierno chose her for '' Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca'',

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, after casting her personally, had her play Fabiola, one of the victims of the Nazi massacre of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, in '' Miracle at St. Anna'' and finally in 2008 Stefano Tummolini offered her the role of Stella in '' Un altro pianeta'' (Eng.: ''One Day in a Life''), a film shown at the 2008

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, where it was awarded the Queer Lion, and at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. In 2009, she acted in the television miniseries '' Le segretarie del sesto piano'', directed by Angelo Longoni, and in the movie '' Feisbum!'', directed by Emanuele Sana. In 2010, she appeared in the television series '' Tutti pazzi per amore 2'', directed by Riccardo Milani, in which she played the character of Bea, and in the film noir '' La donna velata'', directed by Edoardo Margheriti. In 2010 and 2011, she played Martha in '' Maschi contro femmine'' (''Males vs Females'') and '' Femmine contro maschi'' (''Females vs Males''), both directed by

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. In 2011, she acted in '' C'è chi dice no'' (Eng. title: ''Some Say No''), directed by Giambattista Avellino, '' Cacao'', directed by Luca Rea, and '' Amici miei come tutto ebbe inizio'', directed by

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. In 2011, Francini was awarded the Biraghi Prize as " Shooting Star of the year" at the 68th Venice Film Festival, given by the

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. In 2011, she was part of the main cast in the television programme ''

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'' broadcast by Italia 2. That same year she also acted in '' La peggior settimana della mia vita'' (English title: ''The Worst Week of My Life''), directed by Alessandro Genovesi and in '' Un natale per due'', a SKY Cinema production, which had the highest share ever recorded on the Italian SKY network, directed by Giambattista Avellino where apart from having a major role she also performed '' Carmen'' by

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. Finally that year, she returned to Rai 1 to once again embody the character of Bea in '' Tutti pazzi per amore 3'', directed by Laura Muscardin. In 2012, she acted in the television mini series ''

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'' directed by

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and broadcast by Rai 1. In 2011, she was chosen as testimonial for Dolce&Gabbana in their men's SS2012 world campaign.

Filmography

References

External links

Official Site

Official Facebook fanpage of Chiara Francini

Official Twitter of Chiara Francini

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