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

Early life and career

Capotondi was born in

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to an

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family of mixed Italian Catholic and

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ish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing up in Rome, she celebrated both Christian and Jewish holidays, such as

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and

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, and visited both church and synagogue. She graduated from the

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with a degree in communication sciences. 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 ''

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'', aired by

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. 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'', aired on

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. She gained additional exposure in the film ''

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'' (2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside

Nicolas Vaporidis Nicolas Vaporidis ( el, Νικόλας Βαπορίδης; born 22 December 1981) is an Italian actor. Biography Vaporidis was born in Rome to an Italian mother and a Greek father. He obtained a classical diploma in Rome in 2000, then enrolled i ...

. In 2009 Capotondi played

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in the

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co-production ''Sisi''. She has been the spokeswoman of the

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Personal life

After a ten-year relationship with a man who was not part of the entertainment world, she dated colleagues

and

Primo Reggiani Primo Reggiani (born 5 November 1983) is an Italian actor. Born in Rome to Tuscan actor Aldo Reggiani and Apulian actress, Caterina Costantini, he appeared in more than thirty films since 1996. Selected filmography Film Television Referen ...

. Since 2006 she has been engaged to the entrepreneur and former TV presenter

Andrea Pezzi Andrea Pezzi (born November 21, 1973, Ravenna, Italy) is an Italian TV presenter and entrepreneur. He made his debut as a DJ for Radio Deejay and later became a video jockey for MTV Europe and MTV Italia from 1996 to 2003. Pezzi later moved to Ra ...

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capotondi, Cristiana 1980 births Living people Italian film actresses 21st-century Italian Jews Actresses from Rome Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Sapienza University of Rome alumni Jewish actresses 21st-century Italian women