Elisabetta Rocchetti (born 25 January 1975, in

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) is an Italian actress and film director.

Biography

Elisabetta Rocchetti, daughter of lawyer Nicola Rocchetti, made her film acting debut in 1996, in ''

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'', directed by

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. In 2003 she won the ''Golden Globe Award'' for Best Debut Actress for the film '' The Embalmer'' (2002), directed by

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, in which she starred with Valerio Foglia Manzillo. Among her other film performances are ''

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'' and '' Sleepless'', both directed by

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, '' Love Is Eternal While It Lasts'', directed by

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, and '' I Love You in All the Languages in the World'', directed by

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. For television she featured in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Caterina e le sue figlie 2'' and '' Terapia d'urgenza''. In 2006, Rocchetti made her directing debut with the

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''L'ultima seduta'' with Alessandro Manetti, Valentina Tosti and

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. In 2010, she wrote, directed and produced her first

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titled '' Eighteen: The World at My Feet'' which starred Marco Rulli, Marco Iannitello and Nina Torresi. In September 2015 she returned to direction with ''

The Veil of Maya ''The Veil of Maya'' ( it, Il velo di Maya) is a 2017 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Elisabetta Rocchetti. The film premiered at the Ischia Film Festival The Ischia Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ischia ...

'', which was filmed in Rome and Grosseto.

Filmography

Acting

Films

Television

Directorial works

References

External links

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