Lucrezia Lante della Rovere (; born 19 July 1966) is an

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actress in film,

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and

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, who made her debut in Mario Monicelli's '' Speriamo che sia femmina'' (1986), where she acted along with

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, Giuliano Gemma,

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and Paolo Hendel.

Early life

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere was born on July 19, 1966, in Rome, Italy as Donna Lucrezia Lante Montefeltro della Rovere. She is the daughter of Alessandro Lante della Rovere (1936–1995) and Marina Ripa di Meana (born as Maria Elide Punturieri) (1941–2018). She studied for one year in the American Overseas School of Rome.

Career

Della Rovere has performed in many

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productions, such as ''Quando eravamo repressi'' by

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, ''Risiko'' by

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, ''Oleanna'' and ''Il cielo sopra il letto'' by

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, ''Malamore'' by Concita De Gregorio, ''

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'' by Henrik Ibsen and ''Come tu mi vuoi'' by

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. She also acted in

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such as '' Orgoglio'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Tutta la musica del cuore'', ''

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''. In 2005 she won the ''Taormina Film Festival'' for her role in the film '' Gli occhi dell'altro'', in 2008 she won the Roma Fiction Fest for the role in the TV movie ''Ovunque tu sia'', in 2012 she won

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for ''Malamore''. In 2008, della Rovere appeared in the

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film '' Quantum of Solace'' as Gemma, Rene Mathis' girlfriend.

Private life

Della Rovere has twin daughters, Ludovica and Vittoria, born in 1988 with the entrepreneur

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. She was companion of the actor

and was later linked to film director Gianpaolo Tescari and painter Marco Tirelli. She is an atheist."Lucrezia Lante della Rovere:«Amore, sesso e la tentazione di....»"
'' Corriere della Sera'', April 1st, 2009.

Filmography

Films

*'' Let's Hope It's a Girl'', directed by Mario Monicelli (1986) *'' Delitti e profumi'', directed by Vittorio De Sisti (1988) *'' The Story of Boys & Girls'', directed by

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(1989) *'' Panama Sugar'', directed by Marcello Avallone (1990) *'' Breath of Life'', directed by

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(1990) *''

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'', directed by

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(1990) *'' Per quel viaggio in Sicilia'', directed by Egidio Termine (1991) *'' When We Were Repressed'', directed by

(1992) *'' Nessuno'', directed by Francesco Calogero (1992) *'' Lettera da Parigi'', directed by

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(1992) *'' Zuppa di pesce'', directed by

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(1992) *'' Voyage à Rome'', directed by Michel Lengliney (1992) *'' Women Don't Want To'', directed by Pino Quartullo (1993) *'' Bits and Pieces'', directed by

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(1995) *'' Ardena'', directed by

(1997) *'' La Carbonara'', directed by

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(2000) *'' La repubblica di San Gennaro'', directed by Massimo Costa (2003) *'' Gli occhi dell'altro'', directed by Gianpaolo Tescari (2005) *'' SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie'', directed by

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(2007) *'' Quantum of Solace'', directed by

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(2008) *''

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'', directed by

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(2009) *''

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'', directed by

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(2018)

Television

*'' Quando ancora non c'erano i Beatles'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries(1988) *'' La famiglia Ricordi'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries (1995) *''

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'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries (1996) *'' Les amants de rivière rouge'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries (1996) *'' Trenta righe per un delitto'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries (1998) *'' Cronaca nera'', directed by

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and

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e Vittorio De Sisti - TV

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'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries (2006) *''

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'', directed by

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'', directed by

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- TV Miniseries (2007) *'' Donna detective 2'', directed by

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(2011) *''

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'', directed by Leone Pompucci - TV Miniseries (2012) *'' Una musica silenziosa'', directed by

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Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rovere, Lucrezia Lante della Actresses from Rome 1966 births Living people People of Lazian descent 20th-century Italian actresses Italian nobility 21st-century Italian actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Della Rovere family