Nicky Mondellini (born Nicoletta Edna Mondellini Hammond on July 6, 1966, in

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) is an Italian-born Mexican actress and professional ballerina.

Early life

Mondellini was born to a

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mother, Joan Hammond, and an Italian father, Mario Mondellini. She moved to

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with her family when her father was transferred by his employer. She has two sisters. From early childhood, she was introduced to the arts of acting and dancing by her mother, a professional

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. She began her acting career when she was 11 years old in the musical "Gypsy", and continued her career in

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s (soap operas) with the Mexican network

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, Spanish classical theater and movies. Mondellini decided to move with her family to

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in 2006 following the kidnapping of two of her actress friends in Mexico City. She won the Voice Arts award for Best Spanish Language Narrator in 2017. She has been nominated twice for the

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as Best Lead Actress and Best supporting Actress. She is fluent in five languages (

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, Italian, French and

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), is a professional

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, a voice over talent, and has bachelor's and master's degrees in arts. Mondellini is married to an

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Petroleum engineer, Al Wilson. The couple have three children: Mario, Robert, and Stephanie.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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, 1995 , , Best Supporting Actress in a Classical Theatre Play , , " La Amistad Castigada" , , , 2017 , , Best Spanish Language Narrator , ,

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at the Salud-Vital 1966 births Living people Italian emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Mexican child actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Actresses from Milan 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Italian people of British descent Mexican expatriates in the United States Italian expatriates in the United States People of Lombard descent Mexican ballerinas {{Mexico-actor-stub