Nicoletta Romanoff (born Nicoletta Consolo, 14 May 1979) is an Italian

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and film

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Acting career

Romanoff made her cinematic debut in the 2003 Italian film ''

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,'' directed by

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. She played the role of Valentina, a teenage girl aggressively pursuing dreams of

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fame. As a

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described her performance, "Ms. Romanoff, who more or less steals the movie, is completely believable as an Italian post- Britney material girl who is all drive and no modesty." Another critic described Valentina's pivotal role in sustaining the film's tone: "There are occasional flashes of the

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tone which promised so much at the start - mostly when the focus is on Valentina's more extreme acts of

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. Then Muccino seems to forget how appalling she is and starts applauding these egocentricities as signs of her unquenchable spirit." (translated) Romanoff has also played lead roles in the 2007 comedy film ''

Cardiofitness ''Cardiofitness'' () is a 2007 romantic comedy film directed by Fabio Tagliavia and starring Nicoletta Romanoff. It is based on a novel with the same name by Alessandra Montrucchio. Plot Cast *Nicoletta Romanoff as Stefania * Federico Cos ...

'' and the 2010 film '' Dalla vita in poi''.

Personal

Romanoff is the daughter of an Italian politician, Giuseppe Consolo and his wife, Princess Natalija Nikolaevna Romanov, from who she gets her stage name. (''Romanoff'' is a variant romanization of the Russian surname

Romanov The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to ...

.) Her maternal grandfather is

Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia Nicholas Romanovich Romanov (russian: Николай Романович Романов; 26 September 1922 – 15 September 2014) was a claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov and president of the Romanov Family Association. Although undou ...

, which makes her a great-great-great-great granddaughter of Emperor

Nicholas I of Russia , house = Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp , father = Paul I of Russia , mother = Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) , birth_date = , birth_place = Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire , death_date = ...

. Romanoff married in 1999 and had two sons before the marriage ended. She then began a long-term relationship with Italian actor

Giorgio Pasotti Giorgio Pasotti (born 22 June 1973) is an Italian actor and former martial arts athlete. Life and career Born in Bergamo, Pasotti started performing martial arts at a very young age, practicing karate and kobudo and became European and World ...

, with which she had a daughter. Romanoff is now married with Federico Alverà, they have a daughter together. In 2016, she collaborated with Damiani and created The Romanov Collection of jewelry. This collection is inspired by treasures of the Russian imperial dynasty.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romanoff, Nicoletta 1979 births Living people Actresses from Rome Italian people of Russian descent Morganatic issue of Romanovs