Silvia Bottini (born 30 October 1981) is an Italian actress and model. She has frequently collaborated with

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Early life

Bottini was born on 30 October 1981 in Malnate, a town in the

province of Varese The province of Varese ( it, provincia di Varese) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The head ...

, Italy. She first studied acting at the in Varese with

and Anna Bonomi. She later won a scholarship to enter the in Bologna, graduating with her diploma in 2007.

Career

Upon graduation, she joined in Genoa as one of two applicants accepted out of 300. Some of her castings during this time were in 's ''Il fantoccio'', 's ''Generazioni Componibili'' and

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's ''Svevn'' (in Italian translation). She has collaborated with Silvio Raffo on several projects, including stage performances of Ovid's poetry and other works. Bottini moved to Los Angeles, in the U.S. in 2015. She is a cast member of the Italian Comedy Club in Los Angeles. Besides acting, she has also worked as a

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. She worked on the Los Angeles part of the 2017 music video for "Senza Pagare" by J-Ax, Fedez, and T-Pain; the shoot also featured Paris Hilton, Pio e Amedeo, and Ferragni.

Internet meme

In 2008, Bottini was in a relationship with a stock photographer. While they were vacationing in Shanghai, she modeled for several of his photos, including one with her crying. In 2011, she found that the stock photograph of her crying was being used as an

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, satirizing people who complain about "

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s" (for example, "there's not enough dressing on my salad"). Bottini initially disliked the meme as trivializing her acting career, especially since she received no royalties from them. By 2019, she told BBC News that she had reconciled with her Internet fame, and was working on a short film about the "First World Problems" character. Bottini included the meme as part of her supporting documentation when applying for a U.S. extraordinary ability visa. Her application was successful.

Partial filmography

* ''Il cantico di Maddalena'' (2011) * ''Fragile'' (2011) * '' Bella addormentata'' (2012)

References

External links

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on IMDb
Silvia Bottini
on Flickr
Silvia Bottini
on

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Interview (2021)
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