Sonia Bergamasco (born 16 January 1966) is an Italian actress. Born in

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, Bergamasco graduated in piano at the

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and then enrolled the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1990.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . The same year, she made her stage debut in

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's ''Arlecchino dei giovani''. She made her film debut in 1994, in the film ''Miracoli, storie per corti'', in the segment ''Antonio Mastronunzio pittore sannita'' directed by

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. In 2001 she had her

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as Sofia, the main character in

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's ''

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''. In 2004 thanks to her performance in ''

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'' she won the

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for

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along with the rest of the female cast. Bergamasco is married to actor

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Selected filmography

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'' (2008) * '' Wild Blood'' (2008) * ''

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'' (TV, 2008-2010) * ''

Giulia Doesn't Date at Night ''Giulia Doesn't Date at Night'' ( it, Giulia non esce la sera) is a 2009 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni and starring Valerio Mastandrea as Guido and Valeria Golino as the title character, Giulia. It was shot in Rome during the s ...

'' (2009) * '' The Woman of My Dreams'' (2010) *''

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'' (2011) * '' Me and You'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

Bloody Richard ''Bloody Richard'' ( it, Riccardo va all'inferno; ''Richard Goes to Hell'') is a 2017 Italian musical drama film directed by Roberta Torre, starring Massimo Ranieri and inspired on William Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. The film has been presente ...

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) *''

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'' (2021)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergamasco, Sonia 1966 births Actresses from Milan Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Living people 21st-century Italian actresses Nastro d'Argento winners Milan Conservatory alumni 20th-century Italian actresses