Anna Falchi (; born Anna Kristiina Palomäki; 22 April 1972) is a Finnish-Italian

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and film actress.

Career

Anna Kristiina Palomäki was born in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population ...

, Finland, the daughter of an Italian father, Benito (Tito) Falchi, and Finnish mother Kaarina. She has a brother, Saro, and a half-brother in Sweden, Peter (by her father). In 1978, at the age of six, she moved to Italy with her family, where she started her career as a model. Falchi first appeared on television in a commercial for an Italian bank in 1992. The ad starred Paolo Villaggio, and was directed by the celebrated

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

. This helped her launch a film career, starting with ''Nel continente nero'' (''in the black Continent'') in 1993. Falchi appeared in many films since, including the 1994 fantasy movie '' The Dragon Ring'', the 1997 film ''La principessa e il povero'' and the 2005 comedy ''Nessun messaggio in segreteria''. She has also been a popular television personality, hosting various specials on Italian television. Falchi is lesser known in the English-speaking world. Some know her for the lead female role in the film ''

Dellamorte Dellamore ''Cemetery Man'' ( it, Dellamorte Dellamore) is a 1994 comedy horror film directed by Michele Soavi and starring Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro and Anna Falchi. It was produced by Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli and Soavi and based on the nove ...

'', which was released in the US as ''Cemetery Man''. In a 2001, Falchi was a guest on the Italian late-night show ''Satyricon'', during which she satirized one of the appearances of Madonna on ''Late Show with David Letterman'' during which Madonna jokingly teased Letterman for refusing to smell her panties. Falchi actually took off her red panties on stage, and the host,

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, went all the way to smell them, which caused some scandal in Italy.

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Filmography

* '' Nel continente nero'' (1993) * '' Anni 90: Parte II'' (1993) * '' S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago'' (1994) * ''

Miracolo italiano ''Miracolo italiano'' (also known as ''An Italian Miracle'') is a 1994 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. Cast * Renato Pozzetto: Fermo Pulciani/ Passenger of the Ferry * Nino Frassica: Toti/ Ernesto * Ezio Greggio: Man ...

'' (1994) * '' C'è Kim Novak al telefono'' (1994) * ''

Cemetery Man ''Cemetery Man'' ( it, Dellamorte Dellamore) is a 1994 comedy horror film directed by Michele Soavi and starring Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro and Anna Falchi. It was produced by Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli and Soavi and based on the nove ...

'' (1994) * '' L'affaire'' (1994) * '' Palla di neve'' (1995) * ''

Celluloide ''Celluloide'' is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Fa ...

'' (1995) * '' Giovani e belli'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Body Guards'' (2000) * '' Gli occhi dell'amore'' (2001) * '' Operazione Rosmarino'' (2001) * ''

Nessun messaggio in segreteria ''Sorry, You Can't Get Through!'' ( it, Nessun messaggio in segreteria) is a 2005 Italian comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero. Plot Walter is a lonely pensioner still full of energy and imagination; convinced by a ...

'' (2005) * '' Bambini'' (2006) * ''

L'allenatore nel pallone 2 ''L'allenatore nel pallone 2'' is a 2008 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. The film is a sequel of '' L'allenatore nel pallone''. Plot The famous Italian football coach Oronzo Canà has retired to a villa in Apulia. Now, old and ...

'' (2008) * ''

Un'estate al mare ''Un'estate al mare'' is a 2008 film directed by Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director St ...

'' (2008) * '' Ce n'è per tutti'' (2009) * '' L'uomo nero'' (2009) * '' Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013)

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