Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is a Slovak-born
Italian actress. She has lived and worked mainly in Italy since 1995.
Life and work
Born in
Martin, Bobuľová trained at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava before moving to Italy in 1995. She made her feature film debut in the Italian film ''
The Prince von Homburg'', that was selected to represent Italy at the
1997 Cannes Film Festival.
For her work in the 2005 film ''
Sacred Heart'', she won Best Actress Awards at the
David di Donatello awards, the
Ciak d'oro awards and Audience Award for Best Actress at the
Flaiano Film Festival in Pescara. In 2006 she received the Nastro Europeo at the
Nastro d'Argento
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(Silver Ribbon) awards from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.
Bobuľová's additional film credits include ''
The Vanity Serum'', ''Check and Mate'', ''
Mirka'', ''Poor Liza'', ''
That's It'' and ''Green Ashes''. American television audiences know Bobuľová from her starring role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ''
In Love and War'', where she plays
Eric Newby's girlfriend Wanda. Her additional TV credits include the Italian miniseries ''La Cittadella'', ''La guerra è finita'' and ''Crociati''. In 2008, Bobuľová co-starred with
Shirley MacLaine in ''
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In addition to her native
Slovak, Bobuľová is fluent in
Czech, Italian, and English.
Personal life
Bobuľová has two daughters, Lea (in 2007) and Anita (in 2008) with her partner, assistant director Alessandro Casale.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Slovak film actresses
David di Donatello winners
21st-century Slovak actresses
People from Martin, Slovakia
Slovak television actresses
Slovak expatriates in Italy
21st-century Italian actresses
Italian stage actresses
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni