About This Project
Biography & Early Life
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Born on January 4, 1981, in Kyiv, Ukraine. She’s the daughter of a tenor and a classical
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ballet dancer and made her stage debut at the age of four
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Moved with her family to Arezzo, Italy, around age 12 or 13
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Crowned Miss Toscana in 1998 and placed eighth in the Miss Italia competition that same year
Career Highlights
Film
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Debut came in 2000 with titles including Welcome Albania, C’era un cinese in coma, and Metronotte
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Notable later works include La matassa, La bella società (both 2009), and an appearance in Nine (2009) directed by Rob Marshall
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More recent films: Il traduttore (2016), Le verità (2017), and Il cacio con le pere (2023)
Television
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First gained widespread fame for her long-running role as Anna Baldi in the Italian soap opera CentoVetrine (2004–2007).
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Other standout TV roles include appearances in La figlia di Elisa – Ritorno a Rivombrosa (2007),
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Il falco e la colomba (2009), Il Commissario Manara (2011), Il Commissario Nardone (2012),
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and leading role in Le tre rose di Eva (2012–2018)
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Her recent TV project: Se potessi dirti addio (2023–2024), a six‑episode Canale 5 miniseries directed by
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Ricky Tognazzi and Simona Izzo, co-starring Gabriel Garko The
Additional Info & Personal Touch
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Beyond acting, she’s represented brands in fashion campaigns and projects such as calendars and endorsements Getty Images.
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She has also worked as a TV presenter on shows and documentaries like Festival Show (2019),
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Stanotte con Caravaggio (2020), Meraviglie – La penisola dei tesori (2022),
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and L’arte della guerra (2023), where she served as a narrator
