Cristiana Capotondi


Cristiana Capotondi is an Italian actress.

Biography

Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background. Growing up in Rome, she celebrated both Christian and Jewish holidays, such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, and visited both church and synagogue. She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences.
Capotondi first gained popularity in a commercial ad for the "Maxibon Motta" ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of thirteen in the Italian series Amico mio, aired by RAI.
Capotondi debuted in cinema in 1995 with the comedy Vacanze di Natale '95. Between 1993 and 2006 she worked mostly in television, starring in 2004–2006 in the series Orgoglio, aired on Rai Uno. She gained additional exposure in the film Notte prima degli esami, in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vaporidis. In 2009 Capotondi played the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria in the ZDF/Rai Uno/ORF co-production Sissi.
She has been the spokeswoman of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Vacanze di Natale 95MartaTheatrical debut
1999Il cielo in una stanza
2004Forse si... forse no...
2004Christmas in LoveMonica
2005To Sleep Next To HerLaura
2006Notte prima degli esamiClaudiaNominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress 2006
2007Scrivilo sui muriSole
2007I VicerèTeresa
2008Come tu mi vuoiGiada
2009Many Kisses LaterGiulia
2009SisiKaiserin ElisabethMiniseries
2010La passioneFlaminia Sbarbato
2010From the Waist UpKatia
2011MerlinGuenièvreTV Series
2011L'infiltréLaura Bassano
2011The Wholly FamilyMadreA short by Terry Gilliam
2011The Worst Week of My LifeMargheritabased on TV series
2011Kryptonite!TitinaNominated—David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress 2012
2012BarabbasEster
2012The Worst Christmas of My LifeMargheritabased on TV series
2013Amiche da morireOlivia
2013The Mafia Kills Only in the SummerFlora
2013Indovina chi viene a Natale?Valentina
2014Soap OperaAnna
2016TommasoChiara
20167 MinutesIsabella
2017Di padre in figliaMaria Teresa
2019Beware the GorillaEmma