Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.
Early life and career Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish).Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra, La Repubblica – 15 aprile 2006, pagina 58, sezione: SPETTACOLILa Repubblica: "Capotondi: Al cinema e in amore meglio tenere i piedi per terra" 15 aprile 2006 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 for the Motta Maxibon ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of 13 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 the series Orgoglio from 2004 to 2006. She gained additional exposure in the film Notte prima degli esami (2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vaporidis. In 2009 Capotondi played Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the ZDF/Rai Uno/ORF co-production Sisi.
She was the spokeswoman of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Personal life After a ten-year relationship with a man who was not part of the entertainment world, she dated colleagues Nicolas Vaporidis and Primo Reggiani. She dated entrepreneur and former TV presenter Andrea Pezzi from 2005 to 2021. She has a daughter, who was born in 2022.
Filmography Films YearTitleRole(s) Notes1995Vacanze di Natale '95Marta Colombo1999Il cielo in una stanzaFederica2004To Sleep Next To HerLauraForse sì, forse noValentinaChristmas in LoveMonica Baldi2005Iris BluIris Short film2006Notte prima degli esamiClaudia Martinelli2007Scrivilo sui muriSoleI ViceréTeresa UzedaCome tu mi vuoiGiada Ferretti2009Many Kisses LaterGiulia2010La PassioneFlaminia SbarbatoFrom the Waist UpKatia2011The Worst Week of My LifeMargheritaKryptonite!TitinaThe Wholly FamilyMotherShort film2012The Worst Christmas of My LifeMargheritaMavis (voice)Italian dub; voice role2013Amiche da morireOliviaThe Mafia Kills Only in SummerFlora GuarneriGuess Who's Coming for Christmas?Valentina Sereni2014Amori elementariSaraA Golden BoySilviaSoap OperaAnna Roselli2015Hotel Transylvania 2Mavis (voice)Italian dub; voice roleIn ritardoHerShort film2016TommasoFederica7 MinutesIsabella2017Metti una notteGaia2018 A Woman's NameNina MartiniHotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationMavis (voice)2019Beware the GorillaEmma2022Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaMavis (voice)Italian dub; voice role2024Succede anche nelle migliori famiglieIsabella Di Rienzo
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes1993Amico mioHeleneEpisode: "Non te ne andare!"1994Italian RestaurantAngieMain role1998Un nero per casaValentina ParadisiTelevision filmSPQRAlessia AppioMain roleAnni '50Marisa ProitettiMain role1999Anni '60Alessandra DiamantiMain role2000Piovuto dal cieloAssuntina QuagliauloTelevision film2001Angelo il custodeSaraMain roleCompagni di scuolaMartina AntonelliMain role2002Il giovane CasanovaManon BalettiTelevision filmLa casa dell'angeloChiara MeyerTelevision film2004–2006OrgoglioAurora ObrofariMain role2006Joe PetrosinoGiuseppina PetrosinoTelevision film2008Rebecca, la mia prima moglieJennifer de WinterTelevision film2009SissiElisabeth of AustriaLead role2012MerlinGinevraTelevision filmBarabbasEsterTelevision film2014Purché finisca beneAlessia RocchiEpisode: "Un marito di troppo"2017Di padre in figliaMaria Teresa FranzaMain role2018Liberi sognatoriRenata FonteEpisode: "Una donna contro tutti - Renata Fonte"2019Ognuno è perfettoMiriamMain role2020Bella da morireEva CantiniMain role2022The Ignorant AngelsAntoniaLead role2025La ricetta della felicitàMarta RampiniLead role
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