Veronica Pivetti (born 19 February 1965) is an Italian actress and voice actress.
Life and career Born in Milan, Pivetti is the daughter of Grazia Gabrielli, a voice actress and of Paolo Pivetti, a stage director. She is the younger sister of the politician Irene Pivetti. She started her career as a voice actress at 8 years old, specializing in dubbing anime and cartoons. Pivetti studied painting at Accademia di Brera in Milan and briefly worked as studio assistant for an artist before focusing on acting again. After several appearances in the variety show Quelli che... il Calcio, in 1995 Pivetti made her film debut, chosen by the actor and director Carlo Verdone to play his wife in the box office hit Viaggi di nozze. After appearing in several more films, notably Lina Wertmüller's The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics, Pivetti later focused her activities on television, playing main roles in a number of successful TV-series, including Commesse, Il maresciallo Rocca and Provaci ancora prof. In 1998 Pivetti hosted the Sanremo Music Festival alongside Raimondo Vianello and Eva Herzigová.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole Notes1978Farewell to Space Battleship YamatoYuki Moriover1995Viaggi di nozzeFosca1996The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and PoliticsRossella Giacometti1997Other MenMaria De SimoneHerculesMegaraItalian voice-over1998Kirikou and the SorceressKarabà Italian voice-over2000Le giraffeMichela2008Horton Hears a Who!Sour KangarooItalian voice-over2015Né Giulietta né RomeoOlga Bordin2016La cena di NatalePina
Television YearTitleRole Notes1990Don ToninoJournalistEpisode: "Don Tonino e la maledizione dell'abate"1993Quelli che... il CalcioHerself / OpinionistTalk show1998Sanremo Music Festival 1998Herself / Co-hostAnnual music festival1999–2002CommesseFiorenza DamianiMain role2000Les ritaliensVittoria RinaldiTelevision filmQualcuno da amareDr. Claudia SereniTelevision film2001L'attentatuni - Il grande attentatoAnna GranataTelevision film2003–2005Il maresciallo RoccaFrancesca MarianiMain role (seasons 4–5)2005L'amore non bastaCarolaTelevision film2005–2017Provaci ancora prof!Camilla BaudinoLead role2006David di DonatelloHerself / HostAward ceremony2007Zecchino d'OroHerself / Co-hostSinging competition2009Miacarabefana.itBeniamina Volò / Babuccia BucataTelevision film2010La ladraEva MarsigliaLead role2011S.O.S. BefanaBeniamina Volò / Babuccia BucataTelevision film2018–2021Amore criminaleHerself / HostInvestigation docuseries2019–presentNuovi eroiNarrator (voice)Docuseries2025Balene – Amiche per sempreEvelina MaggiLead role
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