Caterina Vertova

Caterina Vertova (born July 19, 1960 in Milan ) is an Italian theater , film and television actress.

Career

Caterina Vertova began her career at the Milanese acting school Piccolo Teatro and continued her professional training with Lindsay Kemp in London, Dominique De Fazio and Marilyn Fried at the Actors Studio in New York and at the acrobatics school Ecole Nationale du Cirque in Paris.

In over 20 years as a stage actress, she has worked in over 40 performances with many well-known Italian directors, such as Giorgio Strehler ( La grande magia by Eduardo De Filippo and Come tu mi vuoi by Luigi Pirandello ), Luigi Squarzina ( La vita che ti diedi by Luigi Pirandello and La famiglia del Santolo by Giacinto Gallina) and Mario Missiroli ( Il Vittoriale degli italiani by Tullio Kezich and Lulù by Friedrich Wedekind).

In the ancient theaters of southern Italy she interpreted the classical myths such as Elektra , Dido and Medea , as well as important European works by Henrik Ibsen ( Ghosts ), William Shakespeare ( Macbeth ) and Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Three Sisters ).

In the cinema sector, she made her debut in the classic Italian film Ginger and Fred by director Federico Fellini . Caterina Vertova has worked on film productions such as Cuore Sacro (Eng. The Room) by the director Ferzan Özpetek and Lucrezia Borgia by the director Florestano Vancini, as well as in the popular films Ho voglia di te by the director Luis Prieto and Natale a Miami by the director Neri Parenti. She also worked as a leading actress in numerous television productions broadcast throughout Europe, such as Commesse , Incantesimo , Il bello delle donne and Il Commissario (German: The Commissioner).

Awards

2007: Roma Arte for her career
2006: Acqui Terme della Regione Piemonte for her career
2005: Civitas for your career
2003: PalcoCinema Randone
2001: Oscar del Successo of the Province of Alessandria
2000: Arte e Cultura E. Petrolini
1999: Gianni di Venanzo of international film photography
1994: Fondi La Pastora as actress of the year

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

1986: Ginger and Fred
1990: The King's Whore (La putain du Roi)
1998: Il Macellaio (The Butcher)
2000: Maria, daughter of her son (Maria, figlia del suo figlio)
2005: Cuore Sacro (Sacred Heart)
2005: Natale a Miami (Christmas in Miami)
2005: Chiamami Salomè (Call Me Salomè)
2007: Ho voglia di te

theatre

1985: Macbeth (Director: Cosimo Cinieri)
1985: Spettri (Director: Beppe Navello)
1986: The dooms they walk (Director: Marco Carniti)
1986: Il ratto di Proserpina (Director: Guido De Monticelli)
1986: La grande magia (Director: Giorgio Strehler)
1986: Lettere (Director: Maurizio Scaparro)
1987: La morte di Empedocle (Director: Cesare Lievi)
1987: La valigia
1988: Oblomov Goncarov
1988: Le tre sorelle (Director: Peter Hatkins)
1988: La coscienza di Zeno (Director: Egisto Marcucci)
1989: La famiglia del Santolo (Director: Luigi Squarzina)
1989: La vita che ti diedi (Director: Luigi Squarzina)
1989: Tempo di uccidere (Direction: Alvaro Piccardi)
1990: Elettra (Direction: Giorgio Treves)
1990: Il Vittoriale degli Italiani (Director: Mario Missiroli)
1991: Lulù (Director: Mario Missiroli)
1992: Come tu mi vuoi (Director: Giorgio Strehler)
1992: La lunga notte di Medea (Director: Marco Carniti)
1992: Filax Anghelos (Director: Marco Carniti)
1992: La strega (Director: Renato Giordano)
1992: La grande magia (Director: Giorgio Strehler)
1993: La vita reale di Jakob Geherda (Director: Rita Tamburi)
1994: La vita che ti diedi (Director: Luigi Squarzina)
1995: La lunga notte di Medea (Direction: Alvaro Piccardi)
1995: Controcanto al chiuso (Director: Rita Tamburi)
1995: Sogno di un mattino di primavera (Director: Rita Tamburi)
1996: Didone (Director: Walter Manfrè)
1998: Le confessioni (Director: Walter Manfrè)
1999: Sappho (Director: Marco Carniti)
2000: Nessuno è perfetto (Director: Alvaro Piccardi)
2002: La figlia di Iorio (Direction: Massimo Belli)
2002: Gerusalemme: tre donne per un Dio solo (Director: Alvaro Piccardi)
2003: Metti una sera a cena (Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi)
2003: La fiaccola sotto il moggio (Director: Massimo Belli)
2004: La donna vestita di sole (Director: Alex Cantarelli)
2004: Conversazione in Sicilia (Director: Walter Manfrè)
2005: Interrogatorio a Maria (Director: Walter Manfrè)
2006: Medea (Direction: Alberto Gagnarli)
2007: Anita (Director: Giuseppe Dipasquale)

watch TV

1990: Una favola milanese
1992: Camilla parlami d'amore
1993: La ragnatela 2 (2 puntate)
1994: two fathers and one daughter
1996: Two men and the women
1996: years of travel
1996: Il conto Montecristo
1997: Racket
1998: Murder & Manslaughter
1998: Lui e Lei
1998: Trenta righe per un delitto - La donna giusta
1998: Incantesimo
1999: Inviati speciali
1999: May con i quadri
1999: Villa Ada
1999: Incantesimo 2
1999: Commesse
- Episodes: Marta, Roberta, Fiorenza, Paola, Romeo, Francesca
2000: Una donna per amico
2000: Sospetti
2000: Per amore per vendetta
2000: La casa delle beffe
2001: Occhi verde veleno
2001: Il commissario II
- Episodes: Fuori gioco, La casbah, La separazione, La trappola, Il latitante, Il traditore, Il rapimento
2001: Il bello delle donne
- Episodes: Due donne più che amiche, Donne rivali in amore, L'amicizia tra un uomo ed una donna, Il riscatto di una casalinga
2002: Don Matteo - Il fuoco della passione
2002: Per amore per vendetta II
2002: Fabio Montale - Total Khéops
2002: Commesse II
- Episodes: Francesca e le altre, Compleanno di Marta, Compleanno di Fiorenza, Compleanno di Romeo, Compleanno di Elisa, Compleanno di Roberta
2003: Soraya
2005: Ho sposato un calciatore
2005: Mio Figlio
2007: Zodiaco

Commercials

1994: Barilla
1996: Lavazza
2002: Superga

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personal data
SURNAME	Vertova, Caterina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian theater, film and television actress
DATE OF BIRTH	July 19, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan , Italy