Violante Placido
Violante Placido (born May 1, 1976 in Rome ) is an Italian actress and singer . She is the daughter of actor, director and screenwriter Michele Placido and actress Simonetta Stefanelli .
Career
Placido made her acting debut at the side of her father in Quattro bravi ragazzi in 1993. She played her first important role in 2002 in Sergio Rubini's L'anima gemella . She became known to an international audience in 2010 on the side of George Clooney in The American .
Under the pseudonym Viola , Placido released the album Don't Be Shy in 2006 ... with ten self-written and mostly English-language songs. In the same year she recorded the duet Amore mio infinito with Bugo .
Filmography (selection)
- 1993 Quattro bravi ragazzi, directed by Claudio Camarca
- 1996 Vite strozzate, directed by Ricky Tognazzi
- 1996 Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, directed by Enza Negroni
- 2002 Ciao America, directed by Frank Ciota
- 2002 L'anima gemella, directed by Sergio Rubini
- 2004 Ovunque sei, directed by Michele Placido
- 2005 Karol - A man who became Pope (Karol, un uomo diventato Papa) , directed by Giacomo Battiato
- 2006 La cena per farli conoscere, directed by Pupi Avati
- 2007 War and Peace ( War and Peace , Miniseries)
- 2007 Lezioni di cioccolato, directed by Claudio Cupellini
- 2009 Barah Aana, directed by Raja Menon
- 2010 The American , directed by Anton Corbijn
- 2011 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance , directed by Mark Neveldine , Brian Taylor
- 2012 The Lookout (Le guetteur)
- 2014 Transporter - The Series (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2016 7 Minutes (7 minuti) , directed by Michele Placido
- 2018 Restiamo amici, directed by Antonello Grimaldi
- 2019 Modalità aereo, directed by Fausto Brizzi
- 2019 Enrico Piaggio - Vespa, director: Umberto Marino (TV movie)
Discography
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- 2006 Don't Be Shy ...
Awards (selection)
- 2004 David di Donatello nomination as best actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) for: Che ne sarà di noi
- Golden Graals
- 2008 nomination as best comedic actress (Migliore Attrice di Commedia) for: Lezioni di cioccolato
- 2007 nomination as best comedic actress (Migliore Attrice di Commedia) for: Il giorno + bello
- 2005 nomination as best comedic actress (Migliore Attrice di Commedia) for: Che ne sarà di noi
- 2013 Nastro d'Argento nomination for the best song (Migliore Canzone) for: "Hey Sister" in the film Evil Things
Web links
Commons : Violante Placido - Collection of Images
- Violante Placido in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Violante Placido in the German synchronous file
supporting documents
- ↑ Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 75 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Placido, Violante |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |