Birth Date: | 5 January 1972 |
Birth Place: | Florence, Italy |
Occupation: | Actress |
Yearsactive: | 1990–present |
Simona Caparrini (born 5 January 1972) is an Italian actress. She is known for: To Rome with Love, directed by Woody Allen,[1] [2] where she plays Aunt Joan, the uptight member of Roman high society; Romeo & Juliet, directed by Carlo Carlei; and the Warner Bros. production The Man from U.N.C.L.E., directed by Guy Ritchie.
Caparrini, originally from Tuscany, graduated at the Theatre of Genova's Drama Academy, completing a three-year program. After her degree, she moved to New York City to study acting at the Union Square Theatre with the American actor George DiCenzo.[3]
Caparrini's film debut was il muro di gomma, directed by Italian director, Marco Risi. She was eventually chosen by Alberto Sordi, to play Wilma, opposite Sordi himself, in his film .[4] [5] She gained some fame[6] with this role and promoted the movie in various cities along with Sordi.[7]
Caparrini had a cameo role in The Postman (1994), playing Elsa Morante; then she played Ursula in the feature film Banditi (1995). She later starred in the feature film Il cielo è sempre più blu (1996) directed by Antonello Grimaldi.
Caparrini has acted in a number of Italian, French and Spanish TV series. Among them are: Ein Haus in der Toscana (1993) for German TV; Compañeros (1998) for Spanish TV; Marie Fransson (2000) for French TV; Orgoglio (2004), for which she received critical praise,[8] portraying Elvira Graziani; the TV movie (2008); the dramatic TV series Il mostro di Firenze (2009), based on a true story The Monster of Florence, where she played Daniela Stefanacci; Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi (2010), TV series directed by Luciano Odorisio, and (2012), directed by .
In 2000, Caparrini gained more visibility appearing in the film Io Amo Andrea (2000),[9] where she plays Irene directed by Francesco Nuti; and in 2001, she was in Suor Sorriso, remake of the cult movie The Singing Nun, where she plays Clara,[10] [11] directed by Roger Deutsch; then eventually came the period piece Il Quaderno della spesa (2003), directed by Tonino Cervi; the comedy Nessun messaggio in segreteria (2005), directed by Luca Miniero and Paolo Genovese,[12] [13] [14] opposite Carlo delle Piane and Pierfrancesco Favino; the French sci-fi 8th Wonderland (2008),[15] directed by Nicholas Alberny and Jean Mach; Immaturi (2010),[16] directed by Paolo Genovese, where she plays Katia, a stubborn sex addict permanently in group therapy; and Interno Giorno (2011), directed by Tommaso Rosseliini, where she plays Martina, the movie star's talent agent.[17]
In 2012, Caparrini[18] in Italy and abroad,[19] was chosen by Woody Allen to play Aunt Joan in his feature film To Rome with Love. In 2013, she had a cameo in the feature film Romeo and Juliet, as a noble woman friend of the Capulets. She co-starred in the 2015 spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E., directed by Guy Ritchie.
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1991 | The Rubber Wall | Carla, journalist | Marco Risi |
1993 | Ein Haus in der Toscana | Simona | |
1994 | Nestore l'ultima corsa | Wilma | Alberto Sordi |
1995 | The Postman | Elsa Morante | Michael Radford |
1995 | Banditi | Ursula | Stefano Mignucci |
1996 | Bits and Pieces | Giulia | Antonello Grimaldi |
1996 | Linda ed il brigadiere | Tina, landlady | |
1998 | Compañeros | Elena | |
1999 | Un posto al sole | Elisabetta D’Andrea | |
2000 | Io amo Andrea | Irene | |
The Accountant | Maria | Glenn Gers | |
Marie Fransson | Claire | ||
Suor Sorriso | Clara | ||
Casa Famiglia | Maria | ||
2001 | Compagni di scuola | Anna, surgeon | |
2003 | Il Quaderno della Spesa | Elena | |
Andata e Ritorno | Vanessa | Alessandro Paci | |
2004 | Orgoglio | Elvira Graziani | |
2005 | Nessun messaggio in segreteria | Anna, doorkeeper | Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero |
Ho sposato un calciatore | Gina | ||
2006 | Capri | Ministro Gastori | Giorgio Molteni |
Don Matteo | Clelia Bassi | Elisabetta Marchetti | |
2008 | 8th Wonderland | Rossella Brizzi, Italian TV Guest | Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach |
Il Commissario Rex | Serena, Montanary's secretary | Marco Serafini | |
2009 | Il mostro di Firenze | Daniela Stefanacci | Antonello Grimaldi |
2010 | Doctor Clown | Giulia | Maurizio Nichetti |
Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi | Cristina Vallauro | Luciano Odorisio | |
2011 | The Immature | Katia | |
Interno Giorno | Martina | Tommaso Rossellini | |
La ragazza americana | Carla | ||
Una buona stagione | lawyer Lucidi | ||
2012 | To Rome with Love | aunt Joan | Woody Allen |
2013 | Romeo and Juliet | Female guest | Carlo Carlei |
2013 | Stai lontana da me | Giulia, moglie sottomessa | Alessio Maria Federici |
2015 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Contessa | Guy Ritchie |