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Simona Caparrini is a Actor Italienne born on 5 january 1972 at Florence (Italie)

Simona Caparrini

Simona Caparrini
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Birth name Simona Caparrini
Nationality Italie
Birth 5 january 1972 (52 years) at Florence (Italie)

Simona Caparrini is an Italian actress, born in Florence. She is fluent in English, French and speaks fairly good Spanish. She is known for: To Rome with Love, directed by movie legend Woody Allen, where she plays Aunt Joan, the uptight member of Roman high society opposite Penélope Cruz; Romeo and Juliet, directed by Carlo Carlei, and starring Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Stellan Skarsgård, and Ed Westwick; and the Warner Bros. production The Man from U.N.C.L.E., directed by Guy Ritchie.

Biography

Née à Florence en Toscane, elle est diplômée en littérature Italienne.
Elle s'est formée professionnellement au l'Ecole de Théâtre Stabile de Genova, avec le réalisateur Marco Sciaccaluga. Après son diplome, elle a suivi des cours à New York au Union Square Theatre et au HBO studios avec l'acteur américain George DiCenzo.

Issue d'une famille de fabricants de chaussures actifs à Montecatini Terme dans les années 1980, Simona débute au cinéma en 1990, grâce àu réalisateur Italien Marco Risi, qui lui offre un rôle dans son film Muro di gomma; viennent ensuite le film Nestore l'ultima corsa (1994), où elle joue Wilma, dirigée par le très connu Alberto Sordi ; le film qui a gagné un Oscar en 1995 Le Facteur, où Simona joue Elsa Morante aux côtés de Philippe Noiret dirigé par Michael Radford ; le film Banditi (1995), où elle incarne Irina, une prostituée, aux côtés de Ben Gazzara sous la direction du réalisateur Stefano Mignucci.

Par la suite, Simona Caparrini tourne divers films sous la direction de plusieurs réalisateurs étrangers, dont Il Quaderno della spesa, de Tonino Cervi ; Nessun messaggio in segreteria de Luca Miniero et Paolo Genovese, ou Simona joue une méchante concierge aux côtés de Carlo Delle Piane ; 8th Wonderland de Nicolas Alberny et Jean Mach ; Interno Giorno de Tommaso Rossellini où elle incarne Martina, l'agente artistique d'une star du cinema, joué par Fanny Ardant; etc.

Elle acquiert ainsi une notoriété tout d'abord en Italie, avant que sa carrière prenne un tournant international, dans les années 2010/2011, notamment en jouant dans To Rome with Love de Woody Allen , aux côtés de Penelope Cruz, et dans Roméo et Juliette de Carlo Carlei, aux côtés de Paul Giamatti.

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Filmography of Simona Caparrini (12 films)

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Actress

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 1h56
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Politique, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Political films, Road movies, Buddy films, Heist films, Chase films
Actors Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Hugh Grant, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris
Roles Countess Allegra
Rating71% 3.598983.598983.598983.598983.59898
In 1963, professional thief turned CIA agent Napoleon Solo extracts Gaby Teller, daughter of Udo Teller, an alleged Nazi scientist turned United States collaborator at the end of World War II, from East Berlin, evading KGB operative Illya Kuryakin. He later reports to his superior, Saunders, who reveals that Teller’s uncle Rudi works in a shipping company owned by Alexander and Victoria Vinciguerra, a wealthy couple of Nazi sympathizers who intend to use Teller's father to build their own private nuclear weapon. Due to the potentially world-ending nature of this crisis, the CIA and KGB have reluctantly teamed up and Solo and Kuryakin are ordered to stop the Vinciguerras from succeeding, with both men secretly assigned to steal Udo Teller's research for their respective governments.
Romeo & Juliet, 1h58
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about suicide, Théâtre, Romeo and Juliet, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Ed Westwick
Roles a female guest
Rating58% 2.918462.918462.918462.918462.91846
During the Late Middle Ages in Verona, two wealthy families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been feuding for centuries. One day at the market place, the feuding families start a brawl which infuriates the Prince and he threatens that if the peace of Verona is disturbed again, he shall take their lives. Meanwhile, Romeo is a young Montague who reveals that he is in love with Lord Capulet's niece, Rosaline.
Stay Away from Me
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Ambra Angiolini, Enrico Brignano, Giorgio Colangeli, Anna Galiena, Giorgia Cardaci, Fabrizia Sacchi
Roles Giulia, moglie sottomessa
Rating58% 2.911362.911362.911362.911362.91136
Malheureux en amour depuis toujours, un conseiller conjugal rencontre une femme qui fait battre son cœur. Sa malchance permanente les poursuivra-t-elle ?
To Rome with Love, 1h47
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Woody Allen, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg
Roles Aunt Giovanna
Rating62% 3.1446953.1446953.1446953.1446953.144695
To Rome with Love tells four unrelated stories taking place in Rome. The second story, Antonio's, is a direct lift with some amendments of an entire Fellini film, The White Sheik (1952).
The Immature, 1h48
Directed by Paolo Genovese
Genres Comedy
Actors Raoul Bova, Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu, Ricky Memphis, Anita Caprioli
Roles Katia
Rating61% 3.0586053.0586053.0586053.0586053.058605
A group of young guys meet again them after so many years of their separation from the classes of the high school classic. Each of them has a family, or still lives the anxiety of teenagers, trying to get by in life. But one day the young people discover the news that the examination made by them at the end of high school is not valid for bureaucratic complications. They will have to go back to school as students to retake the exam, so that the degrees and diplomas who have taken are permanently valid. During the summer study, the protagonists have the chance to relive the passions of the past, which now only teenagers can remember and try.
8th Wonderland, 1h45
Directed by Nicolas Alberny, Jean Mach
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about computing, Films about anarchism, Politique, Political films
Actors Robert William Bradford, Matthew Géczy, Eloissa Florez, Amanda Lear, Michael Hofland, Irina Ninova
Roles une présentatrice italienne
Rating60% 3.0495153.0495153.0495153.0495153.049515
Des millions de personnes disséminées de par le monde et déçues de la manière dont celui-ci évolue décident de s'unir. Toutes guidées par le même désir d'améliorer les choses, de ne plus subir l'actualité sans pouvoir réagir. Par le biais d'Internet, elles créent le premier Pays virtuel : 8th Wonderland. Chaque semaine, tous ses habitants votent par référendum une motion différente... Mais que se passerait-il si les motions de 8th Wonderland devenaient petit à petit plus réactionnaires ? Si sa manière d'agir se rapprochait lentement mais sûrement d'un comportement terroriste ? De nombreuses personnes et Nations pourraient chercher à faire disparaître ce pays qui n'est pas comme les autres. Une décision qui pourrait être complexe à mettre en œuvre, car ce pays n'est pas un territoire géographique ni une nation homogène.
The Postman, 1h48
Directed by Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Poésie, Films about language and translation
Actors Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Anna Bonaiuto, Anna Bonaiuto
Roles Elsa Morante (uncredited)
Rating78% 3.9009553.9009553.9009553.9009553.900955
Set in the year 1950, Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island in Italy for political reasons. His wife accompanies him. On the island, local Mario Ruoppolo is dissatisfied with being a fisherman like his father. Mario looks for other work and is hired as a temporary postman with Neruda as his only customer. He uses his bicycle to hand deliver Neruda's mail (the island has no cars). Though poorly educated, the postman eventually befriends Neruda and becomes further influenced by Neruda's political views and poetry.