JULY 21

Biography

Anna Valle was born in Rome and lived in Ladispoli until the age of 13. She then moved to Sicily, in Lentini, her mother’s hometown. After finishing her studies at Gorgia Humanistic Secondary School, she had her fist acting experience on the stage of Siracusa’s Greek Theatre, playing Mirrine in Aristophanes’ "Lisistrata". Her career took flight in 1995, when she participated in the Miss Italia competition as Miss Sicily and won the title. She then started studying acting, first with an Argentinian teacher and later with a member of New York’s Actor Studio who had moved to Italy. After appearing in Gianni Morandi’s music video as his young Muse, she was offered a role in "Le faremo tanto male", a comedy by Pino Quartullo, where she acted for the first time on the big screen, alongside Stefania Sandrelli.

With her role as Paola in the popular TV series "Commesse" (1999), Anna Valle, co-starring alongside Sabrina Ferilli and Nancy Brilli, won the heart of the Italians. She became the protagonist of acclaimed TV series such as "Cuore", which gained her a Telegatto in 2002; then important costume roles in "Augusto", where she plays the role of Cleopatra, alongside Peter O'Toole and Charlotte Rampling, and in the beloved "Soraya" (2003), a European production where she plays the famous Princess.

In 2000 she shot the feature film "Sottovento", directed by Stefano Vicario, with actor Claudio Amendola. In "Le stagioni del cuore" (2004) by Antonello Grimaldi, Anna portrays Claudia Castelli, a role that covers an important historical period, from the ’40s to the’70s. The cast also includes brilliant Alessandro Gassman and a young Martina Stella. Two years later, Valle worked with director Marco Cucurnia in "Solo Metro", produced by Michele Placido, and "Misstake", where Valle was also a co-producer together with Ulisse Lendaro, who later became her husband. The following year she played the role of Primo Carrera’s wife in "The Walking Mountain"; the film about the beloved boxer, directed by Renzo Martinelli, was released both in cinemas and on TV in 2008.

In the following years Anna Valle kept portrayed important icons of beauty and courage: Jackie Kennedy, in "Callas e Onassis", Virginia in "Fuga per la libertà – L’aviatore", with Sergio Castellitto and Marco Giallini, Chiara in Nebbie and Delitti. Then, in 2010, she was one of the three Fontana designers in "Atelier Fontana – Le sorelle della moda", the TV miniseries about the iconic fashion designers. In 2011, she starred alongside Alessandro Preziosi in the TV series "Un amore e una vendetta" on Channel 5. She also went on tour for a short time with the play "Confidenze troppo intime", a French comedy by Jerome Tonnere.

In the following years she gained another costume role in "Questo nostro Amore", TV series set in the ‘60s and directed by Luca Ribuoli, with Neri Marcorè. In 2013 the made-for-TV film "Barabba" was released in several countries around the world, the international co-produced film was directed by Roger Yound and shot entirely in English. After that, Anna was busy shooting the second season of "Questo nostro amore ’70" (on air in 2014) and "Mister Ignis". In spring 2017 she starred in the TV series "Sorelle" by Cinzia Th Torrini: the romantic thriller gained her the Tao Awards 2017 for best actress in the Fiction TV category. In 2018 she produced Ulisse Lendaro’s debut at the direction of the film "L’età imperfetta", which participated in the section Alice nella Città of Rome Film Festival. In spring 2018 "Questo nostro amore ’80" was aired, which saw her reprising her role alongside Neri Marcorè. Afterwards, Valle acted in "La compagnia del cigno", directed by Ivan Cotroneo for Rai1.

PHOTO CREDITS: Roberta Krasnig