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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2016 - 15.24 July

CHIARA FRANCINI

JULY 21st

BIOGRAPHY

Chiara Francini  was born in Florence. She is a popular face of Italian entertainment business. She started her career on stage and then moved on to making TV shows. She made her TV debut with BlaBlaBla and Stracult with Marco Giusti, who cast her for two permanent roles;  she was then in Radio Sex, by Alessandro Baracco, and Le ragazze di San Frediano, directed by Vittorio Sindoni; in 2007 she was Marzia Meniconi, one of the leading players of Gente di mare 2.

Between 2007 and 2008 she featured in four films: Leonardo Pieraccioni's Una moglie bellissima, where she sang two songs  from the musical Grease; Francesco Patierno cast her for Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca; Spike Lee gave  cast her for his Miracle at Sant'Anna. In 2008 Stefano Tummolini offered her the role of Stella in Un altro pianeta.

In 2009 she was in the miniseries Le segretarie del sesto, by Angelo Longoni  and Feisbum! Il film, by Emanuele Sana, based on the popular Facebook network. In 2010 she featured in Tutti pazzi per amore 2, by Riccardo Milani, where she played Bea and then in La donna velata, by Edoardo Margheriti.

She was one of the co-protagonists of the film Maschi contro femmine in 2010 and Femmine contro maschi in 2011, both directed by Fausto Brizzi, in which she played Marta, a gay girl. She won the "Guglielmo Biraghi" award in 2011, for Best Revelation of the year at the 68th Festival Internazionale del cinema di Venezia.

In 2011 she was in La peggior settimana della mia vita, directed by Alessandro Genovesi and was back on Rai Uno, where she played Bea in Tutti pazzi per amore 3 and on Sky Cinema, with Un Natale per due, where she played Carmen by Bizet. In 2013 she was one of the main charaters of the film Pazze di me, by Fausto Brizzi and Ti sposo ma non troppo, first feature by Gabriele Pignotta. The following year she was back on the big screen with Tutto molto bello by Paolo Ruffini, and Soap opera by Alessandro Genovesi.

In 2016 she was back on the big screen with On Air - Storia di un successo, directed by Davide Simon Mazzoli. She was then in the cast of Non dirlo al mio capo, huge success  broadcast on Rai Uno directed by Giulio Manfredonia. Here Chiara plays Perla, a character very much appreciated by critics and audiences alike. She also fetaures in TV series Matrimoni ed altre follie, by Laura Muscardin, which has been on air since 1st June broadcast by Canale 5 in prime time. She also lends her voice to Matilda in Angry Birds, animation based on the famous videogame. She will soon feature in TV film broadcast by Rai Uno Piccoli segreti e grandi bugie, directed by Fabrizio Costa.

Photo Credits: FABIO LOVINO

  • Filmography:

    CINEMA
    Fortezza Bastiani, by Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi (2002)
    Sei p. in cerca d'autore, by Giampaolo Morelli - short film (2003)
    Tutti all'attacco, by Lorenzo Vignolo (2005)
    L'inferno secondo noi, by Giovanni Giacobelli - short film (2005)
    Lillo e Greg - The movie!, by Luca Rea (2007)
    Una moglie bellissima, by Leonardo Pieraccioni (2007)
    La canarina assassinata, by Daniele Cascella (2007)
    Bulli si nasce, by Massimo Cappelli - short film (2007)
    Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca, by Francesco Patierno (2008)
    Miracolo a Sant'Anna, by Spike Lee (2008)
    Un altro pianeta (One day in a life), by Stefano Tummolini (2009)
    Feisbum! Il film - Episode: Gaymers, by Emanuele Sana (2009)
    Questione di gusti, by Pappi Corsicato - short film (2009)
    I really love..., by Nicola K. Guarino - short film  (2009)
    Maschi contro femmine, by Fausto Brizzi (2010)
    Femmine contro maschi, by Fausto Brizzi (2011)
    C'è chi dice no, by Giambattista Avellino (2011)
    Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio, by Neri Parenti (2011)
    La peggior settimana della mia vita, by Alessandro Genovesi (2011)
    Buona giornata, by Carlo Vanzina (2012)
    Pazze di me, by Fausto Brizzi (2013)
    Ti sposo ma non troppo, by Gabriele Pignotta (2014)
    Tutto molto bello, by Paolo Ruffini (2014)
    Soap opera, by Alessandro Genovesi (2014)
    On Air - Storia di un successo, by Davide Simon Mazzoli (2016)

    TV
    Radio Sex, by Alessandro Baracco (2006)
    Le ragazze di San Frediano, by Vittorio Sindoni - TV Miniseries (2006)
    Lillo e Greg, by Luca Rea - TV Miniseries (2007)
    Piloti, by Celeste Laudisio -  TV  Series (2007)
    Gente di mare 2, by Andrea Costantini and Giorgio Serafini - TV Series (2007)
    Don Matteo 6 - Episode Il fratello di Natalina, by Giulio Base - TV Series (2008)
    Romanzo criminale - La serie, by Stefano Sollima - TV Series (2008)
    La scelta di Laura, by Alessandro Piva (2009)
    Le segretarie del sesto, by Angelo Longoni - TV Movie (2009)
    La donna velata, by Edoardo Margariti - TV Movie (2010)
    Tutti pazzi per amore 2, by Riccardo Milani - TV Series (2010)
    Tutti pazzi per amore 3, by Laura Muscardin - TV Series (2011)
    Un Natale per due, by Giambattista Avellino (2011) - TV Movie
    Nero Wolfe, by Riccardo Donna - TV Series (2012)
    Matrimoni e altre follie, by Laura Muscardin (2016)
    Piccoli segreti, grandi bugie, by Fabrizio Costa (2016)
    Non dirlo al mio capo, by Giulio Manfredonia - TV Series (2016)

    TV PROGRAMMES
    Affari tuoi, by Gigli (2004-2005)
    BlaBlaBla, with Marco Giusti, by David Emmer (2005)
    Stracult, with Marco Giusti, by David Emmer (2005)
    Camera Café, by Fabrizio Gasparetto (2007)
    Colorado (Italia 1, 2011, 2014)
    Aggratis! (Rai 2, 2013)
    Fashion Style (La 5, 2013)
    MTV Awards Italia (MTV, 2014)
    Eccezionale Veramente (LA7, 2016) - (3rd episode, judge)

    THEATRE
    Cioccolata, by Marcella Ermini (2001)
    Cemento, by Stephan Oertili (2001)
    Noccioline, by Barbara Nativi (2002)
    Romeo e Giulietta, by Francesco Tarsi (2002)
    Gli amori di William, by Michele Panella, Sandra Garuglieri and Simona Arrighi (2002)
    Il pittore di Madonne o nascita di un quadro, by Barbara Nativi (2002)
    E se Dante fosse stato un cantautore, by Sandro Dieli (2002)
    Antonio e Cleopatra, by Francesco Tarsi (2003)
    Scene pauliste, by Debora Dubois (2004)
    Festival Amore Mio - Artistic Direction Serena Dandini (2004)
    Sogno di una notte di mezza estate, by Francesco Tarsi (2004)
    Maledetta Primavera show, by Fabrizio Angelini (2004)
    Faccia da comico - Artistic Direction Serena Dandini (2005)
    Naftalina, by Stefano Messina (2006)
    Ti ho sposato per allegria protagonista (2013-2014), by Piero Maccarinelli