Chiara Francini

Chiara Francini(born 20 December 1976)is an Italian actress and author.

Chiara Francini
Born	Chiara Francini (1976-12-20)December 20, 1976 Florence,Italy
Occupations	Actress author
Years active	2001–present

Biography

Born inFlorence,she graduated inhumanitieswith a thesis in literaryhermeneutics.

After her graduation, she underwent a three-year theatre course inFlorence,at the Teatro della Limonaia, directed by Barbara Nativi, under whose direction she played a role inPeanuts,written byFausto Paravidino.For two consecutive years she acted in Faccia da comico under the artistic direction ofSerena Dandiniat theAmbra Jovinellitheatre inRome.She got into television throughMarco Giusti,who offered her a role inBlablablaandStracult.

She then had a part inRagazze di San Frediano,directed byVittorio Sindoniand in 2007 she was Marcia Meniconi, one of the protagonists ofGente di mare 2.In 2008, she played a major role in the sitcomRadio Sex,directed byAlessandro Baracco.

Between 2007 and 2008 she took part in four movies:Leonardo Pieraccioniwanted her for the role of Giustina inA Beautiful Wife,Francesco Patiernochose her forIl mattino ha l'oro in bocca,Spike Lee,after casting her personally, had her play Fabiola, one of the victims of theNazi massacre of Sant'Anna di Stazzema,inMiracle at St. Annaand finally in 2008Stefano Tummolinioffered her the role of Stella inUn altro pianeta(Eng.:One Day in a Life), a film shown at the 2008Venice Film Festival,where it was awarded theQueer Lion,and at theSundance Film Festivalin 2009.

In 2009, she acted in the televisionminiseriesLe segretarie del sesto piano,directed byAngelo Longoni,and in the movieFeisbum!,directed byEmanuele Sana.

In 2010, she appeared in the television seriesTutti pazzi per amore 2,directed byRiccardo Milani,in which she played the character of Bea, and in thefilm noirLa donna velata,directed byEdoardo Margheriti.

In 2010 and 2011, she played Martha inMaschi contro femmine(Males vs Females) andFemmine contro maschi(Females vs Males), both directed byFausto Brizzi.

In 2011, she acted inC'è chi dice no(Eng. title:Some Say No), directed byGiambattista Avellino,Cacao,directed byLuca Rea,andAmici miei come tutto ebbe inizio,directed byNeri Parenti.

In 2011, Francini was awarded theBiraghi Prizeas "Shooting Star of the year"atthe 68th Venice Film Festival,given by theItalian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.

In 2011, she was part of the main cast in the television programmeColoradobroadcast by Italia 2. That same year she also acted inLa peggior settimana della mia vita(English title:The Worst Week of My Life), directed byAlessandro Genovesiand inUn natale per due,a SKY Cinema production, which had the highest share ever recorded on the Italian SKY network, directed byGiambattista Avellinowhere apart from having a major role she also performedCarmenbyBizet.

Finally that year, she returned to Rai 1 to once again embody the character of Bea inTutti pazzi per amore 3,directed byLaura Muscardin.

In 2012, she acted in the television mini-seriesNero Wolfedirected byRiccardo Donnaand broadcast by Rai 1.

In 2011, she was chosen as a spokesperson forDolce&Gabbanain their men's SS2012 world campaign.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Tutti all'attacco	TV Host	Cameo appearance
2007	A Beautiful Wife	Giustina
2008	The Early Bird Catches the Worm	Loredana
2008	Miracle at St. Anna	Fabiola
2008	One Day in a Life	Stella
2010	Men vs. Women	Marta
2011	Some Say No	Mara De Fornaris
2011	Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio	Tessa
2011	Women vs. Men	Marta
2011	The Worst Week of My Life	Simona
2012	Buona giornata	Chiara
2013	Women Drive Me Crazy	Beatrice Morelli
2014	Ti sposo ma non troppo	Carlotta
2014	Soap Opera	Alice
2014	Tutto molto bello	Anna
2016	On Air: Storia di un successo	Mercedes Conti
2016	The Angry Birds Movie	Matilda (voice)	Italian dub
2019	Martin Eden	Nora
2021	Addio al nubilato	Vanessa
2022	Tre sorelle	Caterina
2024	Pare parecchio Parigi	Giovanna

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Le ragazze di San Frediano	Chiara	Miniseries
2007	Gente di mare	Marzia Meniconi	Main role (season 2); 25 episodes
2008	Camera Café	Herself	Episode: "La vigilessa"
2008	Don Matteo	Barbara Radici	Episode: "Il fratello di Natalina"
2009	Romanzo criminale – La serie	Ilaria	Episode: "Episode 9"
2009	Le segretarie del sesto	Treccia	Miniseries
2010–2011	Tutti pazzi per amore	Bea	Guest role (season 2); 2 episodes
2011	Un Natale per due	Gioia	Television film
2012	Nero Wolfe	Emilia Stoppani	Episode: "Il patto dei sei"
2016	Matrimoni e altre follie	Giusy Ballarin	Main role; 24 episodes
2016	Purché finisca bene	Isa Martelli	Episode: "Piccoli segreti, grandi bugie"
2016–2018	Non dirlo al mio capo	Perla Cercilli-Assuntina Capotondi	Main role; 24 episodes
2021–present	Drag Race Italia	Herself/ Judge	Italian version ofRuPaul's Drag Race
2023	Sanremo Music Festival 2023	Herself / co-host	Annual music festival

External links

• Official Site
• Official Facebook fanpage of Chiara Francini
• Official Twitter of Chiara Francini
• [1]- Dal sitoMoviement