Violante Placido

Description:

Italian actress/singer/songwriter Violante Placido was born in Rome. She made her on-screen debut in Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993) alongside her father Michele Placido. In 1996 she starred in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo (1996) which became quite successful in Italy. Her first major role was in Sergio Rubini's L'anima gemella (2002) (Soul Mate). In 2006 she released her debut album Don't Be Shy... under the pseudonym Viola. In 2009 she appeared in the Hindi movie Barah Aana (2009). In 2010 she made her Hollywood debut starring alongside George Clooney in Anton Corbijn's thriller The American (2010).

Overview

Birthday May 1, 1976
Born In Rome, Lazio, Italy
Height 166 cm
Parents Simonetta Stefanelli
Relatives Michelangelo Placido (Sibling)

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Trivia Released her first album "Don't be shy", whose songs were all written by her, most of them in English, under the pseudonym Viola.
Quotes Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was, like, mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something that's really hard to describe, such beauty, those mountains and the stone is kind of, eroded? Special erosion which makes what you see just something that seems, it's been made for a movie, it's like something out of fantasy, except it's real.

Scores

The American
• 1h 45m
6.3
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
• 1h 36m
4.3
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