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Benedicta Boccoli
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Benedicta Boccoli
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| Born | 11 November 1966 Milan, Italy
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Benedicta Boccoli was born on November 11, 1966. She is a talented Italian actress who has worked in both theater and movies.
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About Benedicta Boccoli
Benedicta was born in Milan, Italy. When she was a child, her family moved to Rome. Her sister, Brigitta Boccoli, is also an actress. Benedicta also has two brothers, Barnaby and Filippo.
She is known for being a very versatile actress. This means she can play many different kinds of characters. She first appeared on television when she was 18 years old. A few years later, she discovered that her biggest passion was acting in plays.
A famous actor and director named Giorgio Albertazzi gave her a special nickname: Artistissima. This means "the ultimate artist." He called her this because of her amazing performances. She has also received great reviews in important newspapers like Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica.
Every Monday, Benedicta writes a column for a newspaper called Il Fatto Quotidiano. It's called Cosa resterà. In this column, she shares her thoughts about what it was like to be a teenager in the 1980s and 1990s.
Benedicta's Acting Career
Movies
Benedicta Boccoli has starred in several films:
- Gli angeli di Borsellino (2003), directed by Rocco Cesareo
- Valzer (2007), directed by Salvatore Maira
- Pietralata (2008), directed by Gianni Leacche
- Ciao Brother (2016), directed by Nicola Barnaba
- Colpevole (2024), directed by Gianni Leacche
Short Films
She has also directed and acted in short films:
- La confessione (2020), which she directed herself.
- Come un fiore (2023), which she also directed. This short film helps people learn about breast cancer prevention and body acceptance.
Theater Plays
Benedicta Boccoli has performed in many plays, showing her love for the stage:
- Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward (1992/1993)
- Cantando Cantando by Maurizio Micheli (1994/1995)
- Buonanotte Bettina by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini (1995/1996/1997)
- Can-Can – a musical (1998/1999)
- Orfeo all'inferno – an opera by Jacques Offenbach (1999)
- Polvere di stelle (2000/2001/2002)
- Le Pillole d'Ercole by Maurice Hennequin and Paul Bilhaud (2002/2003/2004)
- Anfitrione by Plautus (2004)
- Stalker by Rebecca Gillmann (2004)
- Plutus by Aristofanes (2004)
- Cactus flower by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy (2004/2005/2006)
- Prova a farmi ridere by Alan Aykbourn (2006)
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare (2006), where she played Ariel.
- Sunshine by William Mastrosimone (2007/2008)
- L'Appartamento by Billy Wilder (2009–2010)
- Il marito scornato (Georges Dandin) by Molière (2011)
- Vite private by Noël Coward (2012–2013)
- Dis-order by Neil LaBute (2014)
- Incubi d'Amore by Augusto Fornari and others (2014)
- Crimini del Cuore by Beth Henley (2015)
- A Room with a View by E. M. Forster (2016)
- Cactus Flower by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy (2016)
- Il più brutto week-end della nostra vita by Norm Foster (2017-2018)
- The test by Jordi Vallejo (2019–2023)
- Su con la vita by Maurizio Micheli (2020)
- Les Précieuses ridicules based on Molière (2023-2024)
- Donne in pericolo by Wendy MacLeod (2024-2025)
Television Shows
Benedicta has also appeared on television:
- Pronto, chi gioca?, directed by Gianni Boncompagni
- Domenica In – with her sister Brigitta Boccoli (1987 to 1990)
- Viva Colombo (1991)
- Gelato al limone – with Massimiliano Pani
- Unomattina – (1994)
- Due come noi – with Wilma De Angelis (1997)
- Incantesimo
- Reality Circus – a reality show (2006/2007)
Gallery
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Benedicta Boccoli, Paola Bonesi and Fulvia Lorenzetti in Crimini del Cuore ("Crimes of the Heart"), May 1, 2015.
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Benedicta Boccoli and her sax in Crimini del Cuore, May 1, 2015.
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Vittoria Belvedere, Benedicta Boccoli and Debora Caprioglio acting in Donne in pericolo, Crema, December 1, 2024.
See also
In Spanish: Benedicta Boccoli para niños
