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Martina Colombari
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Colombari at the fotografica10 event in 2010
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| Born | 10 July 1975 Riccione, Italy
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| Nationality | Italian |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
Martina Colombari (born 10 July 1975) is an Italian film and television actress and model.
Biography
Colombari was born on 10 July 1975 in Riccione in northern Italy.
In October 1991, at the age of 16, Colombari won the Miss Italia beauty pageant, becoming the competition's youngest winner at the time. Later, she hosted or co-hosted several Italian television programmes, including Un disco per l'estate, Vota la voce, Super, Goleada (originally titled Galagoal) and Controcampo. She played a lead role in What Girls Never Say (2000), directed by Carlo Vanzina, and appeared in other films such as Paparazzi (1998) and She (2001), directed by Neri Parenti and Timothy Bond, respectively. She also held a recurring role in the television series Carabinieri.
Colombari has featured on the covers of multiple magazines, including the Italian editions of Cosmopolitan (May 1997) and GQ (December 2000), the Italian men's magazine Max (July 1999, April 2003, and October 2008), and others such as Diva (2007), Intimità (2007), and Confidenze (2008).
In 2011, Colombari published an autobiography titled La vita è una.
Personal life
In 2004, Colombari married long-time A.C. Milan player Alessandro Costacurta, and the couple have a son, Achilles. Notwithstanding her husband's lengthy career with Milan, she supports Juventus.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1991 | Abbronzatissimi | Martina | |
| 1998 | Paparazzi | Herself | Cameo |
| 2000 | What Girls Never Say | Francesca | |
| 2001 | She | Ustane | |
| 2015 | Barbara e io | Barbara | |
| 2019 | Martina sa nuotare | Serena | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1991 | Miss Italia | Contestant – Winner | Annual beauty contest |
| 1992 | Donna sotto le stelle | Model | Fashion show |
| 1994 | Un disco per l'estate | Co-host | Annual music festival |
| 1996–98 | Galagol | Host | Talk show |
| 1998–99 | Centrocampo | Co-host | Sports talk show |
| 2002–07 | Carabinieri | Gioia Capello | 26 episodes |
| 2003 | Un medico in famiglia | Carlotta | Episode: "Il tarlo del sospetto" |
| 2004 | Diritto di difesa | Chiara Barbieri | 2 episodes |
| 2006–08 | I Cesaroni | Rachele | 11 episodes |
| 2008 | Fidati di me | Sofia | Television film |
| VIP | Sabrina | Television film | |
| 2009 | Così fan tutte | Martina | Episode: "Five" |
| Don Matteo | Paola Miceli | Episode: "Sai chi viene a cena?" | |
| 2010–11 | Al di là del lago | Patrizia Angeloni | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Baila! | Contestant | Dance talent show |
| 2012 | Il restauratore | Maddalena Fabbri | 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Donne in gioco | Isabella Gualtieri | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Untraditional | Herself | Episode: "Pinocchio Rock" |
| 2019 | Miss Italia | Judge | Annual beauty contest |
| 2021 | Identity | Contestant | Game show |
| 2023 | Pechino Express | Contestant | Reality show |
See also
In Spanish: Martina Colombari para niños
