Silvia Colloca facts for kids
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Silvia Colloca
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Colloca in 2012
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Silvia Colloca
23 July 1977 Milan, Italy
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Silvia Colloca is an Italian-Australian actress, opera singer, and cookbook author. She is also a popular TV chef! Silvia was born on July 23, 1977. She has written six cookbooks, sharing her love for Italian food.
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Silvia Colloca's Life and Career
Silvia Colloca was born in Milan, Italy. Her parents are Loredana and Mario Colloca. Silvia's first big movie part was in the film Van Helsing. In this movie, she played Verona, one of Dracula's brides.
On September 25, 2004, Silvia married Australian actor Richard Roxburgh. He played Dracula in the same film! Their wedding was at a medieval castle in Tuscany, Italy. Silvia and Richard have two sons and one daughter. Their family lives in Sydney, Australia.
Singing and Music
Silvia is a trained opera singer. She sings with a voice type called a mezzo-soprano. Before becoming a film actress, she performed in musical theater in Italy.
In 2015, Silvia performed in an opera called Orfeo ed Euridice in Sydney. The next year, she was "The Queen" in a play called Snow White. In October 2022, Silvia released her first music album, Sing Like an Italian. It quickly became the number one classical album in Australia!
Silvia Colloca on Television
Silvia Colloca has hosted several cooking shows on Australian TV. These shows combine her love for food with her Italian heritage.
Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca
In November 2014, Silvia's TV show Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca started on SBS TV. This show came out at the same time as her cookbook with the same name. For the show, Silvia took a film crew to Italy to meet her family. She showed viewers three beautiful regions of Italy: Abruzzo, Marche, and Molise. Her family is from Abruzzo. Silvia cooked traditional Italian "peasant foods" in her mother's kitchen. These are simple, delicious meals made with basic ingredients.
Silvia's Italian Table
Another cooking and reality show, Silvia's Italian Table, began on ABC in October 2016. In each episode, Silvia invited famous people to cook and eat with her. They also had fun and interesting conversations. Some of the guests included Kathy Lette, Lisa McCune, Magda Szubanski, and Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe.
Cook Like an Italian
Cook Like an Italian is another TV series hosted by Silvia. It first aired on SBS Food in November 2020. This show was very popular! A second season came out in April 2021, and a third season followed in May 2022.
Silvia Colloca's Movies and TV Shows
Silvia Colloca has acted in many films and TV series.
- Casomai (2002) as Cannes award hostess
- Van Helsing (2004) as Verona
- The Detonator (2006) as Nadia Cominski
- ... Territory (2007) as Sister Lisabetta
- ... Vampire Killers (2009) as Carmilla
- Out of the Night (2010) as Roberta
- Triple Happiness (2010)
- L'Apocalisse delle scimmie (2012) as Tossica
- Nerve (2013) as Elena
- Dante's Inferno Animated (2013, Short) as Beatrice (voice: Italian version)
- Little Tornadoes (2022) as Maria
- The Twelve (2022) as Sonia Spears
- Sting (2024) as Maria
Silvia Colloca's Cookbooks
Silvia Colloca is a successful cookbook author. She shares her favorite Italian recipes in her books.
- Silvia's Cucina, Penguin 2013.
- Made in Italy, Penguin 2014.
- La Dolce Vita, Penguin 2016.
- Love Laugh Bake, Pan Macmillan 2018.
Silvia Colloca's Music Albums
In 2022, Silvia Colloca signed with Decca Records. She released her album Sing Like An Italian in October 2022. This album reached number 1 on the ARIA Classic Album Chart in Australia. It was also the second most popular classical album in Australia for 2022.
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See also
In Spanish: Silvia Colloca para niños
