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 (born July 23, 1977) is a well-known Italian-Australian actress, opera singer, and author. She is also a popular TV cook who has written six cookbooks. Silvia shares her love for Italian food and culture through her shows and books.
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About Silvia's Life
Silvia Colloca was born in Milan, Italy. Her parents are Loredana and Mario Colloca. Silvia got her first big movie part 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.
Silvia's Singing Career
Silvia is a trained opera singer. She can sing in a voice range called mezzo-soprano. Before she became a movie actress, she performed in musical theater in Italy.
In 2015, Silvia played the role of Orfeo in an opera called Orfeo ed Euridice in Sydney. She also performed as The Queen in a production of Snow White in 2016.
Silvia released her first music album, Sing Like an Italian, in October 2022. It was released by Decca Records. The album quickly became very popular, reaching number 1 on the ARIA Core Classical and Classical/Crossover music charts in Australia.
Silvia on Television
Silvia Colloca has hosted several cooking shows that teach people about Italian food.
Made in Italy
Her first Australian TV series was Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca. It started in November 2014 on SBS TV. At the same time, she released a cookbook with the same name.
In this 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 used her mother's kitchen to show how to make traditional Italian "peasant foods," which are simple, delicious dishes.
Silvia's Italian Table
Another show, Silvia's Italian Table, began on ABC in October 2016. This series had eight parts. In each episode, Silvia invited famous people to cook and eat with her. They also had fun and interesting conversations. Some of her guests included Kathy Lette, Lisa McCune, Magda Szubanski, and Ian Thorpe.
Cook Like an Italian
Cook Like an Italian is another popular TV series Silvia hosted. It started on SBS Food in November 2020. This show was so popular that it had a second season in April 2021 and a third season in May 2022.
Movies Silvia Has Been In
Silvia Colloca has acted in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:
- Casomai (2002) as Cannes award hostess
- Van Helsing (2004) as Verona
- The Detonator (2006) as Nadia Cominski
- Virgin Territory (2007) as Sister Lisabetta
- Lesbian 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
Books by Silvia
Silvia Colloca is also a successful cookbook author. She has written several books filled with delicious Italian recipes:
- Silvia's Cucina, published in 2013.
- Made in Italy, published in 2014.
- La Dolce Vita, published in 2016.
- Love Laugh Bake, published in 2018.
See also
In Spanish: Silvia Colloca para niños
