Gaia Zucchi

Gaia Zucchi
Gaia Zucchi in Pisa, september 2023
Born (1970-03-27) 27 March 1970 (age 54)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
ChildrenLeonardo and Mia
Websitegaiazucchi.com

Gaia Zucchi (born 27 March 1970) is an Italian theater, television and movie actress.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Rome in 1970, she has aristocratic origins on her mother's side. Her great-grandfather was General Rodolfo Corselli, a journalist and essayist on military arts; while her grandfather was Lieutenant of the Royal Army Aldo Zucchi, decorated with the Gold Medal of Military Valour.

She graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and the same time graduated in psychology; she was active in the world of entertainment.

She began as a model and interpreted photo comics in the magazines Cioè and Lanciostory. She also acted in commercials and temporary appearances as a valet in Che tempo che fa and Scommetiiamo che...?.

While training at the CSC, directed at that time by Lina Wertmüller, her teachers included Goliarda Sapienza and Attilio Corsini.

In 2023 she published an autobiographical book, La vicina di Zeffirelli (Zeffirelli's Neighbor), which describes the friendship she had with director Franco Zeffirelli.[3][4]

Private life

Gaia has a brother and a sister, Marco and Simona. She was married to film producer Francesco Papa, and they had Leonardo, who also became a producer.

Later, she had a relationship with record producer Tullio Mattone; they remain good friends.

She also had a relationship with the Neapolitan entrepreneur Massimo Mignano, with whom she had her daughter Mia.

Career highlights

Film

Gaia Zucchi, in Pisa, september 2023.
  • Plagio (1989), dir. Cinzia TH Torrini
  • Nessuno mi crede (1992), dir. Anna Carlucci
  • Est (1993) (short), dir. F. Brizzi
  • Caso Wanderbit (1994) (short), dir. N. Nimica
  • Muccino Muccina (1994) (short), dir. G. Petitto
  • Peggio di così si muore (1995), dir. Marcello Cesena
  • Fermo posta Tinto Brass (1995), dir. Tinto Brass
  • Bits and Pieces (1996), dir. Antonello Grimaldi
  • Il tocco: la sfida (1997), dir. Enrico Coletti
  • I volontari (1998), dir. D. Costanzo
  • Per sempre (2003), dir. Alessandro Di Robilant
  • Carrozzelle felici (2003) (short), dir. Walter Garibaldi
  • Rabbia in pugno (2012), dir. Stefano Calvagna
  • Come un fiore (2023) (short), dir. Benedicta Boccoli
  • Jerry e Tom (2023), dir. Gianluca Ansanelli

Theater

  • La crisi del teatro (1994), dir. A. Corsini
  • Marasade (1996), dir. M. Garroni
  • Voglia matta - anni 60 (1995 - 1997), dir. A. Corsini
  • Gente soprattutto matta (1997), dir. D. Formica
  • Voglia matta - anni 50 (1998), dir. A. Corsini
  • Voglia matta di Roma (1999), dir. A. Corsini
  • La bottega del caffè (2000), dir. M. Belli
  • La giornata d'uno scrutatore (2003), dir. Luca Ronconi

Television

Publications

  • La vicina di Zeffirelli; De Nigris Editori, Napoli, Italy.

References

  1. ^ "Gaia Zucchi. L'amore per la recitazione di un'attrice psicologa". corrieredellospettacolo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Redazione (10 June 2021). "La denuncia dell'attrice Gaia Zucchi: "Mia madre è morta dopo una biopsia tra atroci sofferenze"" (in Italian). napolitoday.it. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ Redazione (27 February 2023). "La vicina di Zeffirelli: l'autobiografia dell'attrice Gaia Zucchi raccontata attraverso l'amicizia con il famoso regista" (in Italian). gazzettadimilano.it. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ Federica Gualdani (26 July 2023). ""La vicina di Zeffirelli" a Cesenatico: Gaia Zucchi si racconta" (in Italian). livingcesenatico.it. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ Redazione (2 May 2022). "Sex symbol con Tinto Brass, Gaia Zucchi torna con il reality napoletano" (in Italian). napolitoday.it. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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