Alessandra Martines
| Alessandra Martines | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 September 1963 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Dancer, actress |
Alessandra Martines (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian-French dancer and actress.
Biography
Martines debuted at a very young age as a dancer at the Zurich Opera House in 1972.[1] After some time working in the United States, including the Chicago City Ballet, she moved to Rome where she worked at the Teatro dell'Opera.[1] In 1985 she began her collaboration with RAI, with the lunchtime chat / quiz show Pronto, chi gioca?; she later gained great popularity with the Saturday Night shows Fantastico and Europa Europa, and then for her portrayal of Princess Fantaghirò in the Fantaghirò series.[1]
In cinema, she is best known and her interpretations under the direction of her ex-husband, the French director Claude Lelouch, in several movies including Les Misérables and And now... Ladies and Gentlemen. She also starred on stage, remarkably in L'appartamento by Franca Valeri.[1]
Personal life
Martines has a daughter, called Stella Lelouch, with husband Claude Lelouch who she was married to from 1995-2009. In 2012 at the age of 49, she had a son, Hugo, with her partner since 2008 Cyril Descours who is 20 years her junior.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Cinema, che follia! | Antonello Falqui | TV Series | |
| Miss Arizona | Marta | Pál Sándor | ||
| 1989 | Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Alina | Enzo G. Castellari, Luigi Cozzi | |
| Saremo felici | Gianfrancesco Lazotti | |||
| Passi d'amore | Elisa | Sergio Sollima | ||
| 1991 | Fantaghirò | Fantaghirò | Lamberto Bava | TV Movie Telegatto - Actress in a Leading Role |
| 1992 | Processo di famiglia | Giovanni Fabbri | TV Movie | |
| Fantaghirò 2 | Fantaghirò | Lamberto Bava (2) | TV Movie | |
| 1993 | Tout ça... pour ça ! | Allessandra Barrucq | Claude Lelouch | |
| Fantaghirò 3 | Fantaghirò | Lamberto Bava (3) | TV Movie | |
| Colpo di coda | Paola | José María Sánchez | TV Movie | |
| 1994 | Fantaghirò 4 | Fantaghirò | Lamberto Bava (4) | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Les Misérables | Elise Ziman | Claude Lelouch (2) | |
| 1996 | Men, Women: A User's Manual | Doctor Nitez | Claude Lelouch (3) | |
| Fantaghirò 5 | Fantaghirò | Lamberto Bava (5) | TV Movie | |
| 1998 | Chance or Coincidence | Miriam Lini | Claude Lelouch (4) | Chicago International Film Festival - Best Actress |
| 1999 | One 4 All | Maxime | Claude Lelouch (5) | |
| 2001 | Day Off | Francesca Socoa | Pascal Thomas | |
| J'ai faim !!! | Anaïs Pommard | Florence Quentin | ||
| 2002 | Amnèsia | Virginie | Gabriele Salvatores | |
| And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen | Françoise | Claude Lelouch (6) | ||
| 2003 | Quelques jours entre nous | Juliette | Virginie Sauveur | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens | Herself | Claude Lelouch (7) | |
| Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love | Marchesa Barolo | Lodovico Gasparini | TV Movie | |
| 2005-10 | Caterina e le sue figlie | Adele Parisi | Several | TV Mini-Series (18 Episodes) |
| 2005 | Le courage d'aimer | Alessandra | Claude Lelouch (8) | |
| I colori della vita | Giulia | Stefano Reali | TV Movie | |
| Edda | Edda Ciano | Giorgio Capitani | TV Movie | |
| 2006 | L'onore e il rispetto | Francesca De Santis | Alessio Inturri (2), Luigi Parisi (2), Salvatore Samperi | TV Mini-Series |
| 2007 | L'Heure Zéro | Marie-Adeline | Pascal Thomas (2) | |
| 2008 | Love Me No More | Marion Dange | Jean Becker | |
| Il sangue e la rosa | Ortensia Damiani | Luciano Odorisio, Luigi Parisi (3), Salvatore Samperi (2) | TV Series (4 Episodes) | |
| 2009 | La reine et le cardinal | Anne of Austria | Marc Rivière | TV Movie |
| L'Onore e il Rispetto: Parte Seconda | Francesca De Santis | Luigi Parisi (4), Salvatore Samperi (3) | TV Mini-Series | |
| Panique! | Clémentine | Benoît d'Aubert | TV Movie | |
| 2011 | Inspector Rex | Malice Bonomi | Marco Serafini | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| Je m'appelle Bernadette | Louise Soubirous | Jean Sagols | ||
| 2012 | Le Romancier Martin | Jérôme Foulon | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2014 | Furore: Il vento della speranza | Luciana Belgrano | Alessio Inturri (2) | TV Mini-Series |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
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