Benigni e nicoletta braschi biography

Italian actress and producer (born 1960)

Nicoletta Braschi
Braschi in 2005
Born	(1960-04-19) 19 April 1960 (age 64) Cesena, Italy
Occupations
Years active	1983–present
Spouse

Nicoletta Braschi (Italian:[nikoˈlettaˈbraski]; born 19 April 1960) is an Italian actress and producer, best known for her work with her husband, actor and director Roberto Benigni.

Life and career

Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts where she first met Benigni in 1980. Her first film was with Benigni in 1983, the comedy Tu mi turbi (You Upset Me). She later appeared in two Jim Jarmusch films, Down by Law and Mystery Train.

Braschi's two most successful collaborations with her husband were Johnny Stecchino (1992) and La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) (1997). The first, an Italian comedy that cast the actress as the girlfriend of a mobster (Benigni), was a huge hit in Italy, while the seco

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Nicoletta Braschi biography. Italian actress and producer

In Roberto Benigni film featured his wife, actress Nicoletta Braschi, who frequently appeared in his work and played his onscreen spouse in.

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Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a German forced-labour camp during World War II. The elder Benigni used humour in retelling his experiences, which helped shape his son’s comedic skill.