Valentina Chico | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1976-05-02) 2 May 1976 |
| Occupations | Film, theatre and television actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Valentina Chico (born 2 May 1976) is an Italian television, film and theatre actress. She is best known for the lead role of Caterina Masi in the third season of popular Italian drama series Incantesimo and for playing Marta in the 1996 film Follow Your Heart.
Biography
She studied acting in Rome under Pietro Gallina, and later under Pierpaolo Sepe and Geraldine Baron. She also obtained a diploma in solfeggio at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Chico made her acting debut in 1994 in the Italo-German film Mario and the Magician by Klaus Maria Brandauer.[1] In 1996 she starred alongside Virna Lisi in Cristina Comencini's Follow Your Heart, based on Susanna Tamaro's novel of the same name.[2] In 1997 she starred in the short films La guerra è finita and Brividi blu, and in 2000 in the feature film Albania Blues, directed by Nico Cirasola. In 2005 she starred in the short film Una giornata nera, for which she won Best Actress in the Corti Pluriel 2005 section of the Venice Film Festival. In 2006 she starred in Matteo Rovere's short Homo homini lupus, 2007 winner of the Nastro d'Argento for best short film.[3][4] In 2008 she portrayed Iris Cantelli in Larry Weinstein's Toscanini: In His Own Words.[5]
On television, she played the lead role in the TV movie Con gli occhi dell'assassino. In 2000, she was cast in the lead role of Caterina Masi in the third season of Incantesimo.[5] She portrayed the same role in the fourth season of Incantesimo in 2001. In 2003 she returned in some episodes of the series' sixth season as a guest star.
Although continuing to work for television and cinema, Chico has increasingly focused her career on theatre since the early 2000s.[1][6] Among her notable theatrical works is the lead role in The Last Harem, alongside Serra Yılmaz, which ran for a record 10 years.[7][6]
In 2022 Chico played a minor role in the Italian TV series Crush - La storia di Stella.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Mario and the Magician | Silvestra | |
| 1996 | Follow Your Heart | Marta | |
| 1997 | I Grimaldi | ||
| 2005 | Taxi Lovers | Linda | |
| 2006 | Homo homini lupus | Monica Hotmann | Film won Nastro d'Argento for best short film[4] |
| 2008 | Toscanini: In His Own Words | Iris Cantelli | |
| 2012 | Canepazzo | Stefano Costa's Wife | |
| 2017 | La casa di famiglia | Elisa |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2003 | Incantesimo | Caterina Masi | Lead role 43 episodes |
| 2001 | Con gli occhi dell'assassino | Laura Monti | Television film |
| 2012 | Un passo dal cielo | Sara Mayer | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Che Dio ci aiuti | Manuela | 1 episode |
| 2006–2018 | Don Matteo | Micol Guarini Sonia Barani Norma Gradi |
3 episodes |
| 2020 | L'allieva | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Crush - La storia di Stella | Eva |
References
- ^ a b "Intervista a Valentina Chico, attrice, musicista, saggista". gingermag.it. Gingermag. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Va' dove ti porta il cuore" (in Italian). Coming Soon. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ Venezia, Annalia (20 May 2025). "Matteo Rovere, il cinema e l'infelicità: «Il mercato sottovaluta le donne»" (in Italian). Domani. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
Vinsi il nastro d'argento col corto Homo Homini Lupus con Filippo Timi
- ^ a b "Homo Homini Lupus" (in Italian). Rivista del cinematografo. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ a b Stella, Enrico. "Omaggio a Valentina Chico". annuariodelcinema.it. Annuario del cinema. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ a b Meyer, Daniel C. (20 March 2014). "L'Ultimo harem: dieci Annie di successi a Rifredi. Intervista con Valentina Chico". FUL Magazine. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Theater play 'Last Harem' tells stories from Istanbul". Hürriyet Daily News. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ ""Crush - La storia di Stella", l'amore ai tempi del cyberbullismo" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
External links
- Valentina Chico at IMDb
