Claudia Gerini

Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian actress and singer.

Life and career Gerini was born in Rome, Italy, in 1971. When she was 13 she won the 1985 Miss Teenager beauty contest. Her acting debut came a year later in La ballata di Eva. She then had various roles in films including Roba da Ricchi (1987), directed by Sergio Corbucci. In 1990, when she was 19, she appeared on the popular TV show Non è la Rai. Gerini's first major role was in Pasquale Pozzessere's Il padre e il figlio (1994).

Gerini later collaborated with Leonardo Pieraccioni, Massimo Ceccherini, Antonio Rezza and Antonello De Leo.

She has said Los Angeles is one of her favourite cities and has frequented it for many years. She lived there when she was 25 to be with her boyfriend, and later, when the father of her daughter, Linda, singer-songwriter Federico Zampaglione of the pop group Tiromancino, was recording a studio album there.

In Spain she starred in Desafinado by M. G. Pereira and La playa de Los Galagos by M. Camus.

Other roles include Francesca e Nunziata, directed by Lina Wertmüller. She also appeared in La sconosciuta (2006) and other films directed by her then-partner Zampaglione. Between 2019 and 2021 she dated Simon Clementi, a relationship that was briefly rekindled in 2023. Since 2024, she has been dating Riccardo Sangiuliano.

Filmography Films

Television

Stage

Video games