Elisabetta Rocchetti

Elisabetta Rocchetti (born 25 January 1975, in Rome) is an Italian actress and film director.

Biography Elisabetta Rocchetti, daughter of lawyer Nicola Rocchetti, made her film acting debut in 1996, in Traveling Companion, directed by Peter Del Monte.

In 2003 she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Debut Actress for the film The Embalmer (2002), directed by Matteo Garrone, in which she starred with Valerio Foglia Manzillo.

Among her other film performances are The Card Player and Sleepless, both directed by Dario Argento, Love Is Eternal While It Lasts, directed by Carlo Verdone, and I Love You in All the Languages in the World, directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. For television she featured in Il bello delle donne, Do You Like Hitchcock?, Caterina e le sue figlie 2 and Terapia d'urgenza.

In 2006, Rocchetti made her directing debut with the short film L'ultima seduta with Alessandro Manetti, Valentina Tosti and Giampaolo Morelli. In 2010, she wrote, directed and produced her first feature film titled Eighteen: The World at My Feet which starred Marco Rulli, Marco Iannitello and Nina Torresi. In September 2015 she returned to direction with The Veil of Maya, which was filmed in Rome and Grosseto.

Filmography Acting Films Year Title 1996 Traveling Companion 1997 I colori del diavoloWax MaskL'amico di WangLa classe non è acqua 1999 Besame mucho 2000 A Chinese in a ComaTobia al caffè 2001 SleeplessThe Last Kiss 2002 Un amore perfettoThe Embalmer 2003 Cattive inclinazioni 2004 The Card PlayerLove Is Eternal While It LastsI tre volti del terrore 2005 Il ritorno del MonnezzaKeller - Teenage WastelandFloor 17I Love You in All the Languages in the World 2006 The Last House in the Woods 2007 Il segreto di Rahil 2010 Eighteen: The World at My Feet 2012 Vento di Sicilia 2017 The Veil of Maya

Television Year Title Notes 2001 Il bello delle donne 2003 Ultima pallottola Television film 2005 Do You Like Hitchcock? 2007 Crimini "The Baby and the Babe" 2008 Terapia d'urgenza Television film

Directorial works Year Title Notes 2006 L'ultima seduta Short film 2010 Eighteen: The World at My Feet 2017 The Veil of Maya