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Stefania Rocca
Actor

Stefania Rocca

24 Apr 1971Born
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Turin, Piedmont, ItalyBirthplace

Biography

Stefania Rocca was born on April 24, 1971 in Turin. She is best known for her roles in the films Nirvana (1997), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Dracula (2002). Rocca also was the lead in Dario Argento's The Card Player. Among her most recent appearances, she was in Alessandro D'Alatri's comedy film Commediasexi where she played the main character, Pia Roncaldi. She starred as Hannah in the 1997 film Solomon.

Rocca was born on 24 April 1971 in Turin, the daughter of a Fiat chief of security and a stylist. Beginning in her adolescence Rocca studied piano, singing, and dancing at the Teatro Stabile di Torino.

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In the late 1980s she moved to Milan where she started working as a model; in Milan, she enrolled in a series of acting courses. In 1993, thanks to a scholarship, she joined the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. She also studied at the Actors Studio in New York City.

Rocca is married to her long-time partner Carlo Capasa, whom she wed in a highly secretive ceremony in 2013. The couple has been together since 2005, and has two sons.

Rocca made her acting debut with a secondary role in Giulio Base's Policemen but her breakout role was the blue-haired Naima in the Gabriele Salvatores' cyberpunk film Nirvana (1997). After enrolling a course at the Actors Studio in New York, in 1998, Rocca had her first main role in the controversial erotic thriller Viol@, and for her performance she was nominated to the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress. One year later, Rocca appeared in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley as Jude Law's lover, then she appeared in other international productions, including Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost, Mike Figgis' experimental Hotel and Tom Tykwer's Heaven.

In 2003, Rocca had her main commercial success in Italy, with Alessandro D'Alatri's comedy Casomai, which also gave her a nomination for Best Actress at the Nastro d'Argento and David di Donatello Awards. In 2005, she played a blind lesbian in the Academy Award-nominated drama The Beast in the Heart, and for her performance, she was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress. Since the mid-2000s, Rocca has mainly appeared on television. She is also active on stage.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026L'ora di tuttiFilm: Director, Screenplay
  2. 2025Paper HeartFilm: Maestra Paola
  3. 2024I'm a little bit crazy... and you?Film
  4. 2023The Man Who Drew GodFilm: Pola
  5. 2023La primavera della mia vitaFilm: Manager
  6. 2021Dietro la notteFilm: Marta Colombi
  7. 2020Cops - Una banda di poliziottiSeries: Margherita Nardelli (2 episodes)
  8. 2019While I Was AwaySeries: Caterina (6 episodes)
  9. 2018I'm BackFilm: Katia Bellini
  10. 2017Hochzeit in RomFilm: Gioia D’Arcadia
  11. 2017Di Padre in FigliaSeries: Franca Franza (4 episodes)
  12. 2017Mom or Dad?Film: Sonia
  13. 2016L'amore rubatoFilm: Marina
  14. 2016Non si ruba a casa dei ladriFilm: Daniela Russo
  15. 2016Infinitesimal calculusFilm
  16. 2016Abbraccialo per meFilm: Caterina
  17. 2014Do You See Me?Film: Maria
  18. 2014A Fairy Tale WeddingFilm: Luciana
  19. 2014Gli anni spezzatiFilm: Grazia Sossi
  20. 2013Il terzo tempoFilm: Teresa
  21. 2013Adriano OlivettiSeries: Karen Bates (2 episodes)
  22. 2013Other TimesSeries: Duchessa (2 episodes)
  23. 2013Gli anni spezzatiSeries: Grazia Sossi (Il Giudice) (6 episodes)
  24. 2012Little LadyFilm: Malvina Farelli
  25. 2012Never for LoveSeries: Laura (1 episode)
  26. 2011ResurrectionSeries: Katiuscia Maslova (2 episodes)
  27. 2011The InvaderFilm: Agnès de Yael
  28. 2011Love HurtsFilm: Germana
  29. 2011Edda Ciano e il comunistaFilm: Edda Ciano
  30. 2010A WomanFilm: Natalie
  31. 2008Everyone's Crazy About LoveSeries: Laura Del Fiore (13 episodes)
  32. 2008Go Go TalesFilm: Debby
  33. 2007Voce del verbo amoreFilm: Francesca
  34. 2007The CandidateFilm: Laura Dedieu
  35. 2006CommediasexiFilm: Pia
  36. 2006Mafalda of SavoySeries: Mafalda di Savoia (2 episodes)
  37. 2006La cura del gorillaFilm: Vera
  38. 2006Don't TellFilm: Emilia
  39. 2005MaryFilm: Brenda Sax
  40. 2005D'Artagnan and the Three MusketeersSeries: Anne D'Autriche (2 episodes)
  41. 2005D'Artagnan and the Three MusketeersFilm: Anne D'Autriche
  42. 2004Operation ValkyrieFilm: Margarethe v. Oven
  43. 2004L'amore è eterno finché duraFilm: Carlotta
  44. 2004The Card PlayerFilm: Anna Mari
  45. 2003Kiss Me FirstFilm: Adele
  46. 2003Five Moons PlazaFilm: Fernanda
  47. 2003Life as It IsFilm: Giorgia
  48. 2002DraculaFilm: Mina
  49. 2002Dracula's KissSeries: Mina (2 episodes)
  50. 2002CasomaiFilm: Stefania
  51. 2002HeavenFilm: Regina
  52. 2001ResurrectionFilm: Katiuscia Maslova
  53. 2001HotelFilm: Sophie
  54. 2000Rosa and CorneliaFilm: Rosa
  55. 2000Love's Labour's LostFilm: Jacquanetta
  56. 1999The Talented Mr. RipleyFilm: Silvana
  57. 1999JesusFilm: Mary of Bethany
  58. 1999OmbreSeries: Elena Serpieri (2 episodes)
  59. 1999In principio erano le mutandeFilm: Teresa
  60. 1998Inside/OutFilm: Grace Patterson
  61. 1998Viol@Film: Marta / Viola
  62. 1998Amiche davvero!!Film: claudia
  63. 1998Voglio una donnaaa!Film: Marta
  64. 1998Giochi d'equilibrioFilm: Francesca
  65. 1997SolomonFilm: Anna
  66. 1997L'amico di WangFilm: Simonetta
  67. 1997NirvanaFilm: Naima
  68. 1996I virtualiFilm: La ragazza
  69. 1996Running AgainstFilm: Chiara
  70. 1996Palermo - Milan One WayFilm: Maria Pia Di Meo
  71. 1995Night VoicesSeries: Carla (5 episodes)
  72. 1995HeartlessFilm
  73. 1995Diary of a RapistFilm
  74. 1995PoliziottiFilm: Valeria
  75. 1994Italian RestaurantSeries (1 episode)

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