Violante Placido

Birthday: 1 May 1976, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Height: 166 cm

Italian actress/singer/songwriter Violante Placido was born in Rome. She made her on-screen debut in Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993) alongside her father Michele Placido. In 1996 she starred in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo (1996) which became quite successful in Italy. Her first major role was in Sergio Rubini's L'anima gemella (2002) (Soul Mate). In 2006 she released her debut album Don't Be Shy... under the pseudonym Viola. In 2009 she appeared in the Hindi movie Barah Aana (2009). In 2010 she made her Hollywood debut starring alongside George Clooney in Anton Corbijn's thriller The American (2010). Show less «

When I was really young, I got moonstruck by 'Moonstruck.'

I've done movies that were maybe not worth it, but I try to take the best from every experience. You...Show more »

I've done movies that were maybe not worth it, but I try to take the best from every experience. You learn more from bad experiences sometimes. It gives you more will to overcome your mistakes. They give you determination. Show less «

When I'm shooting films, I write and play music when I come home.

Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was, like, mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something th...Show more »

Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was, like, mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something that's really hard to describe, such beauty, those mountains and the stone is kind of, eroded? Special erosion which makes what you see just something that seems, it's been made for a movie, it's like something out of fantasy, except it's real. Show less «

I did a smaller gig with an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. In one song, something wrong happene...Show more »

I did a smaller gig with an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. In one song, something wrong happened with the drum machine. I tried to cover up the mistake by playing faster and improvising a new song but it became crazy, and I had to admit it was all a mess. Show less «

I write in English. My first album came out in Italy, and I toured and did gigs.

My parents never pushed me to be an actress. You can come from a family of actors, and sometimes the...Show more »

My parents never pushed me to be an actress. You can come from a family of actors, and sometimes there have been families that grow you up as an actor, but this wasn't my situation. It's very important to find your own way because it's something you then have to confront yourself. Show less «

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