Veronica Pivetti

Veronica Pivetti (born 19 February 1965) is an Italian actress and voice actress.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Pivetti is the daughter of Grazia Gabrielli, a voice actress and of Paolo Pivetti, a stage director. She is the younger sister of the politician Irene Pivetti.[1][2] She started her career as a voice actress at 8 years old, specializing in dubbing anime and cartoons.[1][2] Pivetti studied painting at Accademia di Brera in Milan and briefly worked as studio assistant for an artist before focusing on acting again.[3] After several appearances in the variety show Quelli che... il Calcio, in 1995 Pivetti made her film debut, chosen by the actor and director Carlo Verdone to play his wife in the box office hit Viaggi di nozze.[1][2][4] After appearing in several more films, notably Lina Wertmüller's The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics, Pivetti later focused her activities on television, playing main roles in a number of successful TV-series, including Commesse, Il maresciallo Rocca and Provaci ancora prof.[1][2] In 1998 Pivetti hosted the Sanremo Music Festival alongside Raimondo Vianello and Eva Herzigová.[1][2][5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Farewell to Space Battleship YamatoYuki MoriItalian voice-over
1995Viaggi di nozzeFosca
1996The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and PoliticsRossella Giacometti
1997Other MenMaria De Simone
HerculesMegaraItalian voice-over
1998Kirikou and the SorceressKarabàItalian voice-over
2000Le giraffeMichela
2008Horton Hears a Who!Sour KangarooItalian voice-over
2015Né Giulietta né RomeoOlga Bordin
2016La cena di NatalePina

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Don ToninoJournalistEpisode: "Don Tonino e la maledizione dell'abate"
1993Quelli che... il CalcioHerself / OpinionistTalk show
1998Sanremo Music Festival 1998Herself / Co-hostAnnual music festival
1999–2002CommesseFiorenza DamianiMain role
2000Les ritaliensVittoria RinaldiTelevision film
Qualcuno da amareDr. Claudia SereniTelevision film
2001L'attentatuni - Il grande attentatoAnna GranataTelevision film
2003–2005Il maresciallo RoccaFrancesca MarianiMain role (seasons 4–5)
2005L'amore non bastaCarolaTelevision film
2005–2017Provaci ancora prof!Camilla BaudinoLead role
2006David di DonatelloHerself / HostAward ceremony
2007Zecchino d'OroHerself / Co-hostSinging competition
2009Miacarabefana.itBeniamina Volò / Babuccia BucataTelevision film
2010La ladraEva MarsigliaLead role
2011S.O.S. BefanaBeniamina Volò / Babuccia BucataTelevision film
2018–2021Amore criminaleHerself / HostInvestigation docuseries
2019–presentNuovi eroiNarrator (voice)Docuseries
2025Balene – Amiche per sempreEvelina MaggiLead role

References

  1. 12345Secchi Frau, Fabio (30 April 2007). "Veronica Pivetti. Viaggi... di voce". MyMovies (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. 12345Redazione (26 March 2014). "Le Invasioni Barbariche/ Chi è Veronica Pivetti, attrice, doppiatrice e conduttrice tv". Il Sussidiario (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. Costantini, Emilia (5 October 2022). "Veronica Pivetti: " Rubai in un supermercato. La depressione? Colpa di farmaci sbagliati"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  4. Lancia, Enrico (2002). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film (in Italian). Vol. 6. Gremese Editore. ISBN 88-8440-137-2.
  5. Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.