Martina Colombari
- Actress
- model
Martina Colombari (born 10 July 1975) is an Italian film and television actress and model.
Biography
Colombari was born on 10 July 1975 in Riccione in northern Italy.[1][2]
In October 1991,[3] at the age of 16, Colombari won the Miss Italia beauty pageant,[1][2] becoming the competition's youngest winner at the time.[4] Later, she hosted or co-hosted several Italian television programmes, including Un disco per l'estate, Vota la voce, Super, Goleada (originally titled Galagoal) and Controcampo.[1][2] She played a lead role in What Girls Never Say (2000), directed by Carlo Vanzina, and appeared in other films such as Paparazzi (1998) and She (2001),[2] directed by Neri Parenti and Timothy Bond, respectively. She also held a recurring role in the television series Carabinieri.[1]
Colombari has featured on the covers of multiple magazines, including the Italian editions of Cosmopolitan (May 1997) and GQ (December 2000), the Italian men's magazine Max (July 1999, April 2003, and October 2008), and others such as Diva (2007), Intimità (2007), and Confidenze (2008).[1]
In 2011, Colombari published an autobiography titled La vita è una.[4]
Personal life
In 2004, Colombari married long-time A.C. Milan player Alessandro Costacurta, and the couple have a son, Achilles.[3] Notwithstanding her husband's lengthy career with Milan, she supports Juventus.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1991 | Abbronzatissimi | Martina | |
1998 | Paparazzi | Herself | Cameo |
2000 | What Girls Never Say | Francesca | |
2001 | She | Ustane | |
2015 | Barbara e io | Barbara | |
2019 | Martina sa nuotare | Serena | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1991 | Miss Italia | Contestant – Winner | Annual beauty contest |
1992 | Donna sotto le stelle | Model | Fashion show |
1994 | Un disco per l'estate | Co-host | Annual music festival |
1996–98 | Galagol | Host | Talk show |
1998–99 | Centrocampo | Co-host | Sports talk show |
2002–07 | Carabinieri | Gioia Capello | 26 episodes |
2003 | Un medico in famiglia | Carlotta | Episode: "Il tarlo del sospetto" |
2004 | Diritto di difesa | Chiara Barbieri | 2 episodes |
2006 | Radio Sex | Mary | Television film |
2006–08 | I Cesaroni | Rachele | 11 episodes |
2008 | Fidati di me | Sofia | Television film |
VIP | Sabrina | Television film | |
2009 | Così fan tutte | Martina | Episode: "Five" |
Don Matteo | Paola Miceli | Episode: "Sai chi viene a cena?" | |
2010–11 | Al di là del lago | Patrizia Angeloni | 8 episodes |
2011 | Baila! | Contestant | Dance talent show |
2012 | Il restauratore | Maddalena Fabbri | 12 episodes |
2013 | Donne in gioco | Isabella Gualtieri | 2 episodes |
2016 | Untraditional | Herself | Episode: "Pinocchio Rock" |
2019 | Miss Italia | Judge | Annual beauty contest |
2021 | Identity | Contestant | Game show |
2023 | Pechino Express | Contestant | Reality show |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Martina Colombari". Fashion Model Directory. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Martina Colombari, 1991". Miss Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b Sibor, Doug (3 January 2013). "25. Martina Colombari". Complex.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ a b "La Vita è una" (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Martina Colombari a sorpresa: "Costacurta non ha mai tifato Milan"". Goal (in Italian). 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Further reading
- Colombari, Martina; with Luca Serafini (2011). La vita è una (in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-04313-7.
External links
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- Official website
- Martina Colombari on Instagram
- Martina Colombari at Fashion Model Directory
- Martina Colombari at IMDb
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Rosangela Bessi | Miss Italia 1991 | Succeeded by Gloria Zanin |