Birth Date: February 10, 1964
Birth Place: Trento, Italy
Occupation: Actress
Born in Trento, Italy, to veteran actress Rosalba Neri, Francesca became a noted star in Europe before crossing the pond. She received the Silver Ribbon Award for Best Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists twice for her work. She has also received two nominations for the David di Donatello Award (Italy's equivalent of Oscar), for her performance in Dolce Rumore Della Vita II and I Amo Andrea (both 1999).
Other notable films include Carne Tremula (Live Flesh) (1997), ¡Dispara! (1993) and Las Edades De Lulú (1990), in which she played opposite Spain's most popular leading men.
Making her American debut in the laughable and highly forgettable Captain America, Neri returned to her native land to continue her ascent into the spotlight. After years of highly acclaimed work in Europe, she returned to America to try her luck again. Neri first received widespread notice States side when she played the role of Alegra in the blockbuster, Hannibal (2001).
Neri has one son, Rocco with award-winning Italian actor, Claudio Amendola.
Francesca Neri Filmography
Cena per farli conoscere, La (2007) .... Alma Kero
Signora delle camelie, La (2005) (TV)
Siero della vanità, Il (2004) .... Sonia Norton
... aka The Vanity Serum
Per sempre (2003) .... Sara
... aka Forever
Felicità non costa niente, La (2003) .... Sara
... aka Happiness Costs Nothing
Ginostra (2002) .... Elena Gigli
Collateral Damage (2002) .... Selena Perrini
Hannibal (2001) .... Allegra Pazzi
Io amo Andrea (2000) .... Andrea
... aka I Love Andrea
Dolce rumore della vita, Il (1999) .... Sofia
Matrimoni (1998) .... Giulia
... aka Marriages
Carne trémula (1997) .... Elena
... aka Live Flesh
Mani forti, Le (1997) .... Claudia
Mia generazione, La (1996) .... Giulia
... aka My Generation
"¿Qué apostamos?" (1 episode: April 7, 1995)
Cielo è sempre più blu, Il (1995)
... aka Bits and Pieces
Ivo il tardivo (1995)
... aka Ivo the Genius
Sud (1993) .... Lucia
... aka South
¡Dispara! (1993) .... Ana
... aka Outrage
... aka Shoot!
Corsa dell'innocente, La (1993) .... Marta Rienzi
... aka The Flight of the Innocent
Al lupo, al lupo (1992) .... Livia Sagonà
... aka Wolf! Wolf!
Última frontera, La (1992)
Sabato italiano (1992) .... Marina - episode No. 2
... aka Italian Saturday
Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse (1991) .... Cecilia
... aka I Thought It Was Love
Captain America (1990) .... Valentina de Santis
Edades de Lulú, Las (1990) .... Lulú
... aka The Ages of Lulu
Briganti (1990)
... aka Bandits: Love and Liberty
Buon Natale... Buon anno (1989)
... aka Merry Christmas... Happy New Year
Bankomatt (1989) .... Maria
Donna spezzata, Una (1988)
Grande Blek, Il (1987) .... Laura
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