Chiara Caselli is an Italian actress, photographer and director born in Bologna, Italy, in 1967. She has been in love with theater ever since she was a child, and in 1985 she made her stage debut with the theater company of Teatro Stabile di Bolzano.
Six years later Chiara Caselli appeared on the film Il segreto, which was directed by famous director Francesco Maselli. Because of her outstanding performance in the film, Chiara Caselli was awarded the Saint Vincent Silver Award in 1990. This role was followed by Liliana Cavani’s Dove siete? Io sono qui in 1992, which earned her another two awards, the Nastro d’argento and the Grolla d’oro.
Her stunning looks and prolific acting was immediately noticed by French director, Gerard Corbiau, thus she was cast in his movie The Year of the Devil, which was shot in the Alps in 1991. Soon after, Chiara Caselli made her way to Hollywood by taking a part in Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho starring River Phoenix.
In 1993 Chiara… read more
Chiara Caselli is an Italian actress, photographer and director born in Bologna, Italy, in 1967. She has been in love with theater ever since she was a child, and in 1985 she made her stage debut with the theater company of Teatro Stabile di Bolzano.
Six years later Chiara Caselli appeared on the film Il segreto, which was directed by famous director Francesco Maselli. Because of her outstanding performance in the film, Chiara Caselli was awarded the Saint Vincent Silver Award in 1990. This role was followed by Liliana Cavani’s Dove siete? Io sono qui in 1992, which earned her another two awards, the Nastro d’argento and the Grolla d’oro.
Her stunning looks and prolific acting was immediately noticed by French director, Gerard Corbiau, thus she was cast in his movie The Year of the Devil, which was shot in the Alps in 1991. Soon after, Chiara Caselli made her way to Hollywood by taking a part in Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho starring River Phoenix.
In 1993 Chiara Caselli starred in the movie Costa-gavras (Small Apocalypse) as well as in Fiorile directed by Vittorio and Paolo Taviani. In 1995 director Michelangelo Antonioni cast her as one of the heroines for his film Beyond the Clouds.
Chiara Caselli was given the lead role in the movie Sleepless, in which she starred with her husband Stefano Dionisi. She has already worked with him for three other movies, Il Segreto, Sabato Italiano, and Il prezzo. Sleepless was directed by renowned director Dario Argento.
In 2002 Chiara Caselli once again made her way back to Hollywood when she took on a supporting role in the movie Ripley’s Game, a sequel to Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, which continued the life of the creative, self-obsessed con artist, Tom Ripley. The film, which was shot in Italy, starred John Malkovich and was directed by Anthony Minghella. Chiara Caselli worked again with John Malkovich in Beyond the Clouds. —dumb.com
