Elisabetta Fantone
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Elisabetta Fantone is a Canadian artist, model, author, singer and actress.
Elisabetta is best known for her appearances on Quebec's 2006 reality television series Loft Story
. She has also appeared in short films and wrote an autobiography entitled Journal Intime d'une lofteuse. Her first single Feel was featured on McMario’s Mixdown 2007 compilation. She also modeled for the Yellow Shoes Co. and Joshua Perets. Two of her acrylic on canvas collections entitled Various Faces and Blonde Icons have been publicly exhibited.
, Canada
, she is the youngest of four children of Gino and Maria Fantone. She has three brothers, Pasquale, Roberto and Eliseo. Elisabetta is of Italian origins. Her parents are Italians who immigrated to Canada
. Elisabetta moved between several exclusive homes in her youth, including a house in her parents hometown in Italy
and Montreal
.
In her early school years, Elisabetta transferred from St-Gertrude Elementary School in Montreal
to Jean-Nicolet elementary due to a lack of communicating in French
. A year later, fluent in French, she was back at St-Gertrude Elementary. She then attended Calixa-Lavallee High School where she was part of the theatre group and graduated in 1999. For the following year, Elisabetta took a year off from school and decided to dedicate her time to several part-time jobs. In 2000 she briefly attended Dawson College to study Creative Arts
. In 2001 she transferred to Lasalle College in downtown Montreal where she obtained and ACS (Attestation of Collegial Studies) in Interior Design
. She then took several other evening classes such as jewelry design, furniture design and language classes such as Spanish
and German
at various institutes. She worked as an interior designer creating residential and commercial spaces until 2006.
. She then appeared several times in a campaign for Historia, a Quebec
-based chain store. She was also a hair model for brands such has Wella
, Redken
, Bed Head
and L’Oreal. She also modeled for Sebastian Professional live shows.
In 2008 she was the celebrity spoke-model of Yellow Shoes Fall Campaign with advertisements in all stores locations and radio. In 2009 she was the face of Joshua Perets' new collection with the campaign featured on billboards, buses, subways, store locations and radio across the Quebec province. She has appeared in several magazines.
, a Big Brother
-inspired show based in Montreal. The season aired from January 2006 until April 2006. Elisabetta appeared in 57 episodes.
Elisabetta then appeared on several talks shows. She also had several cameos on shows such as 9.5 by Angelo Cadet and Lucien Didier.
Recently Elisabetta filmed an episode of Blue Mountain State
for SPIKE TV
playing The Pothead girl next to Darin Brooks
.
In the short film "Attachment" directed by Kim Barr Elisabetta plays the beautiful girl, one of the victims of a businessman who's addiction to his wireless turns him into a monster and only a wake up call can stop him. The film was in the official selection of the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival
.
My name is Sandy is Elisabetta's first major lead in a feature-length film. The film is inspired by a variety of interviews conducted with local sex-workers. The film stars Elisabetta Fantone as Sandy, an illegal immigrant from France who has been working Manhattan's streets for three years. After a long day's work, she is asked by a client if he can document her for a report he's doing on sex-workers. The tale of a young woman’s descent and experiences in the world of prostitution are heard and seen threw the reportage of her latest client, Francis. My name is Sandy, directed by Marco Iammatteo and photographed by T.Anthony Gharzouzi, will be hitting film festivals in 2010.
Recently Elisabetta played Carolyn Thacker on The Mountain a movie for NBC directed by Douglas Barr
which is also being used as a pilot for a possible series. The Mountain is due to air in 2010.
* Official Selection 2009 Montreal World Film Festival
. The song was partly translated in Italian and has a house-trance style. The song featured on Tycoon Records' Mc Mario's Mixdown 2007.
Feel hit no.2 on the Club Mix on Mix 96 (now Virgin Radio
). The song was played on the Quebec
television show Minuit, le soir
.
during her time on Loft Story
. Elisabetta gave all the proceeds of the painting to the MIRA Foundation
. Her second painting was also created in means to raise money for the RHYTHM FM Radio Foundation. Her first completed collection has 23 acrylic on canvas paintings. The collection, called Various Faces, was presented in Montreal in November 2006 and was featured in the Pangee Gallery in the Fine Art district of Montreal. In October 2009, Elisabetta created and presented a second art collection of acrylic on canvas called Blonde Icons. The collection has 30 paintings featuring famous blonde icons that marked history over the fifty last years. The exhibition took place at the Marche Bonsecours, in Old Montreal
. Elisabetta recently signed with Mensi & Rioux, who represent her art work. Several paintings of the Blonde Icons collection are being transported in South Beach Miami at the DejaVu Gallery and Fort Lauredale.
Elisabetta is best known for her appearances on Quebec's 2006 reality television series Loft Story
Loft Story
Loft Story is a French reality show started in 2001 on the M6 channel.-Description:Loft Story is a slightly re-tooled version of the Dutch-created Big Brother, toned down slightly for the French market by production company Endemol. The initial French Loft Story inspired the creation of a similar...
. She has also appeared in short films and wrote an autobiography entitled Journal Intime d'une lofteuse. Her first single Feel was featured on McMario’s Mixdown 2007 compilation. She also modeled for the Yellow Shoes Co. and Joshua Perets. Two of her acrylic on canvas collections entitled Various Faces and Blonde Icons have been publicly exhibited.
Early life and background
Born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, she is the youngest of four children of Gino and Maria Fantone. She has three brothers, Pasquale, Roberto and Eliseo. Elisabetta is of Italian origins. Her parents are Italians who immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Elisabetta moved between several exclusive homes in her youth, including a house in her parents hometown in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
In her early school years, Elisabetta transferred from St-Gertrude Elementary School in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
to Jean-Nicolet elementary due to a lack of communicating in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. A year later, fluent in French, she was back at St-Gertrude Elementary. She then attended Calixa-Lavallee High School where she was part of the theatre group and graduated in 1999. For the following year, Elisabetta took a year off from school and decided to dedicate her time to several part-time jobs. In 2000 she briefly attended Dawson College to study Creative Arts
Creative Arts
Creative arts is the term used to describe different types of art. Specifically, to introduce fine art ideas, techniques, skills and media. It is generally used as an umbrella for Dramaturgy, Music , Graphic Arts/Cartooning, Performing Arts, Film and Publishing, Galleries and Museums and the Visual...
. In 2001 she transferred to Lasalle College in downtown Montreal where she obtained and ACS (Attestation of Collegial Studies) in Interior Design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
. She then took several other evening classes such as jewelry design, furniture design and language classes such as Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
at various institutes. She worked as an interior designer creating residential and commercial spaces until 2006.
Modeling
Elisabetta began modeling as a child, initially participating into beauty pageants, school fashion shows, charity events and local events. When she was 19, she was one of the contestans in the Miss ItaliaMiss Italia
Miss Italia is the name of a beauty pageant awarding prizes every year to young, female contestants from Italy. Since the first edition of the contest in 1939 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film.-History:...
. She then appeared several times in a campaign for Historia, a Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
-based chain store. She was also a hair model for brands such has Wella
Wella
Wella is a German company, and one of the world’s leading cosmetics suppliers. Founded in 1880 by Franz Stroher, with its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, the company is represented in over 150 countries....
, Redken
Redken
Redken is an American hair care brand owned by L'Oréal Group under the Professional Products division.The company was founded in 1960 by hairdresser/chemist Jheri Redding and actress/model Paula Kent, thus the name, "Red-ken."...
, Bed Head
Bed Head
Bed Head is a line of haircare and nail products distributed by TIGI Linea, a division of Unilever, to distributors and salons worldwide. The United Kingdom based company, TIGI Linea has been producing the line since the inception of the company. The creators of the line are British stylists Toni &...
and L’Oreal. She also modeled for Sebastian Professional live shows.
In 2008 she was the celebrity spoke-model of Yellow Shoes Fall Campaign with advertisements in all stores locations and radio. In 2009 she was the face of Joshua Perets
Television
Elisabetta gained recognition in 2006 with her appearance on the reality television series Loft StoryLoft Story
Loft Story is a French reality show started in 2001 on the M6 channel.-Description:Loft Story is a slightly re-tooled version of the Dutch-created Big Brother, toned down slightly for the French market by production company Endemol. The initial French Loft Story inspired the creation of a similar...
, a Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
-inspired show based in Montreal. The season aired from January 2006 until April 2006. Elisabetta appeared in 57 episodes.
Elisabetta then appeared on several talks shows. She also had several cameos on shows such as 9.5 by Angelo Cadet and Lucien Didier.
Recently Elisabetta filmed an episode of Blue Mountain State
Blue Mountain State
Blue Mountain State is an American comedy series that premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010. The series producers include Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and is produced by Lionsgate Television...
for SPIKE TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
playing The Pothead girl next to Darin Brooks
Darin Brooks
Darin Lee Brooks is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Max Brady on Days of our Lives, and as Alex Moran on Blue Mountain State.-Personal life:...
.
Film
Elisabetta played supporting roles in several short films such has Dhamphyr by T.Anthony Gharzouzi, My Secrect Garden by Marco Iammatteo and Cheuveux de feu by Mélodie Bibeau . Her work on My Secrect Garden with director and producer Marco Iammatteo will later land her her first major role in a feature length film. She also played Daisy the lead in Bruno-Pierre Houle's short Daisy,a film about a young teenager that makes an incredible discovery about a robot named Daisy.In the short film "Attachment" directed by Kim Barr Elisabetta plays the beautiful girl, one of the victims of a businessman who's addiction to his wireless turns him into a monster and only a wake up call can stop him. The film was in the official selection of the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
.
My name is Sandy is Elisabetta's first major lead in a feature-length film. The film is inspired by a variety of interviews conducted with local sex-workers. The film stars Elisabetta Fantone as Sandy, an illegal immigrant from France who has been working Manhattan's streets for three years. After a long day's work, she is asked by a client if he can document her for a report he's doing on sex-workers. The tale of a young woman’s descent and experiences in the world of prostitution are heard and seen threw the reportage of her latest client, Francis. My name is Sandy, directed by Marco Iammatteo and photographed by T.Anthony Gharzouzi, will be hitting film festivals in 2010.
Recently Elisabetta played Carolyn Thacker on The Mountain a movie for NBC directed by Douglas Barr
Douglas Barr
Douglas Barr is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in movies and on television.Douglas was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His first TV series, during the 1980s, was When the Whistle Blows. Later on, his big role came in the ABC TV series The Fall Guy as Howie Munson from 1981–1986...
which is also being used as a pilot for a possible series. The Mountain is due to air in 2010.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Lathe of heaven Lathe of Heaven Lathe of Heaven may refer to:* The Lathe of Heaven, a 1971 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin** The Lathe of Heaven , a 1980 made-for-TV film based on the novel** Lathe of Heaven , a 2002 made-for-TV film based on the novel... |
Patient's relative | (non-credited) |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash The Adventures of Pluto Nash The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 science fiction comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub investigating who was behind the arson that destroyed his club... |
Club girl | (non-credited) | |
| 2008 | Damphyr (short film) | Supporting role | |
| My secrect garden (short film) | Princess | Lead role | |
| 2009 | Attachment (short film) |
The beautiful girl | Co-star |
| Daisy (short film) | Daisy | Lead role | |
| 2010 | My Name is Sandy | Sandy | Lead role |
| The Mountain The Mountain The Mountain refers in the context of the history of the French Revolution to a political group, whose members, called Montagnards, sat on the highest benches in the Assembly... |
Carolyn Thacker | Actor | |
| Cheuveux de feu | Maman | Supporting role | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Loft Story 2 | Herself | Reality show |
| 9.5 | Herself | Cameo | |
| 2010 | Blue Mountain State Blue Mountain State Blue Mountain State is an American comedy series that premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010. The series producers include Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and is produced by Lionsgate Television... |
The pothead girl | Actor role |
| Other | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Viens (music video) | Herself | Dancer |
| 2008 | Lost (music video) | Girlfriend | Lead role |
| L'Amour a Beyrouth(music video) | Girlfriend | Lead role | |
| 2009 | Elisabetta: Mission Hollywood | Herself | Pilot |
Recording artist
In January 2007, Elisabetta released her first single Feel a remix of the song by Robbie WilliamsRobbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
. The song was partly translated in Italian and has a house-trance style. The song featured on Tycoon Records' Mc Mario's Mixdown 2007.
Feel hit no.2 on the Club Mix on Mix 96 (now Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
). The song was played on the Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
television show Minuit, le soir
Minuit, le soir
Minuit, le soir is an award-winning, character-driven Quebec television show. Set and shot in Montreal, the 30-minute show revolves around the lives of three bouncers, both in private and at work. The show is notable for its portrayal of the daily hardships facing each of the principal characters...
.
Author
Based on her reality television appearances, Elisabetta was approached with a book deal by Les Publications Charron & cie. The book talks about her experience on the hit show Loft Story 2, and her sudden success. Journal Intime d'une lofteuse was published in May 2008.Painter
Elisabetta's first painting was sold for $8000 on eBayEBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
during her time on Loft Story
Loft Story
Loft Story is a French reality show started in 2001 on the M6 channel.-Description:Loft Story is a slightly re-tooled version of the Dutch-created Big Brother, toned down slightly for the French market by production company Endemol. The initial French Loft Story inspired the creation of a similar...
. Elisabetta gave all the proceeds of the painting to the MIRA Foundation
Mira Foundation
The Mira Foundation is a French-Canadian community-based organization which pursues the following stated "objective": "to bring greater autonomy to handicapped people and to facilitate their social integration by providing them with [guide and service] dogs that have been fully trained to...
. Her second painting was also created in means to raise money for the RHYTHM FM Radio Foundation. Her first completed collection has 23 acrylic on canvas paintings. The collection, called Various Faces, was presented in Montreal in November 2006 and was featured in the Pangee Gallery in the Fine Art district of Montreal. In October 2009, Elisabetta created and presented a second art collection of acrylic on canvas called Blonde Icons. The collection has 30 paintings featuring famous blonde icons that marked history over the fifty last years. The exhibition took place at the Marche Bonsecours, in Old Montreal
Old Montreal
Old Montreal is the oldest area in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dating back to New France. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie, the area is bordered on the west by McGill St., on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by Berri St. and on the south by the Saint Lawrence River...
. Elisabetta recently signed with Mensi & Rioux, who represent her art work. Several paintings of the Blonde Icons collection are being transported in South Beach Miami at the DejaVu Gallery and Fort Lauredale.