Roberta Capua
Encyclopedia
Biography
She became known in the Italian entertainment world with her election as 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:...
in 1986. Her mother Marisa Jossa had been awarded the same title in 1959. The year after she placed second at Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
.
In 1986 she had her first television role in the music contest Vota la voce, hosted by Claudio Cecchetto. She came back on TV in 1992 to lead the Retequattro's program I bellissimi di Retequattro; three years later she replaced for some week Paola Barale
Paola Barale
Paola Barale is an Italian TV hostess and actress.-External links:*...
as soubrette of the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...
, named La Ruota Della Fortuna
La Ruota Della Fortuna
La Ruota Della Fortuna is the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune. The show has run nonstop since 1989 on Rete 4 and Canale 5, and switched from a trilon to an electronic board in 1997, like the U.S. version...
.
From 1996 to 1998 she presented with Luciano Rispoli the Telemontecarlo
Telemontecarlo
Tele Monte Carlo was the Italian language television channel from the Principality of Monaco.-History:...
's daily program Tappeto volante and, from 1995 to 1997, hosted Aspettando Beautiful, a short show on air before the famous soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
, and Nonsolomoda.
In 1998 hosted with Giancarlo Magalli the primetime show Fantastica italiana, on Rai 1, and in the summer
Summer
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of the same year presented Cercasi Miss Italia disperatamente.
From 1998 to 2002, together with Tiberio Timperi, hosted the weekend-morning shows Mattina in famiglia and Mezzogiorno in famiglia, while from 2001 was in the cast of the daily morning show I fatti vostri, aired by Rai 2. From 2002 to 2004 she led other two morning shows, Unomattina, with Luca Giurato and then with Marzo Franzelli and Caterina Balivo, and S.O.S. - Unomattina, aired by Rai 1.
In September
September
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2004 switch to Mediaset
Mediaset
Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...
replacing Laura Freddi in the Sunday
Sunday
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Canale 5
Canale 5
Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....
's show Buona domenica, with Maurizio Costanzo
Maurizio Costanzo
Maurizio Costanzo is an Italian television host and journalist. He is married to Maria De Filippi, an Italian television host.-Biography:Costanzo was born in Rome....
, where she remained for two seasons, until 2006. Between January
January
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and April
April
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2006 hosted the Saturday afternoon show Tutti pazzi per i reality, a talk show about the most important events of the reality shows aired by Canale 5
Canale 5
Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....
, Grande fratello
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...
and La fattoria
The Farm (TV series)
The Farm is a reality TV show created by Swedish producer Strix. Sold to more than 40 countries, The Farm is one of their most popular formats, including Survivor, The Bar or Fame Factory. In some countries the series is produced by Endemol, in association with Strix.Like Big Brother format, The...
. In the summer
Summer
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2005 also hosted the Saturday
Saturday
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primetime show Sei un mito.
In 2007 hosted some events: Speciale buon compleanno Radio Italia, Speciale Natale in Vaticano, Dancing on Ice and the pilot La seconda volta.
In 2008 she had her first son, Leonardo, from the consort Stefano Cassoli.
Televisione
- Vota la voce (Canale 5, 1986)
- I bellissimi di Retequattro (Retequattro, 1992–1993)
- La Ruota Della FortunaLa Ruota Della FortunaLa Ruota Della Fortuna is the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune. The show has run nonstop since 1989 on Rete 4 and Canale 5, and switched from a trilon to an electronic board in 1997, like the U.S. version...
(Canale 5, 1995) - Nonsolomoda (Canale 5, 1995–1996)
- EuroPeo show (Italia 1, 1996)
- Tappeto Volante (Telemontecarlo, 1996–1998)
- Fantastica italiana (Rai 1, 1998)
- Cercasi Miss Italia disperatamente o quasi (Rai 1, 1998)
- Mattina in famiglia (Rai 2, 1998–2002)
- Mezzogiorno in famiglia (Rai 2, 1998–2002)
- Sera in famiglia (Rai 2, 1999–2000)
- I fatti vostri (Rai 2, 2001)
- Unomattina (Rai 1, 2002–2004)
- S.O.S. - Unomattina (Rai 1, 2002–2003)
- Buona domenica (Canale 5, 2004–2006)
- Sei un mito (Canale 5, 2005)
- Tutti pazzi per i reality (Canale 5, 2006)
- Speciale buon compleanno Radio Italia (Canale 5, 2007)
- Speciale Natale in Vaticano (Canale 5, 2007)
- La seconda volta (Retequattro, 2007)
- Dancing on Ice (Canale 5, 2007)