Simona Cavallari
Simona Cavallari (born 5 April 1971, Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, is an Italian actress of the cinema, theatre, and television.

She made her acting debut in 1982 at the age of eleven in the television film Colomba. In 1985, she had a role in The Pizza Connection

Pizza Connection (film)

Pizza Connection is a 1985 Italian crime film directed by Damiano Damiani. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Michele Placido as Mario Aloia* Mark Chase as Michele Aloia...

, directed by Damiano Damiani. She has also performed in "La Piovra

La Piovra

La Piovra is an acclaimed Italian Television drama miniseries about the Mafia.The story was by Sandro Petraglia. The production was designed by Luigi Perelli...

" television series, and "Il Capo dei Capi

Il Capo dei Capi

Il Capo dei Capi is a six part miniseries which debuted on the Canale 5 between October and November 2007, in Italy. It tells the story of Salvatore Riina, alias Totò u Curtu, a mafioso from Corleone, Sicily. Riina is played by Claudio Gioè, and the series was directed by Alexis Sweet and Enzo...

", which was 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....

 in six parts in 2007.

In 2009 Cavallari played the female protagonist Claudia Mares in the Canale 5 miniseries "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi". Her co-stars were Giulia Michelini

Giulia Michelini

Giulia Michelini is an Italian actress of television and the cinema.-Career:Michelini was born in Rome, Italy. She made her acting debut at the age of 17 in 2002 in the third season of the police drama series "Distretto di polizia", which was televised by Mediaset's Canale 5. The following year,...

 and Claudio Gioè

Claudio Gioè

Claudio Gioè , is an Italian actor of the cinema, theatre and television.Gioè made his acting debut in the 1997 film "Qui" and has since performed in many other films such as "I cento passi" , "La meglio gioventù" , "Operazione Odissea" and "La matassa"...

, the latter with whom she also performed in "Il Capo dei Capi". In 2010 and 2011, she played the same role in the sequels "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi 2" and "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi 3".

Selected television series

• Mino
  Mino (TV series)
  Mino was the eighth ZDF-Weihnachtsserie , and aired in 1986. The series was broadcast in Germany on ZDF, and consisted of 6 episodes. Broadcasting in Germany began on December 25, 1986. The series was also broadcast in Italy, and consisted of 4 episodes. Broadcasting in Italy began on December 28,...
  
   (1986)
• Il Capo dei Capi
  Il Capo dei Capi
  Il Capo dei Capi is a six part miniseries which debuted on the Canale 5 between October and November 2007, in Italy. It tells the story of Salvatore Riina, alias Totò u Curtu, a mafioso from Corleone, Sicily. Riina is played by Claudio Gioè, and the series was directed by Alexis Sweet and Enzo...
  
  " (2007)
• "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi
  Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi
  Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi is an Italian television series....
  
  " (2009–2011)