Veronica De Laurentiis
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Veronica De Laurentiis is an Italian author and actress. She is the daughter of Silvana Mangano
and Dino De Laurentiis
. At eighteen, she was cast in the movie Waterloo, starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. She then retired from acting following the birth of her first child, Giada De Laurentiis
.
Shortly after the birth of her third child, she and her then-husband, Alex De Benedetti left Italy for the United States, There she lived briefly in Florida and New York, and for many years has resided in Los Angeles.
Four years after the birth of her fourth child, she divorced. In order to support herself and her four children, she opened a fashion design studio where for twelve years she successfully designed women’s clothing under her own label.
After remarrying, she closed her business and enrolled in a two-year intensive acting course. She is now a working actress and a best-selling author. Her memoir Rivoglio La Mia Vita (Claim My Life) was on the Italian best sellers list within a week. Veronica now tours Italy speaking openly about rape, abuse, and the importance of breaking the silence as a tool for healing and change.
Her second book Riprenditi La Tua Vita - Le otto chiavi di Veronica (Claim Your Life - Veronica’s eight keys), was published in Italy May 2009.
She is the founder of the Associazione Veronica De Laurentiis, a foundation to stop domestic violence.
In March 2008 she was chosen to play the role of the “mater dolorosa” in the Italian show “D’Ambra Grigia E Canfora” directed by Raffaele Curi and produced by Fondazione Alda Fendi. In August of the same year she starred in the movie Pandemia directed by Lucio Fiorentino which will be released this year. She is also developing two television shows in Italy, a documentary and a one woman’s show.
She has homes in Los Angeles and Rome with her second husband, producer Ivan Kavalsky.
, her other three children with Alex De Benedetti are Dino De Laurentiis (also a producer, like his grandfather), actor Igor De Laurentiis, and film makeup artist Eloisa De Laurentiis. She has appeared on occasion on Giada's cooking shows.
Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano was an Italian actress.Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a "Miss Rome" beauty pageant in 1946...
and Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis was an Italian film producer.-Early life:He was born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples, and grew up selling spaghetti produced by his father...
. At eighteen, she was cast in the movie Waterloo, starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. She then retired from acting following the birth of her first child, Giada De Laurentiis
Giada De Laurentiis
Giada Pamela De Laurentiis is an Italian American chef, writer, television personality, and the host of the current Food Network program Giada at Home. She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC's Today...
.
Shortly after the birth of her third child, she and her then-husband, Alex De Benedetti left Italy for the United States, There she lived briefly in Florida and New York, and for many years has resided in Los Angeles.
Four years after the birth of her fourth child, she divorced. In order to support herself and her four children, she opened a fashion design studio where for twelve years she successfully designed women’s clothing under her own label.
After remarrying, she closed her business and enrolled in a two-year intensive acting course. She is now a working actress and a best-selling author. Her memoir Rivoglio La Mia Vita (Claim My Life) was on the Italian best sellers list within a week. Veronica now tours Italy speaking openly about rape, abuse, and the importance of breaking the silence as a tool for healing and change.
Her second book Riprenditi La Tua Vita - Le otto chiavi di Veronica (Claim Your Life - Veronica’s eight keys), was published in Italy May 2009.
She is the founder of the Associazione Veronica De Laurentiis, a foundation to stop domestic violence.
In March 2008 she was chosen to play the role of the “mater dolorosa” in the Italian show “D’Ambra Grigia E Canfora” directed by Raffaele Curi and produced by Fondazione Alda Fendi. In August of the same year she starred in the movie Pandemia directed by Lucio Fiorentino which will be released this year. She is also developing two television shows in Italy, a documentary and a one woman’s show.
She has homes in Los Angeles and Rome with her second husband, producer Ivan Kavalsky.
Family
In addition to her first child, GiadaGiada De Laurentiis
Giada Pamela De Laurentiis is an Italian American chef, writer, television personality, and the host of the current Food Network program Giada at Home. She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC's Today...
, her other three children with Alex De Benedetti are Dino De Laurentiis (also a producer, like his grandfather), actor Igor De Laurentiis, and film makeup artist Eloisa De Laurentiis. She has appeared on occasion on Giada's cooking shows.