Veronica De Laurentiis
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Some names carry a film on their own, and Veronica De Laurentiis is an Italian actress whose name alone can sell a film. 6 titles is a lot of work for the level of visibility involved. 'Red Dragon' is the centerpiece of the filmography, built around Dinner Guest. 'Waterloo' is a second title with an audience of its own. The beginning of the career is the part almost nobody has seen.
Veronica De Laurentiis
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2 Series
Some names carry a film on their own, and Veronica De Laurentiis is an Italian actress whose name alone can sell a film. 6 titles is a lot of work for the level of visibility involved. 'Red Dragon' is the centerpiece of the filmography, built around Dinner Guest. 'Waterloo' is a second title with an audience of its own. The beginning of the career is the part almost nobody has seen.
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How old is Veronica De Laurentiis and where are they from?
Veronica De Laurentiis is 76 years old, born on January 13, 1950 in Rome, Italy.
What are the most famous roles of Veronica De Laurentiis?
Veronica De Laurentiis is best known for roles in Red Dragon, Waterloo, Uprising.
How many movies has Veronica De Laurentiis been in?
Over a 56-year career (since 1970), Veronica De Laurentiis has appeared in 4 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Veronica De Laurentiis's first movie?
The career of Veronica De Laurentiis began with Waterloo (1970).
What is Veronica De Laurentiis's most recent movie or series?
Veronica De Laurentiis's most recent release is Dante's Inferni, which premiered on November 24, 2025.
What TV shows has Veronica De Laurentiis appeared in?
On television, Veronica De Laurentiis has appeared in Entourage, Uprising.
Veronica De Laurentiis
1950-01-13 · Rome, Italy
Veronica De Laurentiis (born 13 January 1950) is an Italian-American author and actress. She is the daughter of Silvana Mangano and Dino De Laurentiis, and sister of film producer Raffaella De Laurentiis. At the age of eighteen, she was cast in the film Waterloo, starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. The film was produced by her father. She then retired from acting following the birth of her first child, Giada De Laurentiis, in 1970.
Shortly after her third child was born, she and her then-husband, Alex De Benedetti, left Italy for the United States. She has lived briefly in Florida and New York and for many years 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 12 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 bestseller 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 (Take Back 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 was released in 2012.[2] She is also developing two television shows in Italy, a documentary and a one-woman show.
With her second husband, producer Ivan Kavalsky, she has homes in Los Angeles and Rome.Veronica De Laurentiis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.