Valentina Cervi

An Italian Film and Television Actress.

Valentina Cervi

Biography
Birth name
Birth date                      April 13, 1976
Birth place                     Rome, Italy
Height                           5' 7" (1.70 m)
Occupation                    Actress
Years active                  1986—present

Life and Career
Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of director Tonino Cervi and granddaughter of the famous Italian actor Gino Cervi. Cervi started her acting career at age ten (in Carlo Cotti's 1986 Portami la luna). She also played an English-language role in Jane Campion's 1996 The Portrait of a Lady.

One of her most acclaimed roles was the 1997 film Artemisia, directed by Agnès Merlet and starring Valentina Cervi. It was loosely based on the painter Artemisia Gentileschi's life, but controversially portrayed the relationship between Agostino Tassi (played by Miki Manojlović) and Artemisia as a passionate affair rather than as rape.

Trivia
She is the grand-daughter of Italian actor Gino Cervi.
Attended the Discover Awards on May 31, 1997 at Epcot Center with actor, Christian Bale.
Same birth date as Kristen Sargent, Sally McLean and Ron Perlman.
Daughter of Marina Gefter and Tonino Cervi.
Sister of producer Antonio Levesi Cervi.