Anna Falchi
{{Short description|Finnish-Italian model and actress (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox model
| name = Anna Falchi
| image = Anna Falchi 2007 cropped.jpg
| caption = Falchi in 2007
| birth_name = Anna Kristiina Palomäki
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tampere, Finland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- television presenter
}}
| spouse =
| height_m = 1.78
| eye_color = Blue, green
| hair_color = Blonde
| website = {{URL|annafalchi.net}}
}}
Anna Falchi ({{IPA|it|ˈanna ˈfalki}}; born Anna Kristiina Palomäki; 22 April 1972) is a Finnish-Italian actress, television presenter, and former model.
Early life
Anna Kristiina Palomäki was born in Tampere, Finland, the daughter of an Italian father, Benito (Tito) Falchi, and Finnish mother Kaarina. She has a brother, Saro, and a half-brother in Sweden, Peter (by her father). In 1978, at the age of six, she moved to Italy with her family, where she started her career as a model.
Career
Falchi first appeared on television in a commercial for an Italian bank in 1992.[http://www.federicofellini.it/filmografiaScheda.asp?cmd_search=Anni8090&cmd_pg=1&compSheet=1&id=66 Pubblicità Banca di Roma (Sogno del "déjeuner sur l'herbe") federicofellini.it] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222742/http://www.federicofellini.it/filmografiaScheda.asp?cmd_search=Anni8090&cmd_pg=1&compSheet=1&id=66 |date=27 September 2007 }} The ad starred Paolo Villaggio, and was directed by the celebrated Federico Fellini. This helped her launch a film career, starting with Nel continente nero (in the black Continent) in 1993.
Falchi appeared in many films since, including the 1994 fantasy movie The Dragon Ring, the 1997 film La principessa e il povero and the 2005 comedy Nessun messaggio in segreteria. She has also been a popular television personality, hosting various specials on Italian television. Falchi is lesser known in the English-speaking world. Some know her for the lead female role in the film Dellamorte Dellamore, which was released in the US as Cemetery Man. In 1995, Falchi briefly explored the music industry, recording the Finnish dance single "Pium Paum (Vipula Vapula)".{{cite web |last=Papa |first=Vittorio |url=https://www.orrorea33giri.com/anna-falchi-pium-paum-vipula-vapula-singolo/ |title=Pium Paum (Vipula Vapula): la canzone dance in finlandese di Anna Falchi |language=it |website=Orrore a 33 giri |date=2007-04-24 |access-date=2025-01-05}}
In 2001, Falchi was a guest on the Italian late-night show Satyricon, during which she satirized one of the appearances of Madonna on Late Show with David Letterman during which Madonna jokingly teased Letterman for refusing to smell her panties. Falchi actually took off her red panties on stage, and the host, Daniele Luttazzi, went all the way to smell them, which caused some scandal in Italy.{{cite book |last=Mazzetti |first=Loris |title=Il libro nero della RAI |language=it |others=preface by Enzo Biagi |location=Milan |publisher=BUR |year=2007 |isbn=978-88-17-01919-4 |url={{GBurl |id=VS4oAAAAQBAJ |page=PT28}}}}{{cite book |last=Biagi |first=Enzo |author-link=Enzo Biagi |title=Cose loro & fatti nostri |language=it |location=Rome/Milan |publisher=Rai-Eri/Rizzoli |isbn=88-17-87101-X |url={{GBurl |id=JW2gAAAAMAAJ |q=anna+falchi}}}}
Personal life
Falchi was a Protestant but she converted to the Catholic Church.{{cite book |last=Gambi |first=Paolo |title=I vip parlano di Dio: dialoghi sul senso della vita, il destino e la felicità |language=it |location=Casale Monferrato |publisher=Piemme |isbn=978-88-384-3379-5 |page=80}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1992
|{{nowrap|Nel continente nero}} |Irene | |
| 1993
|Lola | |
| rowspan=4|1994
|S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago |Poppea | |
| Miracolo italiano
|Maria |{{nowrap|Segment: "Quarto}} episodio" |
| L'Affaire
|Mathilda / Ángelina | |
| Cemetery Man
|She | |
| rowspan=2|1995
|{{nowrap|Maria Michi}} | |
| Snowball
|Elena | |
| 1996
|Zorilla | |
| 1998
|Herself |Cameo appearance |
| 2000
|Herself | |
| 2002
|Operazione rosmarino |Silvia | |
| 2005
|Sorry, You Can't Get Through! |Sonya | |
| rowspan=2|2008
|Gioia Desideri | |
| Un'estate al mare
|Cosima | |
| 2009
|Valeria Giordano | |
| 2011
|Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films |Bella | |
| 2012
|Nadia | |
| 2015
|Silent Night |Francesca |Short film |
| 2019
|The Tracker |Hannah | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1989
|Herself / Contestant |Annual beauty contest |
| 1993
|Anna Marini |Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| rowspan=2|1995
|{{nowrap|The Dragon Ring}} |Princess Desideria |{{nowrap|Television movie}} |
| Sanremo Music Festival 1995
|rowspan=2|Herself / Co-host |Annual music festival |
| 1996
|Donna sotto le stelle |Fashion event |
| 1996–1997
|Herself / Host (only on Monday) |Game show (season 3) |
| 1997
|Princess Mirabella |Television movie |
| 1997, 2006
|rowspan=2|Herself / Co-host |Children's singing competition |
| 1998–1999
|Talk show (season 23) |
| 1999
|Livia Cornero |Main role |
| 2000
|La casa delle beffe |Luisa / Loredana |Television movie |
| 2005
|Gli occhi dell'amore |Elena Angeli |Television movie |
| 2007
|Herself / Contestant |Runner-up (season 4) |
| rowspan=2|2009
|Anna |Sketch comedy |
| Piper
|Sabrina Amadori |Main role |
| 2012–2013
|Superbrain |Herself / Opinionist |Game show |
| 2013
|Herself / Contestant |Reality competition |
| 2015
|Techetechetè |Narrator |Episode: "Belle figure" |
| 2015–2016
|Wedding Fashion World |rowspan=4|Herself / Host |Reality show |
| 2018–2019
|Anna e i suoi fornelli |Cooking program |
| 2020
|C'è tempo per… |Talk show |
| 2021–present
|Talk show (season 31-present) |
| 2022
|Alessandro Borghese: Celebrity Chef |Herself / Contestant |Season 1, episode 41 |
| 2024
|Un'estate italiana |Herself / Host |Variety show |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Artist(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1993
|"Due" |Raf | |
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.annafalchi.net/}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0001197 | name=Anna Falchi}}
- {{Fashionmodel}}
- {{cite web |url= http://www.askmen.com/women/models_250/297_anna_falchi.html |title= Anna Falchi |work= AskMen}}
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