Veronica Gentili

{{Short description|Italian journalist, television presenter and actress}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Veronica Gentili

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| caption = Veronica Gentili

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Rome, Lazio, Italy

| years_active = 1999–present

| occupation = {{hlist|Television presenter|actress|journalist}}

| height = 1.70 m

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Veronica Gentili (born 9 July 1982){{Cite web|title=Giornalista Gentili Veronica iscritto all'ordine dei giornalisti di Lazio – Elencogiornalisti.it|url=https://www.elencogiornalisti.it/giornalisti/scheda_giornalista/gentili-veronica/111095|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=www.elencogiornalisti.it}} is an Italian television presenter, journalist, and actress.{{Cite web|last=Bianchi|first=Livia|date=August 31, 2020|title=Chi è Veronica Gentili: Biografia, Età, Carriera, Liti, Vita Privata e Stasera Italia|url=https://www.chiecosa.it/veronica-gentili/|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=ChieCosa.it|language=it-IT}}

Biography

Gentili was born in Rome on 9 July 1982. She is the daughter of painter Netta Vespignani, the former wife of painter Renzo Vespignani.{{Cite web|url=https://corrierequotidiano.it/spettacolo/veronica-gentili-a-che-serve-costei-ora-lo-sappiamo-ad-alimentare-lindustria-del-fuori-onda/|title=Veronica Gentili, a che serve costei? Ora lo sappiamo: ad alimentare l'industria del "fuori onda"|date=September 26, 2018 |language=it}}{{Cite web|title=la Repubblica/cultura_scienze: Addio a Renzo Vespignani dipinse l'Italia neorealista|url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/cultura_scienze/vespignani/vespignani/vespignani.html|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=www.repubblica.it}} In 2006, she graduated from Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and began working in film, television and theatre.{{Cite web|title=Veronica Gentili, Il Fatto Quotidiano|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/blog/vgentili/|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=Il Fatto Quotidiano|language=it-IT}} She made her debut as an actress in 1999 in Gabriele Muccino's film Come te nessuno mai.{{Cite web|date=February 5, 2020|title=Come te nessuno mai|url=https://videovip.it/come-te-nessuno-mai/|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=VideoVip – Film Noleggio e Vendita|language=it-IT}} In 2015, she became a freelance journalist but already began to have notoriety starting from 2013 as a guest of Piazzapulita on La7.{{Cite web|last=Galanto|first=Massimo|date=November 25, 2013|title=Piazzapulita, la puntata del 25 novembre 2013|url=https://www.blogo.it/post/177871/piazzapulita-puntata-stasera-25-novembre-2013-in-diretta-cuperlo-biancofiore-e-busi-ospiti|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=Blogo|language=it}} In 2016, she started writing for Fatto Quotidiano and became a regular guest of La Gabbia, L'Aria Che Tira and Coffee break which broadcast on La7. In 2018, she became co-host of the Stasera Italia program broadcast on Rete 4, as well as commenting on the Italian political elections. Every weekend she presents on Rete 4 on the Stasera Italia Weekend program, while during the summer, presents on Stasera Italia Estate every day.