Bianca Guaccero (Bitonto, 15 January 1981), is an Italian actress, singer and TV presenter.
In February 2010, she resumed her notable role of Carolina Scapece in the Rai Uno mini-series Capri 3. She had played the same part of the conniving Caroline in the first and second Capri series. In 2009, she was one of the cast of Il Bene e il Male ("The Good and the Bad") in which she portrayed a policewoman. In 2006, she had starred in the title role of Assunta Spina, a television mini-series remake of the 1948 film.
Career
Guaccero was born in Bitonto, a comune in the province of Bari, Italy. She began her career in Italian television in 1996 at the age of fifteen with the variety programme Sotto a Chi Tocca, which also featured showgirl Pamela Prati and comedian Pippo Franco.
In 1999, she made her acting debut in the film Terra Bruciata, directed by Fabio Segatori, in which she played the part of Maria. Since then she has performed regularly in both television and the cinema, and has appeared twice on stage in theatrical productions.
One of her most notable performances has been in the role of the malicious, conniving Carolina Scapece in the Rai Uno mini-series Capri, Capri 2 and Capri 3. She also starred in the title role of Assunta Spina, a mini-series remake of the 1948 film which starred Academy Award-winning actress Anna Magnani.
In 2008, Guaccero co-hosted the 58th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with Pippo Baudo and Andrea Osvárt.
Filmography
Television
Films
Television
Sotto a Chi Tocca (1996), variety programme
Ama Il Tuo Nemico 2 (2001), mini-series
La Memoria e il Perdona (2001), mini-series - Caterina/Isabel
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace (2002), film
Mudu (2003), variety programme
Tutti i Sogni del Mondo (2003), mini-series - Daniela
Benedetti dal Signore-Missione Zara (2004), film - Zara
Mai Storie d'Amore in Cucina (2004), film - Evelina Bruni
La Tassinara (2004), mini-series - Vittoria
Imperium: Saint Peter (2005), film - Silvia
Assunta Spina (2006), mini-series - title role
Capri (2006), mini-series - Carolina Scapece
Tutte Donne Tranne Me (2007), variety programme
La Terza Verità (2007), mini-series - Lidia Roccella
Capri 2 (2008), mini-series - Carolina Scapece
La Stella della Porta Accanto (2008), mini-series - Stella
58th Edition of The Sanremo Music Festival, (2008) - co-host
Il Bene e Il Male (2009), series - Grazia Micheli
Capri 3, (2010), mini-series - Carolina Scapece
Theatre
Il Sogno del Principe di Salina - L'Ultimo Gattopardo (2006) - Angelica
Poveri Ma Belli (2008–2009) - Giovanna
References
External links
Official website (in Italian)
Bianca Guaccero's Photogallery (in Italian)