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Silvia Cohen

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Silvia Cohen
Born (1959-04-24) 24 April 1959 (age 65)
Paris, France
OccupationActress

Silvia Cohen (born 24 April 1959) is an Italian actress.

Life and career

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Born in Paris into a family of Jewish origins, at young age Cohen moved with her family to Milan, where she studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici.[1] She debuted on stage at just 18 years old in 1977, and made her film debut in 1983 in Pasquale Festa Campanile's comedy film Segni particolari: bellissimo.[1] In the early 1990s, she started appearing in main roles, in art films and high-profile television productions.[1] She was nominated twice at the Nastro d'Argento awards, in 1996 as best supporting actress for Weird Tales[2] and in 1998 as best actress for Commercial Break.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ "Martone e Tornatore supersfida tra candidati ai Nastri". La Repubblica. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Benigni e Roberta Torre superfavoriti ai Nastri". La Repubblica. 14 January 1998. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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