{{Short description|Italian actress and model}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Valeria Marini | image = Valeria Marini.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Valeria Virginia Laura Marini | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|5|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{Flatlist| *Television personality *entrepreneur *actress *singer *film producer }} | years_active = 1987–present | spouse = {{marriage|Giovanni Cottone|2013|2014|end=divorced}} | parents = | website = {{website|http://www.valeriamarini.com/}} }}
'''Valeria Virginia Laura Marini''' (born 14 May 1967) is an Italian actress, showgirl and entrepreneur.
==Biography== Born in Rome to a Sardinian mother, Gianna Orrù, and a Roman father, Mario, Valeria Marini was raised in Cagliari.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marini|first1=Valeria Virginia Laura|title=Valeria Marini La soubrette del Bagaglino|url=http://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=547|access-date=20 March 2016}}</ref> Her first cinematographic appearance was in 1987 in the film ''Cronaca nera''. After this she made her debut in theatre with the comedy ''I ragazzi irresistibili'', in 1991. In 1992 she debuted in television with the show ''Luna di miele''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cecchi Gori mi teneva prigioniera per contratto|author=Emilia Costantini|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=1 December 2005|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/dicembre/01/Cecchi_Gori_teneva_prigioniera_per_co_9_051201126.shtml|language=it}}</ref> It was in this programme that she was noticed by director Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who chose her to replace Pamela Prati in the ''Bagaglino'' spectaculars, annual series of theatre shows transformed into television variety programmes. She took part in several series of these such as ''Bucce di banana'', ''Champagne'', ''Rose rosse'', ''Viva le italiane'', ''Miconsenta'', ''Barbecue''. After these performances, her fame grew in Italy; in 1997 she was nominated to present the Sanremo Festival with Mike Bongiorno and Piero Chiambretti.<ref>{{Cite news|title=La Marini: e adesso sfido Marilyn in teatro|author=Valerio Cappelli|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=1 December 2005|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/febbraio/28/Marini_adesso_sfido_Marilyn_teatro_co_0_97022811888.shtml|language=it}}</ref>
Marini acted in several films, and in the 2000s she began a career as a fashion designer.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Valeria, la tua linea è porno|author=Edoardo Sassi|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=10 July 2005|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/luglio/10/Valeria_tua_linea_porno__co_10_050710066.shtml|language=it}}</ref> In 2006 she took part in the reality show ''Reality Circus''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Reality Circus: fine anticipata|author=E|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=1 December 2005|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/ottobre/17/Reality_Circus_fine_anticipata_co_9_061017021.shtml|language=it}}</ref> In 2010 she co-hosted the television programme ''I raccomandati'', with Pupo, Emanuele Filiberto and Georgia Luzi.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Per adesso faccio la gavetta ma presto uno show tutto mio|author=Emilia Costantini|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=1 December 2005|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/gennaio/08/Per_adesso_faccio_gavetta_presto_co_9_100108067.shtml|language=it}}</ref> In the same year she acted as herself in a scene of ''Somewhere'', directed by Sofia Coppola. In 2012 she took part as a contestant in the ninth season of ''L'isola dei Famosi'', the Italian version of ''Survivor''. In 2014 she acted in the film ''A Golden Boy'', directed by Pupi Avati. In 2015, she took part as a contestant, coupled with Federico Degli Esposti, in the third season of ''Notti sul ghiaccio'', the Italian version of ''Skating with Celebrities''. In 2016, she participated to the first season of ''Grande Fratello VIP'', the Italian version of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. In 2018, she participated to the VIP episode of ''Alta Infedeltà'' with Daniele Marcheggiani and Chiara Condrò.
Marini is Catholic.<ref>{{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=18}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1991 |''Crack'' |Moira | |- |rowspan="2"|1992 |''Un orso chiamato Arturo'' |Vincent's wife | |- |''Gole ruggenti'' |Sabrina | |- |1993 |''Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un anno dopo'' |Bea | |- |1996 |''Bambola'' |Mina "Bambola" | |- |1998 |''Incontri proibiti'' |Federica Pescatore | |- |2001 |''Bunuel e la tavole di re Salomone'' |Ana María de Zayas | |- |2004 |''In questo mondo di ladri'' |Monica Puddu | |- |rowspan="2"|2010 |''Somewhere'' |Herself |Cameo appearance |- |''I Want to Be a Soldier'' |Teacher |Also producer |- |2011 |''11-11-11'' |{{n/a|None}} |Producer |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |''Operazione vacanze'' |Nadia Escorti | |- |''E io non pago - L'Italia dei furbetti'' |Sonia | |- |2013 |''La mia mamma suona il rock'' |Jessica Morgan | |- |2014 |''A Golden Boy'' |Davide's friend | |- |2016 |''C'è sempre un perchè'' |Emma |Also producer |- |2018 |''Show Dogs'' |Persephone |Italian dub; voice role |- |2024 |''Billie's Magic World'' |Ortensia | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- |+Series |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |rowspan="2"|1992 |''Un inviato molto speciale'' |Silvia |Episode: "98esimo minuto" |- |''Cronaca nera'' |Lori's friend |Television film |- |1995 |''The Simpsons'' |Mindy Simmons |Italian dub; episode: "The Last Temptation of Homer" |- |1996 |''Sorellina e il principe del sogno'' |Fountain spirit |Television film |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |''Pepe Carvalho'' |Charo |6 episodes |- |''Il settimo papiro'' |Gina Valentino |3 episodes |- |2003 |''La palestra'' |Angela Solari |Television film |- |2009 |''Piper'' |Doretta Lee |7 episodes |- |2011–12 |''Così fan tutte'' |Valeria |2 episodes |- |2025 |''The Bold and the Beautiful'' |Herself |1 episode |- |2026 |''Portobello'' |Moira Orfei |Episode: "Infallible" |}
{| class="wikitable" |- |+Reality Shows |- !Year !Title !Role !Result |- |2012 |{{flagicon|ITA}} ''L'Isola dei Famosi'' |Contestant | {{eliminated|5th Evicted}} |- |2016 |{{flagicon|ITA}} ''Grande Fratello VIP (season 1)'' |Contestant |{{CFinalist|3rd Place}} |- |2018 |{{flagicon|ITA}} ''Temptation Island VIP'' |Contestant with Patrick Baldassarri | |- |2020 |{{flagicon|ITA}} ''Grande Fratello VIP (season 4)'' |Contestant | {{eliminated|11th Evicted}} |- |2021 |{{flagicon|SPA}} ''Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras (2021)'' |Contestant | {{eliminated|5th Evicted}} |- |2021–2022 |{{flagicon|ITA}} ''Grande Fratello VIP (season 6)'' |Contestant with Giacomo Urtis |{{eliminated|16th Evicted}} |- |}
==Advertisements== *IP (1994–1996) *3 Italia (2005–2006) *Puntoshop Channel (2007) *Lambretta Pato (2008) *Sansui (2009–2013) *Akai (2012–2013) *Tisanoreica (2015–2016) *Acqua & Sapone (2018)
==Theatre== *''I ragazzi irresistibili'', directed by Marco Parodi (1991) *''Nata ieri'', directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (1996) *''All'Angelo azzurro'', directed by Giorgio Albertazzi (2000) *''Magnàmose tutto! - Donne che avete intelletto d'amore'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore (2016-2017) *''La Presidente - Valeria Marini eletta al Quirinale'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore (2020)
==Discography== === Singles === *''Volare'' (2010) *''Me gusta'' (2019) *''Boom'' (2020) *''Baci stellari'' (2022) *''Besos stellari'' (2025)
==Books== *''Lezioni intime'' (with Gianluca Lo Vetro), Milan, Cairo Editore, 2008, {{ISBN|978-88-6052-165-1}}
==References== <references />
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0547700}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marini, Valeria}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Italian female models Category:Italian showgirls Category:Actors from Cagliari Category:Participants in Italian reality television series Category:Italian film actresses Category:Women from Sardinia Category:Actresses from Rome Category:Actresses from Sardinia Category:Italian Roman Catholics