- Born
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- Italian actress/singer/songwriter Violante Placido was born in Rome. She made her on-screen debut in Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993) alongside her father Michele Placido. In 1996 she starred in Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band (1996) which became quite successful in Italy. Her first major role was in Sergio Rubini's L'anima gemella (2002) (Soul Mate). In 2006 she released her debut album Don't Be Shy... under the pseudonym Viola. In 2009 she appeared in the Hindi movie Barah Aana (2009). In 2010 she made her Hollywood debut starring alongside George Clooney in Anton Corbijn's thriller The American (2010).
- IMDb mini biography by: Serpico Jones
- ChildrenVasco D'Epiro
- Parents
- RelativesMichelangelo Placido(Sibling)Brenno Placido(Sibling)Gerardo Amato(Aunt or Uncle)Gabriele Placido(Half Sibling)Inigo Placido(Half Sibling)Beniamino Placido(Grandparent)Maria Iazzetti(Grandparent)Donato Placido(Aunt or Uncle)
- Released her first album "Don't be shy", whose songs were all written by her, most of them in English, under the pseudonym Viola.
- Enjoys equestrianism.
- One son Vasco (b. October 5, 2013) with Massimiliano D'Epiro.
- Daughter of Michele Placido and Simonetta Stefanelli.
- Her favorite movie is L'anima gemella (2002).
- Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was, like, mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something that's really hard to describe, such beauty, those mountains and the stone is kind of, eroded? Special erosion which makes what you see just something that seems, it's been made for a movie, it's like something out of fantasy, except it's real.
- I write in English. My first album came out in Italy, and I toured and did gigs.
- I've done movies that were maybe not worth it, but I try to take the best from every experience. You learn more from bad experiences sometimes. It gives you more will to overcome your mistakes. They give you determination.
- When I was really young, I got moonstruck by 'Moonstruck.'
- When I'm shooting films, I write and play music when I come home.
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