Biography

Claudia Coli is an actress in theater, film, and television, originally from Milan. After graduating from the Scuola del Teatro Stabile di Genova, she completed her training in France and in Italy at the Centro Teatrale Santa Cristina, directed by Luca Ronconi.

Her debut took place at the Teatro di Genova with the show "I reverendi," directed by J. Stuhr. In 2001, Claudia made her film debut with "Le parole di mio padre" by F. Comencini. From that moment, her theatrical career took off, with performances directed by Valerio Binasco, including "The Seagull" by Cechov and "Dear Professor." In 2002, she performed in Pasolini's "Orgia," directed by V. Malosti.

In 2003, Claudia was nominated for the Ubu Award as a New Actress (under 30). She worked as a lead actress with P. Maccarinelli, Gianfranco Jannuzzo, and M. Castri in "Three Sisters" by Cechov. Together with musician A. Annecchino, she created "Miss Else... and some little waltzes," a work inspired by A. Schnitzler.

Claudia returned to cinema with "The Fugitive" by A. Manni and appeared on Rai Uno in "Lovers and Secrets" by G. Lepre and in "General Medicine" by R. De Maria. Her film career continued with French director P. Chéreau in the film "Gabrielle," alongside I. Huppert, for which she was nominated for the Cèsar awards as Best Young Performer.

Later, Claudia collaborated with R. De Maria, F. Falaschi, and M. Spada in "Il mio domani," and with Maria Sole Tognazzi and Marco Tullio Giordana in "Calibro 9" by Tony d'Angelo. On television, she appeared in "1992" by G. Gagliardi for Sky and in "Non Uccidere."

For the Teatro Elfo Puccini, she worked in "Frost/Nixon" by Peter Morgan and in "Afghanistan Il Grande Gioco / Enduring Freedom," directed by De Capitani and Bruni. On TV, she starred in the biography of Carla Fracci, "Carla" on Rai Uno, and participated in "Romanzo Radicale" by M. Calopresti, a docufiction about Marco Pannella.

In 2024, Claudia acted in the film "Eravamo Bambini" by M. Martani, and in the same year, she was the protagonist of the monologue "Sarfatti" by A. Demattè, directed by A. Chiodi, presented during the inauguration of an exhibition at the Mart in Rovereto and at the Teatro Franco Parenti in Milan. In 2025, she will be part of the cast of the fiction "Una finestra vista lago" by M. Pontecorvo for Rai Fiction.
- IMDb mini biography by: Claudia Coli