Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is a Slovak-born Italian[1] actress. She has lived and worked mainly in Italy since 1995.

Barbora Bobuľová
Bobulová in 2011
Born (1974-04-29) 29 April 1974 (age 50)
OccupationActress

Life and work

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Born in Martin, Bobuľová trained at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava before moving to Italy in 1995. She made her feature film debut in the Italian film The Prince von Homburg, that was selected to represent Italy at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

For her work in the 2005 film Cuore Sacro (Sacred Heart), she won Best Actress Awards at the David di Donatello awards, the Ciak d'oro awards and Audience Award for Best Actress at the Flaiano Film Festival in Pescara. In 2006 she received the Nastro Europeo at the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. [citation needed]

Bobuľová's additional film credits include The Vanity Serum, Check and Mate, Mirka, Poor Liza, That's It and Green Ashes. American television audiences know Bobuľová from her starring role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie In Love and War, where she plays Eric Newby's girlfriend Wanda.[3] Her additional TV credits include the Italian miniseries La Cittadella, La guerra è finita and Crociati. In 2008, Bobuľová co-starred with Shirley MacLaine in Coco Chanel. [citation needed]

In addition to her native Slovak, Bobuľová is fluent in Czech, Italian, and English. [citation needed]

Personal life

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Bobuľová has two daughters, Lea (in 2007) and Anita (in 2008) with her partner, assistant director Alessandro Casale.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1993 Nesmrtelná teta Princess Pavlina Feature film debut
1994 Khakestar-e-sabz Fatima
1996 Eine kleine Jazzmusik Zuzana
1997 The Prince of Homburg Natalia von Oranien
1998 Ecco fatto Margherita
2000 Mirka Elena
Poor Liza Liza
2002 La regina degli scacchi Maria Adele
2004 The Vanity Serum Azzurra Rispoli
The Spectator Valeria
Ovunque sei Emma
Tartarughe sul dorso Her
2005 Cuore Sacro Irene Ravelli
2006 Fratelli di sangue Lella
Along the Ridge Stefania Benetti
2007 Manual of Love 2 Manuela
2008 Made in Italy Lilla
Blood of the Losers Anna Spada / Costantina
2010 Le ultime 56 ore Sara Ferri
Ti presento un amico Giulia Lombardi
La bellezza del somaro Lory
2011 The Immature Luisa Maimone
Easy! Tina
2012 The Immature: The Trip Luisa Maimone
Balancing Act Elena
2013 Closed Circuit Piccola
A Small Southern Enterprise Magnolia
Il mondo fino in fondo Giulia
2014 Black Souls Valeria
The Dinner Sofia
2017 Lasciami per sempre Viola
Pure Hearts Marta
I'm - Infinita come lo spazio Susanna
Diva! Valentina Cortese
After the War Anna Lamberti
2018 Hotel Gagarin Valeria
Saremo giovani e bellissimi Isabella
Tutte le mie notti Veronica
2020 La regola d'oro Monica
2023 Romantic Girls Dr. Valeria Panizzi
A Brighter Tomorrow Vera
2024 Sicilian Letters

Television

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1986 Polovacka na octa Berta Television movie
1989 Posledné hry Cilka Television movie
1993 Tanec lásky a smrti Milenka Television movie
1994 Erotikon Blanche Episode: "Blanche"
1996 Infiltrato Monika Television movie
2000 Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth Emilia Television movie
San Paolo Dina Miniseries
2001 In Love and War Wanda Television movie
Crociati Rachel Television movie
2002 Maria José - L'ultima regina Marie-José of Belgium Television movie
La guerra è finita Giulia Bonsanti Miniseries
2003 The Citadel Christine Barlow Main role
2008 Coco Chanel Adult Coco Chanel Television movie
2011 Come un delfino Valeria Viti 2 episodes
2012 Mai per amore Helena Episode: "Helena&Glory"
2013 Inspector Montalbano Liliana Lombardi Episode: "Il gioco degli specchi"
2013–2016 In Treatment Lea Main role (seasons 1–2)
2015 Baciato dal sole Diana Morigi Main role
2020 Vite in fuga Agnese Serravalle Main role
2022 Il re Gloria Main role
Studio Battaglia Anna Battaglia Lead role
Sopravvissuti Giulia Morena Main role

References

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  1. ^ "Barbora Bobulova ospite a ShorTs: "A Trieste mi sento a casa"". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Prince of Homburg". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ "In Love and War". Hallmark. 2008–2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ^ Macchi, Ilaria (15 March 2022). "Alessandro, Lea e Anita Casale, ex e figlie Barbora Bubulova/ "Ancora una famiglia"". IlSussidiario.net (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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