Eva Riccobono
Born (1983-02-07) 7 February 1983 (age 40)
Palermo
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Model, actress, presenter
Years activeModel (2001–present)
Actress (2008–present)
Children2
Modeling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
AgencyWomen Management (Milan)
Marilyn Agency (Paris)[1]

Eva Riccobono (born 7 February 1983) is an Italian model, actress, and television presenter.

Early life

Riccobono was born in Palermo, Sicily, the daughter of an Italian father and a German mother.[2] She has three older sisters. Riccobono began modeling in Sicily before moving to Milan at the age of 18, where she pursued her fashion career and appeared in two Italian music videos. In 2002 she made her television debut after being scouted by Fiorello for his RAI show Stasera Pago Io ("Tonight I'll Pay"), which hosted many international stars such as Joe Cocker, Lenny Kravitz and Celine Dion.[3]

Career

Modeling

Eva Riccobono, Cavalli fashion show at Life Ball 2013

Riccobono was first photographed by Marco Glaviano, who saw her in Sicily. In 2002 she entered a contract with Dolce & Gabbana which gave her the D&G S/S 2003 campaign shot by Mario Testino alongside supermodel Naomi Campbell. Then Bruce Weber photographed her for the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.[4] She has since modelled for designers such as Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Valentino, Gianfranco Ferré, Emanuel Ungaro and many others.[5] She has worked for photographers including Miles Aldridge, David Bailey, Gilles Bensimon, Patrick Demarchelier, Arthur Elgort, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh, Craig McDean, Paolo Roversi and Ellen von Unwerth posing for the covers of Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Vanity Fair in their international editions.[5]

She walked for the likes of Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Lanvin, Balmain, Fendi, Alberta Ferretti, Jeremy Scott, Vivienne Westwood and many mores.[6] She appeared featured in campaigns for Chanel beauty, Sonia Rykiel, L'Oreal, Gianfranco Ferré, Trussardi, Celine, La Perla to name a few.[7]

Riccobono posed for Lavazza Calendar 2009, with photographs of Annie Leibovitz. She has been the face of Argentovivo campaign by Marco Glaviano, and testimonial for Swarovski in 2012. She was also engaged to present a commercial for new Sky Channel High Life TV, about luxury and lifestyle.[8]

During the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Riccobono walked for the fund-raising show Fashion for Relief, founded by friend Naomi Campbell and Franca Sozzani to benefit victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[9]

Television and films

Riccobono debuted in television as a presenter in the 2002 program Stasera Pago Io alongside Fiorello. Seven years later, Fiorello called her for another of his show, Il Più Grande Spettacolo Dopo il Weekend ("The Greatest Show After The Weekend"). She presented in 2012 a scientific divulgation programme for Rai 2 entitled Eva.[10]

In 2004, she starred in the short film Eva, by Italian artist and filmmaker Valerio Rocco Orlando, a conceptual story shot on the Hudson River.[11] When she was famous as a model, Riccobono was hosted by television programmes on MTV, Rai 1, LA 3, and in the jury of Miss Italia 2011.[12]

Her first movie role came aged 25 in 2008 Carlo Verdone's comedy Grande, Grosso e Verdone ("Big, Large and Verdone"). In this film she portrays Blanche, the main character's dream woman.[13]

In 2012, she played the part of a toxic prostitute in And They Call It Summer, winner at the Rome Film Festival.[14] For her performance in Marco Ponti's A Liberal Passion, Riccobono in 2013 won a Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress and got a nomination for the Silver Ribbon.[15] In the same year she is in the movie Niente può fermarci ("Nothing Can Stop Us"), a comedy about the juvenile fears for the future. She recently shot La Vita Oscena ("The Obscene Life"), Renato De Maria's film adaptation of the homonym tale by writer Aldo Nove.[16]

Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the 70th Venice International Film Festival, with Bernardo Bertolucci as president.[17]

Personal life

From 2004 to 2005 Riccobono lived, worked and studied in New York City. She currently resides between London and Milan with her boyfriend, sound designer Matteo Ceccarini. The couple has a son, Leo, born in 2014, and a daughter, Livia, born in 2020.[18]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2008 Grande, grosso e... Verdone Blanche Duvall
2011 They Call It Summer The Prostitute
2013 A Liberal Passion Simonetta
Niente può fermarci Gloria
White Shadow None Associate producer
2014 La vita oscena The Nurse
2015 Io che amo solo te Daniela
2016 La cena di Natale

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2012 Eva Herself / Host Talk show
2013 Venice Film Festival 2013 Annual cerimony
2019 Made in Italy Antonia Recurring role; 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ Profile at Fashion Model Directory
  2. ^ Caprara, Fulvia (23 September 2009). "Intervista a Eva Riccobono". La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Eva Riccobono, la mia prima volta di Cesare Lanza". 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Eva Riccobono - Vogue.it". 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b "Vanity Fair: Eva Riccobono" (in Italian). 15 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ^ Paoli, Silvia (20 May 2011). "Festival di Cannes 2011. Eva Riccobono in Fendi". Lost In Fashion (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Eva Riccobono e l'eco-abito di Gaia Trussardi per il green carpet". Grazia (in Italian). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Chimera, Patrizia (17 June 2008). "High Life Tv: il canale di Sky dedicato al lusso debutta con Eva Riccobono". My Luxury (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  9. ^ Frigerio, Barbara (20 May 2011). "Fashion For Relief Japan". Vogue Italia. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  10. ^ Marighetti, Debora (16 April 2012). "Eva: Lo spettacolo della scienza con Eva Riccobono". TV blog (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Eva Riccobono. Eva Herzigova. Top model & giovani registi". style (in Italian). 23 February 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Miss Italia: The Jury of the finals". The Chili Cool. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Grande, Grosso e… Verdone — Fabio Liberatori" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "E La Chiamano Estate". Vogue Italia. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Ciak d'oro to Eva Riccobono - Vogue.it". www.vogue.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  16. ^ Spagnoli, Marco (10 June 2013). "La Vita Oscena per Eva Riccobono". primissima (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Eva Riccobono, madrina siciliana al Festival di Venezia". Balarm.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Eva Riccobono mamma bis, è nata Livia". VanityFair.it (in Italian). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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