Francesca Cavallin | |
Birth Place: | Bassano del Grappa, Italy |
Occupation: | Actress |
Francesca Cavallin (born 23 June 1976) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
Born in Bassano del Grappa, Cavallin graduated in modern literature with a contemporary art history major at the University of Padua.[1] After studying at a drama academy and working as a model and an actress of commercials, she had her breakout in 2004, playing Irene Monteleone in the Canale 5 soap opera Vivere. She made her film debut in 2006, in the Jerry Calà's comedy Vita Smeralda.
In 2009 she landed her best known role, Bianca Pittaluga in the Rai 1 series Un medico in famiglia.[2]
During the 1990s, Cavallin suffered of bulimia and anorexia.[3]
In 2012 Cavallin married Stefano Remigi, the son of the singer Memo. The couple had two sons and separated in 2017.[4] [5]