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Francesca Fanti

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Francesca Fanti
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Francesca Fanti was chosen by Francis Ford Coppola to play the leading role of Filomena Corrado in Distant Vision (2016), a live cinema experimental production directed by Coppola as a month-long project at UCLA.

Francesca presented the bold one-woman comedy show "Orgasmo Adulto Escapes From the Zoo," (written by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo and Franca Rame), and won the ADA Artistic Director Achievement Award for Best Actress in a Comedy in Los Angeles first, then The Bay Area Critics Award for Best Solo Performance in San Francisco where the show was critically acclaimed, sold out and extended for months.

In Italy, Francesca worked with American character actor Vincent Schiavelli, presenting the show "Cc'era 'Na Vota" in Sicilian dialect (not her own) to audiences in Sicily. She also starred in the very popular Italian TV show "La Squadra" and worked with director Carlo Carlei on the TV movie "Ferrari".

Milestone Italian writer Dacia Maraini invited Francesca to perform her work in Italy after seeing Francesca's sterling performance of Maraini's drama one-woman show "Letters of Love" in Los Angeles. Francesca later on brought Maraini's controversial play "Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client" to critically acclaimed performances in Pasadena and she has written a film adaptation of this play. She is also developing two other projects: "Dating Valentina" (a comedy about divorce, single parenting and online dating debut) and "Missing Milo H." (a drama inspired by the true story of a friend who recently went missing).

She can be seen in the FX TV show "American Crime Story - The Assassination of Gianni Versace" (episode #8) in the role of Franca Versace, mom of Gianni. Also in Bryan Singer's critically acclaimed digital web series "H+" (2012-2013) in the leading role of Simona Rossi and in Nine (2009) opposite Daniel Day Lewis.

A versatile actor, Fanti has provided voice work for many projects including "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" (2012), the Oscar nominated Disney-Pixar success Luca (2021) and Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).

Francesca has also appeared in numerous national commercials with such celebrities as Herb Ritts, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna and Bob Richardson.
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Voice of cop Maggiore in LUCA
Award winning one woman show "ORGASMO ADULTO ESCAPES FROM THE ZOO" back in L.A. for two dates only: October 7th and 14th 2014.
As Franca Versace in American Crime Story The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Francesca Fanti at the 2013 Los Angeles - Italia film, fashion and arts festival.
Francesca Fanti as Izzy in "Las Vegas Story"
Francesca Fanti
Francesca Fanti in H+ (2011)
Twin Daughter #2 in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Francesca Fanti being photographed by Douglas Kirkland
Francesca Fanti being photographed by Douglas Kirkland.
Francesca Fanti with Douglas and Francoise Kirkland.
Francesca Fanti with legendary photographer Douglas Kirkland

Known for

Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
American Crime Story
8.4
TV Series
  • Franca Versace
Francis Ford Coppola, Pablo Santiago-Brandwein, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Cecilia Albertini, Anthony Giacomelli, Emily Mikolitch, Mads Larsen, Xingzhong Zhao, and Marcus C.W. Chan in Distant Vision (2016)
Distant Vision
5.8
  • Filomena Corrado
  • 2016
H+ (2011)
H+
7.1
TV Series
  • Simona Rossi
Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Marion Cotillard in Nine (2009)
Nine
5.8
  • Dinardo
  • 2009

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Actress

  • Tilda Swinton and Gregory Mann in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
    • (voice)
  • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
    Luca
    • (voice)
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
  • Bambina (2016)
    Bambina
  • Francis Ford Coppola, Pablo Santiago-Brandwein, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Cecilia Albertini, Anthony Giacomelli, Emily Mikolitch, Mads Larsen, Xingzhong Zhao, and Marcus C.W. Chan in Distant Vision (2016)
    Distant Vision
  • Greg Travis in Midlife (2015)
    Midlife
  • Las Vegas Story (2015)
    Las Vegas Story
  • H+ (2011)
    H+
  • Mila Dear to All (2012)
    Mila Dear to All
  • Frances McDormand, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Jessica Chastain, and Chris Miller in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Dark Buenos Aires (2010)
    Dark Buenos Aires
  • Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Marion Cotillard in Nine (2009)
    Nine
  • Ferrari (2003)
    Ferrari
  • Woman on Fire (2002)
    Woman on Fire
  • Capri

Additional Crew

  • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
    Pinocchio
  • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
    Luca
  • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
    John Wick: Chapter 2
  • Melissa McCarthy in Spy (2015)
    Spy
  • Frances McDormand, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Jessica Chastain, and Chris Miller in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
  • Tom Hanks in Angels & Demons (2009)
    Angels & Demons

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Francesca Fanti reel 4.01 mixed with one-woman show clips
Demo Reel 4:02
Francesca Fanti reel 4.01 mixed with one-woman show clips
Francesca Fanti reel short version film/TV
Demo Reel 2:45
Francesca Fanti reel short version film/TV
H+ Episode 28 - Coming Clean
Demo Reel 5:05
H+ Episode 28 - Coming Clean
Francesca Fanti in H+ Episode 27 - Il Portavoce
Demo Reel 5:03
Francesca Fanti in H+ Episode 27 - Il Portavoce
H Plus: The Digital Series
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H Plus: The Digital Series

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    She used to compete in rifle shooting. She is an advanced yogi. She is an accomplished swimmer, runner and dancer.

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