Violante Placido
- Actress
- Composer
Italian actress/singer/songwriter Violante Placido was born in Rome.
She made her on-screen debut in
Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993)
alongside her father Michele Placido. In
1996 she starred in
Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band (1996)
which became quite successful in Italy. Her first major role was in
Sergio Rubini's
L'anima gemella (2002) (Soul
Mate). In 2006 she released her debut album Don't Be Shy... under the
pseudonym Viola. In 2009 she appeared in the Hindi movie
Barah Aana (2009). In 2010 she made
her Hollywood debut starring alongside
George Clooney in Anton Corbijn's
thriller The American (2010).
