Karin Proia

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Karin Proia (born 14 March 1974 in Latina, Lazio) is an Italian actress who began acting in 1994.

Movies she has appeared in include the Italian movies The Crusaders, the comedy and Wasteland.

She has also appeared in television dramas, including Amico mio 2, , and Lo zio d'America.

Her stage performances include Catherine in A View from the Bridge (Italy, 1995) and Shelby in Steel Magnolias (Italy, 1997).

Biography[]

An actress since 1994, she works in theatre, cinema and television in Italy and abroad. She worked such as leading-actress with directors as Joseph Sargent, Dominique Othenin-Girard, Michele Placido and close to actors such as Henry Cavill, Joe Mantegna, Emmanuelle Seigner, Valeria Golino, Giancarlo Giannini, Burt Young, Armin Mueller-Stahl.

In 1990 she obtained the "theory, solfeggio and musical dictation" diploma at the Conservatory "L. Refice" in Frosinone. She plays piano and she sings.

In 1991 she obtained the diploma of "Master of Art" at the State Institute of Art "J. Romani" in Velletri, Italy and in 1993 the diploma of "Applied Art" at the same Institute, specializing in "Art of Ceramics".

From 1991 to 1994 she attended some seminars: acting, diction, movement, theatral fencing at the "S.A.T (I.A.L.S)" of Rome and a course of mime at the "Perfecta of Latina".

In 1993 she enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome in Literature DMS (Study of the performing arts) where she also attended a class of "psichodrama" with prof. Ferruccio Di Cori.

She studied dancing and she trained in skating, archery and competitive swimming.

In 2006 she attended a course of "editing" in Rome. The short film is her first film as director.

In 2016, she directed her first feature film, (An outing to Rome), prizewinning in Italy, Canada and Russia.

Filmography[]

• , director (1997)
• A View from the Bridge, director Luciano Odorisio - TV RAIDUE(1997)
• L'avvocato Porta, director Franco Giraldi - TV Series CANALE 5(1997)
• Amico mio 2, director - TV Series CANALE 5(1998)
• , director (1999)
• , director Pasquale Pozzessere - TV Series RAIDUE (1999)
• , director - Episodes 1/4 - - Episodes 5/8 - TV Series RAIUNO(1999)
• a.k.a. , director Joseph Sargent - TV MOVIE (2000)
• , director - Short Film (2000)
• Don Matteo, director Enrico Oldoini - TV Series RAIUNO (2000)
• , director (2000)
• Aka , director Dominique Othenin-Girard - TV Series(2001)
• Aka Aka , director Dennis Berry (2001)
• Lo zio d'America, director - TV Series RAIUNO(2002)
• , director Paolo Bianchini - TV Series RAIDUE(2004)
• , director Vittorio De Sisti - - Alessandro Capone - TV Series RAIUNO(2005)
• Ho sposato un calciatore, director Stefano Sollima - TV Series CANALE 5 (2005)
• , written and directed by , and TV Series FOX(2008)
• , director - Short Film (2009)
• , director - TV Series (2010)
• , director - Short Film (2010)
• , director - Short Film (2010)
• , director Diego Abatantuono e (2010)
• Boris - Il film, written and directed by , and (2011)
• , director Enzo Monteleone TV Series RAIUNO (2011)
• , director Raffaele Mertes, TV Series CANALE 5 (2011)
• , director (2012)
• , director Raffaele Mertes, TV Series CANALE 5 (2013)
• , director TV Series RAIDUE (2013)
• Il ritorno, director (2013)
• , director Raffaele Mertes, TV Series CANALE 5 (2015)
• (An outing to Rome), director Karin Proia (2017)
• , director Raffaele Mertes, TV Series CANALE 5 (2017)

Theatre[]

• A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, director (1995/1998) Character: Catherine
• Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, director (1997/1998) Character: Shelby
• Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen, director Pino Quartullo (2005) Character: Martina
• by Luigi Pirandello, director Gigi Proietti (2006) Character: Tuzza
• by & Alessandro Capone, director (2008) Character: Livia
• by Pier Francesco Pingitore, director Pier Francesco Pingitore (2010)
• Terms of Endearment by Dan Gordon, director (2010) Character: Emma Horton

Director[]

• - Short Film (2008) - 10 min.
• (An outing to Rome) - Feature Film (2017)

Screenwriter[]

• , director Karin Proia - Short Film (2008) - 10 min.
• , director - Short Film (2009) - 13 min. - winner Opera award 2009
• (An outing to Rome) - Feature Film (2017)

Notes[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Karin Proia at IMDb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070930041423/http://www.valeriagolino.org/php/persona.php.en?Persona=1111