Mara Venier

Italian actress

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Mara Venier

Mara Venier in 2008

Born|

Mara Olga Povoleri

(1950-10-20) 20 October 1950 (age 73)

Venice, Italy

Nationality| Italian
Occupations|

* Actress
* television presenter

Years active| 1971–present
Spouses|

* Francesco Ferracini (div.)
* Jerry Calà

(m. 1984; div. 1985)​

* Nicola Carraro

(m. 2006)​

Partner| Armand Assante
Children|

* Elisabetta Ferracini
* Paolo Capponi

Mara Povoleri (born 20 October 1950), better known as Mara Venier (pronounced [ˈmaːra veˈnjɛr]), is an Italian actress and television presenter.

## Career[edit]

Venier made her debut with a main role in Diario di un italiano, a TV-series based on the novel Wanda written by Vasco Pratolini. She later starred in several films and TV-series, including Nanni Loy's Testa o croce and Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto. She debuted as television hostess at 38, in the musical show Una rotonda sul mare, but her television career was launched in 1993 with the show Domenica in that she hosted until 1996 and again in 2001, 2002 and between 2004 and 2006, in 2013,[1] and once again from 2018.

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

Film performances with year released, title, role played and notes  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1973  | Diario di un italiano | Wanda  |
1974  | La badessa di Castro | Giovanni's lover  | Cameo appearance
Abbasso tutti, viva noi | Elisa  |
1976  | Evil Thoughts | Miss Bocconi  |
1979  | Un'emozione in più | Daniela  |
1980  | Zappatore | Nancy Barker  |
1981  | E noi non faremo Karakiri | Serena  |
1982  | Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | Teresa  | Segment "La pecorella smarrita"
1983  | Al bar dello sport | Rossana  |
1984  | Chewingum | Emanuela Raveggi  |
1987  | Animali metropolitani | Esmeralda  |
Sweets from a Stranger | Stella  |
Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan | Caterina De Lellis  |
1988  | Delitti e profumi | Sister Melania  |
1989  | Night Club | Luciana  |
Il ritorno del grande amico | Alessandra  |
1993  | Pacco, doppio pacco e contro paccotto | Mrs. Scarano  |
1998  | Paparazzi | Herself  | Cameo appearance
2008  | Torno a vivere da solo | Herself  | Cameo appearance
2011  | Vacanze di Natale a Cortina | Herself  | Cameo appearance
2015  | Burning Love | Herself  | Cameo appearance

### Television[edit]

Television performances with year released, title, role played and notes  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1973  | Door into Darkness | Daniela Moreschi  | Episode: "La bambola"
1975  | Diagnosi | Lucia  | Episode: "Colpo basso"
1982  | Un gusto molto particolare | Mara  | Television film
1986  | Atelier | Valerie Valle  | Episode: "Vanità"
1987–1990  | Candid Camera Show | Herself/ Co-host  | Comedy show (seasons 2–5)
1987  | Portami la luna | Fleur  | Television film
Professione vacanze | Olimpia  | Recurring role; 4 episodes
La famiglia Brandacci | Maria Antonia  | Television film
1988  | Troppo forti | Herself/ Host  | Variety show
1989  | Tutti in palestra | Mara  | Miniseries
1990  | Una rotonda sul mare | Herself/ Host  | Musical show (season 2)
1991  | ...E compagnia bella... | Herself/ Host  | Talk show
1991–1992  | Cantagiro | Herself/ Co-host  | Annual music festival
1992  | Ora di punta | Herself/ Host  | Talk show
1993  | 1993 Giffoni Film Festival | Herself/ Host  | Annual ceremony
1993–present  | Domenica In | Herself/ Host  | Talk show (seasons 18–21, 26–27, 29–30, 38, 43–present)
1994  | Vota la voce | Herself/ Guest host  | Musical show (season 21)
1994–1997  | Luna Park | Herself/ Host  | Daily game show (Venier hosted only wednesday episodes)
1995  | La voce del cuore | Stefania  | Main role; 4 episodes
Telegatto 1995 | Herself/ Host  | Annual ceremony
1995–1996  | La Zingara | Herself/ Host  | Daily game show (season 1)
1996  | Il goal del Martin pescatore | Francesca  | Television film
1996, 2011  | La partita del cuore | Herself/ Co-host  | Annual sports event
1997  | Donna sotto le stelle | Herself/ Co-host  | Fashion show (season 12)
Ciao Mara | Herself/ Host  | Talk show
1998  | Ritornare a volare | Eleonora  | Miniseries
Canzoni sotto l'albero | Herself/ Host  | Musical show (season 7)
2000  | Fantastica italiana | Herself/ Host  | Talent show (season 5)
2002–2003  | Il castello | Herself/ Co-host  | Game show
2003  | Telefonate al buio | Herself/ Host  | Game show
2007–2008; 2015–2018  | L'isola dei famosi | Herself/ Regular guest  | Reality show (seasons 5–6, 10–11, 13)
2007, 2010  | Concerto di Natale | Herself/ Host  | Annual concert
2009  | La fattoria | Herself/ Interviewer  | Reality show (season 4)
2010–2013  | La vita in diretta | Herself/ Host  | Talk show (seasons 21–23)
2010  | L'anno che verrà | Herself/ Co-host  | New Year's Eve special
2014–2017  | Tú sí que vales | Herself/ Popular judge  | Talent show (seasons 2–4)
2015  | Striscia la notizia | Herself/ Guest host  | Variety show (season 28)
2019–2020  | La porta dei sogni | Herself/ Host  | Talk show
2021  | Zecchino d'Oro | Herself/ Host  | Musical show (season 63)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Aldo Grasso. Storia della televisione italiana. Garzanti.

## External links[edit]

* Mara Venier at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Italy

*[div.]: divorced
*[m.]: married