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Chiara Francini, versatile actress, writer, and host, is one of the most recognized and beloved voices in the national scene.She has appeared in over fifty films and series, alternating between popular titles and author projects.In theater, she was the lead actress in numerous highly successful productions: 'I have married you for joy,' 'Two,' 'Ofelia's secret love,' and especially 'Coppia Aperta quasi giganteta' by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, which played more than 260 times across Italy.With her monologue 'Forte e Chiara,' she brought a satirical and civil autobiography to theatre, sparking a wide public debate.On television, she hosted mainstream programs ('Sanremo with Amadeus,' 'Domenica In with Pippo Baudo,' 'Colorado with Diego Abatantuono') and in-depth shows ('Love me Gender,' 'Love me Stranger').At Sanremo 2023, her monologue on women and motherhood marked a central point in her authorial journey.She wrote and hosted on Rai 1 the variety show 'Forte e Chiara.'She is also the author of bestselling novels 'Don't speak with your mouth full' (2017), 'My mother must not know' (2018), 'A happy year' (2019), 'The starry sky does the purring' (2020), 'Forte e Chiara' (2022), and 'The oaks don't make lemons' (2025), which reached its ninth edition.Since 2018, she has been an editorialist for La Stampa and since 2021, she writes the 'Forte e Chiara' column in Specchio.Among her awards: the Guglielmo Biraghi Award as Best Actress (68th Venice Film Festival) and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Rome International Film Festival.