Italia Ricci

Italia Ricci
Born Stephanie Italia Ricci
(1986-10-29) October 29, 1986
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present
Partner(s) Robbie Amell (2008–present; engaged)

Stephanie Italia Ricci[1] (Italian pronunciation: [iˈtaːlja ˈrittʃi]; born October 29, 1986) is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing April Carver in the ABC Family series Chasing Life. She also co-starred as Maggie Winnock in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History and had a recurring role as Sasha in the Comedy Central series Secret Girlfriend.

Career

Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the American Pie direct-to-video film, Beta House.[2] She then went on to have a recurring role on the Disney XD series Aaron Stone. Ricci also appeared in the music video "Hate" by Plain White T's as the ex-girlfriend.

During 2009, she began appearing in American productions with minor roles in How I Met Your Mother, House and Greek. During that same year she had a recurring role in the Comedy Central series Secret Girlfriend as Sasha. In 2010, she co-starred in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History as Maggie Winnock. She also appeared in Clean & Clear commercial as herself. In 2011, she appeared in the short film Valediction.

In 2013, she appeared in a small role in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut film Don Jon. Also in 2013, she was cast in the lead role of April Carver in the ABC Family series Chasing Life, the series premiered in 2014.[3] On October 2, 2015, ABC Family canceled Chasing Life after two seasons.[4]

Ricci joined the cast of Supergirl in December 2015 as Siobhan Smythe (aka "Silver Banshee") - the character transforms from Kara’s rival and CatCo mean girl to full-on villain.[5] “I think they do a really good job with telling that story in a way that keeps her honest and doesn’t paint her as a one-dimensional villain,” Ricci says of her character. “You can see that there is still a good person somewhere in there; it’s just she’s choosing to put her away for now.”[6] Ricci is no stranger to the DC universe. Her fiancé Robbie Amell played Firestorm on The Flash in Season 1, and Robbie's cousin, Stephen Amell, is Oliver Queen on Arrow.[7]

Personal life

Ricci was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario and is of Italian descent. She graduated from Queen's University.[8] She has been dating Canadian actor Robbie Amell since July 2008.[9][10] The couple announced their engagement on August 19, 2014.[11] As confirmed she is not related to actress Christina Ricci.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House Laura Johnson Direct-to-video film
2008 Death of Indie Rock, TheThe Death of Indie Rock Diane
2012 Valediction Erica Short film
2013 Don Jon Gina
2013 Dean Slater: Resident Advisor Samantha Montaigne
2014 The Remaining Allison
2015 The Duff
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Aaron Stone Chase Ravenwood Recurring role, 5 episodes
2009 How I Met Your Mother Hot Woman #1 Episode: "The Front Porch"
2009 House Immigration Officer #2 Episode: "House Divided"
2009 Greek Delia Episode: "Social Studies"
2009 Secret Girlfriend Sasha Recurring role, 6 episodes
2010 True Jackson, VP Herself Episode: "Pajama Party"
2010 Unnatural History Maggie Winnock Series regular
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vanessa Drake Episode: "Pick and Roll"
2014–2015 Chasing Life April Carver Lead role
2015 Fatal Memories Sutton Roberts Lifetime television movie
2016 Supergirl Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee 5 episodes [12]
2016 Designated Survivor Emily Series regular

References

  1. We really need to see more of Italia Ricci… Posted by DC Scrap - Guyism.com
  2. Italia Ricci: Her Lucky Break and Her New Show, starsentertainment.com
  3. "Breaking News - ABC Family Starts Production on New Drama Series "Chasing Life"". TheFutonCritic.com. August 14, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  4. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/chasing-life-canceled-abc-family-828994
  5. http://www.etonline.com/tv/177379_supergirl_lands_chasing_life_star_italia_ricci_as_villain/?viewFull=true
  6. "'Supergirl' star Italia Ricci teases Siobhan's evolution into Silver Banshee". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  7. TV.com. "Chasing Life's Italia Ricci Joins Supergirl as a Villain". TV.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  8. Foxy Fans - American Pie - Italia Ricci Posted on April 20, 2010
  9. "Robbie Amell Height Weight Body Statistics". HealtyCeleb.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  10. Falls, Kayla (June 16, 2013). "Italia Ricci is Robbie Amell’s real life leading lady". TheTomorrowPeopleCW.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  11. Wed, August 20, 2014 1:43pm EDT by Emily Longeretta (August 20, 2014). "Italia Ricci & Robbie Amell Engaged — After 6 Years Of Dating". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  12. ""Supergirl" Italia Ricci joins series as Silver Banshee". Pulse.com.gh. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

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