Daniela Nardini
Daniela Nardini (born 26 April 1968 in Largs) is a Scottish actress of Italian ancestry, best known for playing Anna Forbes in the BBC Two television series This Life. The role earned her a BAFTA Best Actress award in 1998.
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Early Life
Nardini trained as an actress at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.
Her parents managed “Nardini’s”, a well-known ice cream parlour and restaurant in Largs, which has now opend back up in 2009 under new ownership; as well as a new branch that has opened nearby. This was recently mentioned on the popular BBC lexicographical programme Balderdash & Piffle. Daniela spoke about her family in the context of the mysterious history of the 99 Flake ice cream.
When she was 16, her elder brother was killed in a car accident.
She was on the point of giving up acting and training to become a drama teacher when she was offered the part of Anna in This Life.
Career
She was most recently seen as the ruthless estate agent, Meredith McIlvanney, in the Annie Griffin comedy-drama New Town, shown on BBC 4 in February 2009. Other television appearances include Reckless (1997); Big Women (1998); Undercover Heart (1998); Love in the 21st Century (1999); Tube Tales (1999); Rough Treatment (2000); Sirens (2002); Outside the Rules (2002) and Quite Ugly One Morning (2004). She appeared as Lady Huntly in the four-hour BBC epic Gunpowder, Treason & Plot in 2004, and played a shopaholic in Shiny, Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart, again for the BBC, in 2006. Also in 2006, she reprised the role of Anna Forbes for the 10th anniversary reunion episode of This Life (This Life +10), which was shown on BBC 2 in January 2007. She appeared in an episode of the Inspector Morse spin-off series Lewis in 2008.
Nardini has appeared in several films, including Cargo (2004); Elephant Juice (1999), written by This Life creator, Amy Jenkins, and Festival (2005), a film comedy about the Edinburgh Festival. Although the film was not well received by critics and performed poorly at the box office, it was nominated for six Scottish BAFTAs.
She also has extensive stage experience including the lead role in David McVicar’s production of Camille at the Lyric, Hammersmith in 2003;Top Girls at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (2004) and Cue Deadly at the Riverside Studios (2004). In 2005, she appeared in the title role in Etta Jenks at the Finborough Theatre, London.
In 2007, she read a story for Junior Jackanory on CBeebies.
She has also done extensive voice-over work.
Personal Life
Nardini currently lives in Glasgow with her partner, Ivan Stein, a former civil servant-turned-chef, and their daughter, Claudia, born in April 2007. She had previously lived in Notting Hill in London, but moved back to Scotland after the birth of her daughter in 2007.
References
- ^ “”The ice maiden; Profile: Daniela Nardini”, from The Sunday Herald”. 2003-04-27. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20030427/ai_n12582786/pg_1. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
- ^ “”Daniela Nardini: This life… and the next”, from the Independent”. 2006-07-10. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/daniela-nardini-this-life-and-the-next-408634.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
- ^ “”After having her daughter, Daniela Nardini is ready for career rebirth”: Daily Record”. 2009-02-07. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/showbiz-news/celebrity-interviews/2009/02/07/after-having-her-daughter-daniela-nardini-is-ready-for-career-rebirth-86908-21103743/. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
- ^ “Scotsman: Interview with Daniela Nardini”. 2009-02-07. http://living.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Daniela-Nardini–This.4941398.jp. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.