Debora Caprioglio
Debora Caprioglio (ˈdɛːbora kapriˈɔʎʎo, born 3 May 1968) is an Italian actress. She is known for playing the title character in the 1991 Italian film Paprika by Tinto Brass. In 2007, she took part in the Italian version of the reality show Celebrity Survivor (L'isola dei famosi).
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Debora Caprioglio

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- Name
- Debora Caprioglio
- Born
- 3 May 1968
- Birthplace
- Mestre, Italy
- Spouse
- Angelo Maresca (2008–2018)
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- actress · model
- Languages
- Italian · French · English
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Debora Caprioglio (ˈdɛːbora kapriˈɔʎʎo, born 3 May 1968) is an Italian actress. She is known for playing the title character in the 1991 Italian film Paprika by Tinto Brass. In 2007, she took part in the Italian version of the reality show Celebrity Survivor (L'isola dei famosi).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Debora Caprioglio • Born — 3 May 1968 • Birthplace — Mestre, Italy • Spouse — Angelo Maresca (2008–2018) • Partner — Klaus Kinski (1987–1989) • Years Active — 1988–present
Early life
Early life
Debora Caprioglio was born on May 3, 1968, in Mestre, Venice. When she was 17, she won the Un Volto per il Cinema talent competition.
Career
Career
Actor/director Klaus Kinski took notice of Caprioglio and launched her career by casting her in Grandi cacciatori (1988) and then Kinski Paganini (1989). She then starred in the sex drama Paprika (1991) by director Tinto Brass, her breakout role. Her subsequent film work included The Smile of the Fox (1992), With Closed Eyes (1994), and Samson and Delilah (1996). In 2005, she moved to teleivision, first appearing in the Italian series Provaci ancora prof!. In 2007, she took part in the Italian reality television series L'isola dei famosi, the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor.
Personal life
Personal life
Caprioglio identifies as Catholic. She was in a relationship with Klaus Kinski from 1987 to 1989. In 2008, she married actor and director Angelo Maresca. They divorced in 2018.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Grandi cacciatori (1988) • Kinski Paganini (1989) • Paprika (1991) • The Smile of the Fox (1992) • With Closed Eyes (1994) • Love Story with Cramps (1995) • Samson and Delilah (1996) • Albergo Roma (1996) • Provaci ancora prof! (2005, TV series) • Colpi di fulmine (2012)
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Vittoria Belvedere, Benedicta Boccoli and Debora Caprioglio Donne in pericolo, Teatro San Domenico, Crema, 1 December 2024
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Debora Kinski and Deborah Caprioglio. Her recorded languages were Italian, French and English. Her recorded confession was Catholicism. She married Angelo Maresca.
Identity
Identity
Debora Caprioglio is recorded as actress and model.

Italian actress Debora Caprioglio at TFF 2003
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l'attrice Debora Caprioglio nell'agosto 2013 sul set del film "Il pretore" di Giulio Base.
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- Rome
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Venice.
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reference work
- “Debora Caprioglio”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Debora Caprioglio: "Ho respinto tante avances. A letto non s'impara l'arte". Quotidiano Nazionale. 24 aprile 2017.
- 2.Un volto per il cinema, via alle selezioni.
- 3.Il mio amore veneziano è l'attrice che prediligo. Stampasera. 24 febbraio 1989 p=2.
- 4.Cita web http://www.video.mediaset.it/video/iene/puntata/392724/nobile-tinto-brass.html NOBILE: Tinto Brass - Video Mediaset
- 5.Per «Lulu» una guerra a luci rosse. La Stampa. 19 ottobre 1990 p=22.
- 6.COSI' DEBORA INSEGNA A FAR BENE L'AMORE.
- 7.Intervista di Gianfranco Gramola a Debora Caprioglio.
- 9.La Caprioglio in politica. Pionati le affida la Cultura.
- 10.Questo nostro amore: su Raiuno Neri Marcorè ed Anna Valle diventano "concubini". TVblog.it.
- 11.La fiction italiana girata a Cuba e arrivata in tivù con 20 anni di ritardo. La Stampa.it. 4 agosto 2015.
- 12.L'addio di Debora a Geppy Glejeses: "Mi ha usata". La Tribuna di Treviso. 2003-07-22.
- 13.Tinto Brasso autore2=Caterina Varzi. Una passione libera. In forma di autobiografia. Marsilio. 2021.
- 15.Le avventure a luci rosse del sorprendente Eriksson. la Repubblica. 9 novembre 2013.
- 16.Chiara Maffioletti. Debora Caprioglio: «Tinto Brass? Non lo sento più da anni e non sono mai stata con lui. Rimpiango l'incoscienza della gioventù, non temo l'età». Corriere della Sera. 2024-10-16.
- 17.Debora Caprioglio: «Grazie al matrimonio ho riscoperto la fede». Avvenire. 17 novembre 2012.
- 18."Il mio matrimonio è finito": Debora Caprioglio gela Caterina Balivo. il Giornale. 4 novembre 2019.
- 19.Lucio Giordano. Sono stata una Maddalena ma, dopo avere perduto papà, ho ritrovato Dio. Dipiù. 11. 17 marzo 2023.
- 20.La serie fu girata nel 1993, ma fu mandata in onda nel 2015, cfr.
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