Carlotta Montanari Biography

Carlotta Montanari is an Italian film actress and producer, former TV host and journalist. was born in Rimini, Italy. She attended the international acting school Actor's Center in Rome, and later worked with teachers of the Actors Studio in Los Angeles including Penny Allen, Martin Landau, Mark Rydell, Lou Antonio, and Allan Miller, who also coached Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Geraldine Page, and several acclaimed International actors. She is fluent in English, Italian and speaks some Spanish.

Carlotta Montanari has been helping and supporting over the years several Charity Initiations, Events and Causes. Carlotta supported the America: A Tribute To Heroes charity telethon for victims of 9/11. Montanari performed by hosting various TV shows telethon to benefit Italian Red Cross, Gaslini Children's Hospital, and the global organization Save The Children, and the Leukemia Research. Carlotta contributes regularly to the MS research supporting National MS Society. She is an active helper and supporter of Horse Rescues and Dog Rescues groups of California such as Dogs Without Borders, Angel's Heaven Ranch and Horse Rescue, and WWF.

Early life

Carlotta Montanari was born in Rimini, Italy. Her parents got married in 1976 in Rimini, and separated when she was about 7 years old, however both parents have been very present in her life. Carlotta has one older brother, Tomaso who she is very close to. Her father was in the construction field and her mother in the fashion business. Montanari grew up in a household with "little money", spent lot of time with her grandparents especially her grandmother Maria, born in 1929, who since very little Carlotta considered her best friend and second mother. Montanari and her brother attended the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows elementary school, in Riccione. Grew up with a strong passion for animals in particular horses and horse riding. After high school she attended and graduated at the five-year program of Federico Fellini Institute of Visual Arts in Riccione. Therefore moved to Rome to study theater and attended Communication Sciences and Journalism at University Sapienza University of Rome while studying theater and working as TV host.

Voice acting

Montanari lent her voice to numerous film, documentaries, audio books and video games. Carlotta is Sofia Sartor in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, the Italian translator of Zumba Fitness. She interpreted Damiata Macchiavelli and narrated the audiobook The Malice Of Fortune by Michael Ennis. Carlotta was one of the Italian translators of Soul Surfer by Sean McNamara, The Joneses by Derrick Borte, Flipped by Rob Reiner and other contemporary movies. Montanari is the Italian narrator of the children's DVD series Early Lingo.

Activism and Humanitarian work

Philanthropy

Carlotta Montanari has been helping and supporting over the years several Charity Initiations, Events and Causes. Carlotta supported the America: A Tribute To Heroes charity telethon for victims of 9/11. Montanari performed by hosting various live TV shows telethon to benefit Italian Red Cross, Gaslini Children's Hospital, and the global organization Save The Children, as well as the Leukemia Research.

Carlotta contributes regularly to the MS research supporting National MS Society. She is an active helper and supporter of Horse Rescues and Dog Rescues groups of California such as Dogs Without Borders, Angel's Heaven Ranch, and WWF.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2015	"Thunder Road"	Co-Producer	US movie - in development
2014	"Mission S.O.P."	Monica Baker	US movie - in development
2014	"Being American"	Karen, Co -Producer	US movie
2014	Parenthood (2010 TV series)	Art Teacher	TV series
2013	"Trash"	Giulia, co-producer	US short film
2013	"The Vatican"	Voice	US movie
2013	"LA Superheroes"	Samantha	US movie
2012	The Rift	The Woman	US movie
2012	"Choices"	Louise	US Short fIlm
2009	Medicina generale	Motorcyclist	ITA TV series
2009	The Friends at the Margherita Cafe	Worker	ITA movie
2008	Incantesimo 10	nurse	ITA TV series
2008	'Carabinieri	Police Officer	ITA TV mini-series
2008	La solitudine del portiere	Elena	ITA short film
2005-2007	Rome	Beggar	US TV Series
2006	Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2	Officer	ITA TV mini-series
2006	The Borgia	Dancer	US TV movie

Television

Hosting

• • Talent Uno music show (2007) - Italia 1, Italy
  • Charity LIVE Show "Note D'Incanto" (2007) - Rai 1, Italy
  • Charity Show LIVE "Stelle E Note Di Natale" second edition (2006) - Rai 2, Italy
  • Game Show LIVE "Quizissimo" (47 total), (2005) - Italia 7 Gold, Italy
  • Charity Show LIVE "Stelle E Note Di Natale" (2003) - Rai 1, Italy
  • RaiLife LIVE show (7 total) 2003) - Rai 1, Italy