Alessandra Martines

Alessandra Martines (born on 19.09.1963), originally from Rome (Vergine), discovered France when she was 5 years old. She was enreptured by dance and music and so she joined the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris as teeneager. Meeting with New York City Ballet of George Balanchine was decesive for her career. For the first time she was dancing in Opera in Zurich, then she went to USA still with Balanchine before she was ingaged with Balet in Chicago. Then she danced in Theater of Opera Roma, where she played some important roles (Carmen, Fedra..).

She also worked with Roland Petit who gives her some important roles (Angelo Azzuro). Her first cinema role was from the Hungary director Pal Sandor, who was looking for a ballerina for his movie "Miss Arizona" where Marcello Mastroianni and Hanna Schigulla also had a part. Her first role showed how easy made Alessandra step from dancer to player. Then she had a role in theater "L'appartamento" by Billy Wilder. This role was taken from movie by Shirley McLaine. Then she played in lot's of movies for Italian television (Fantaghiro-La caverna della rosa d'oro), directed by Lamberto Bava and she was very succesful and got an international award. Alessandra Martines adore France and speaks perfect english and french. She has a dream to have time to work with french directors. She met Claude Lelouch and he choosed her to make commercials for perfume Patou then she got a main role in "Tout ca...Pour ca!" before she got a role as Mrs. Ziman in "Les Miserables" where she acted together with Jean Paul Belmondo.

Filmography

Homme,femmes,mode d'emploi (1996)
as Docteur Nitez

Les Miserables (1995) as Mme Zieman

The Cave The Golden Rose 4 (1994)

The Cave Of The Golden Rose 3 (1993)

Pakt mit dem Tod (Colpo di coda) (1993)
as Paola

All that ...for this! (Tout ca...pour ca!) (1993)

The Cave Of The Golden Rose 2 (1992)

The Cave Of The Golden Rose 1 (1991)

Steps Of Love (passi d'amore) (1989) as Elisa

Sinbad Of The Seven Seas (1989) as Alina

Mrs Arizona (1987)