Italy Ricci is a Canadian actress who played the role of April Carver in the family-run drama series Pursuit of Life. Her family is from Italy, although a girl was born in Canada.
Biography
Stefania Italy Ricci, that’s exactly what the actress’s full name sounds like, was born in the Canadian city of Richmond Hill, Ontario, on October 29, 1986. The girl’s childhood and youth passed in her hometown in the company of two siblings - Mike and Vince. The Ricci family has Italian roots.
The actress is a graduate of Queen's University State Research University in Kingston. Unlike many representatives of the acting profession, Italy managed to avoid any scandals, gossip, in the center of which stars often appear.
She is a big fan of the work of "King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley. Italy willingly shares with fans the news of her personal and professional life on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Creativity, career
Italy Ricci made her debut in 2007 in the American youth comedy "American Pie 6: The Trouble at the Hostel". The following year, she starred in a movie called The Death of Indie Rock. Here, the actress acted as a girl named Diana, playing one of the main female characters in the film.
Then she filmed in several episodes of the comedy series "Real Aron Stone." The television series was broadcast on Disney and Disney XD. The next work, where the actress appeared, was a serial film created by Carter Base and Thomas Craig, "How I Met Your Mother." Despite the fact that Italy appeared only in a small episode, these shootings became landmark for her. After all, it was here, according to one version, that she met Robbie Amell, who many years later became her husband.
In the same period, the actress starred in the films "House MD" and "University", speaking in small episodic roles. After that, she played Sasha in the series "Secret Friend". In 2010, Ricci starred in the series The Incredible Story and True Jackson. In 2012, she appeared in the episode "CSI: Crime Scene, " as well as in a short film called "Farewell."
Then the Canadian actress starred in the films “Passion of Don Juan”, where she played Gina, and “Dean Slater: Permanent Advisor”, in the role of Samantha Montain. In 2014, she was offered shooting in the thriller "Remaining". Here she realized the image of the girl Allison. In the same period, she began playing in the television series "Pursuit of Life." She played one of the key roles - April Carver. For this work, Italy was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards in the Summer TV Star: Women and Golden Maple Awards in the Newcomer of the Year in a TV Series Broadcasted in the US category. However, the second season of this series was closed due to low ratings.
A year later, another Ricci film titled "Fatal Memories" is released. In the same year, she starred in the short film "Need Food and Water." In 2016, several works with the participation of the actress appeared. In the series "Supergirl" she played the role of Sivon Smythe. In the movie "Overgrowth" Italy appeared as a girl Jenny. She then appeared on the television series Successor, which started on ABC.
At the moment, in the acting career of Italy, Ricci does not list major roles that would be noticeable on a global cinema scale. But the actress continues to work in this direction and, possibly, the highest awards in the world of cinema will soon be in her piggy bank.
