# Barbora Bobuľová

Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is a Slovak-born Italian actress. She has lived and worked mainly in Italy since 1995.

## Life and work

Born in Martin, Bobuľová trained at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava before moving to Italy in 1995. She made her feature film debut in the Italian film The Prince von Homburg, that was selected to represent Italy at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
For her work in the 2005 film Sacred Heart, she won Best Actress Awards at the David di Donatello awards, the Ciak d'oro awards and Audience Award for Best Actress at the Flaiano Film Festival in Pescara. In 2006 she received the Nastro Europeo at the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.
Bobuľová's additional film credits include The Vanity Serum, Check and Mate, Mirka, Poor Liza, That's It and Green Ashes. American television audiences know Bobuľová from her starring role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie In Love and War, where she plays Eric Newby's girlfriend Wanda. Her additional TV credits include the Italian miniseries La Cittadella, La guerra è finita and Crociati. In 2008, Bobuľová co-starred with Shirley MacLaine in Coco Chanel.
In addition to her native Slovak, Bobuľová is fluent in Czech, Italian, and English.

## Personal life

Bobuľová has two daughters, Lea (in 2007) and Anita (in 2008) with her partner, assistant director Alessandro Casale.

## Filmography
### Films

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1993 | Nesmrtelná teta | Princess Pavlina | Feature film debut |
| 1994 | Khakestar-e-sabz | Fatima | |
| 1996 | Eine kleine Jazzmusik | Zuzana | |
| 1997 | The Prince of Homburg | Natalia von Oranien | |
| 1998 | Ecco fatto | Margherita | |
| 2000 | Mirka | Elena | |
| 2000 | Poor Liza | Liza | |
| 2002 | La regina degli scacchi | Maria Adele | |
| 2004 | The Vanity Serum | Azzurra Rispoli | |
| 2004 | The Spectator | Valeria | |
| 2004 | Ovunque sei | Emma | |
| 2004 | Tartarughe sul dorso | Her | |
| 2005 | Sacred Heart | Irene Ravelli | |
| 2006 | Fratelli di sangue | Lella | |
| 2006 | Along the Ridge | Stefania Benetti | |
| 2007 | Manual of Love 2 | Manuela | |
| 2008 | Made in Italy | Lilla | |
| 2008 | Blood of the Losers | Anna Spada / Costantina | |
| 2010 | Le ultime 56 ore | Sara Ferri | |
| 2010 | Ti presento un amico | Giulia Lombardi | |
| 2010 | Love & Slaps | Lory | |
| 2011 | The Immature | Luisa Maimone | |
| 2011 | Easy! | Tina | |
| 2012 | The Immature: The Trip | Luisa Maimone | |
| 2012 | Balancing Act | Elena | |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit | Piccola | |
| 2013 | A Small Southern Enterprise | Magnolia | |
| 2013 | Il mondo fino in fondo | Giulia | |
| 2014 | Black Souls | Valeria | |
| 2014 | The Dinner | Sofia | |
| 2017 | Lasciami per sempre | Viola | |
| 2017 | Pure Hearts | Marta | |
| 2017 | I'm - Infinita come lo spazio | Susanna | |
| 2017 | Diva! | Valentina Cortese | |
| 2017 | After the War | Anna Lamberti | |
| 2018 | Hotel Gagarin | Valeria | |
| 2018 | Saremo giovani e bellissimi | Isabella | |
| 2018 | Tutte le mie notti | Veronica | |
| 2020 | La regola d'oro | Monica | |
| 2023 | Romantic Girls | Dr. Valeria Panizzi | |
| 2023 | A Brighter Tomorrow | Vera | |
| 2024 | Sicilian Letters | Lucia Russo | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1986 | Polovacka na octa | Berta | Television movie |
| 1989 | Posledné hry | Cilka | Television movie |
| 1993 | Tanec lásky a smrti | Milenka | Television movie |
| 1994 | Erotikon | Blanche | Episode: "Blanche" |
| 1996 | Infiltrato | Monika | Television movie |
| 2000 | Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth | Emilia | Television movie |
| 2000 | San Paolo | Dina | Miniseries |
| 2001 | In Love and War | Wanda | Television movie |
| 2001 | Crociati | Rachel | Television movie |
| 2002 | Maria José - L'ultima regina | Marie-José of Belgium | Television movie |
| 2002 | La guerra è finita | Giulia Bonsanti | Miniseries |
| 2003 | The Citadel | Christine Barlow | Main role |
| 2008 | Coco Chanel | Adult Coco Chanel | Television movie |
| 2011 | Come un delfino | Valeria Viti | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Mai per amore | Helena | Episode: "Helena&Glory" |
| 2013 | Inspector Montalbano | Liliana Lombardi | Episode: "Il gioco degli specchi" |
| 2013–2016 | In Treatment | Lea | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2015 | Baciato dal sole | Diana Morigi | Main role |
| 2020 | Vite in fuga | Agnese Serravalle | Main role |
| 2022 | Il re | Gloria | Main role |
| 2022 | Studio Battaglia | Anna Battaglia | Lead role |
| 2022 | Sopravvissuti | Giulia Morena | Main role |
| 2024 | Stucky | Marina | Main role |