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Valentina Persia (Rome, 1st October 1971) is an italian comic, cabaret performer, actress and dancer. Valentina Persia (Roma, 1º ottobre 1971) è una comica, cabarettista, attrice e ballerina italiana.

Cinema and television
In 1994 she came out in the italian TV program La sai l'ultima?, managed by Pippo Franco on Canale 5, reaching the final. In 1995 she got the acting qualification at Ribalte, directed by Pietro Garinei. She took part in the TV program Saxa Rubra with Zuzzurro e Gaspare. In 1997 she was regular guest at the TV program Sotto a chi tocca, managed also by Pippo Franco on Canale 5. From 1998 to 2002 she took part in the permanent cast of the program that launched her as charachter actress, La sai l'ultima?.

In 2001 and 2002 she was regular guest in the daily TV program Ci vediamo su Rai uno on Rai 1, managed by Paolo Limiti and directed by Giancarlo Nicotra. In 2003 she had success in the TV program Come sorelle, another variety show managed by Fabrizio Frizzi on the flagship channel Mediaset. In the same year she was at the side of Pippo Franco and Natalia Estrada in the summer TV program on Canale 5 La sai L'ultimissima?, spin-off of La sai l'ultima?

In 2007 she took parte in the TV program Tintarella di luna, aired on the italian channel Rai 2. She also acted in the TV commedy film Di che peccato sei?, aired also on Canale 5 and directed by the Bagaglino theater company's director Pier Francesco Pingitore. In the same 2007 year, she works on the same channel in the TV Serie Caterina e le sue figlie 2 at the side of Virna Lisi, Giuliana De Sio, Iva Zanicchi e Alessandra Martines.

Then, she joins the cast of E io pago, a saturday evening show on Canale 5, with the Bagaglino theater company. In 2008 she takes part in the cast of Gabbia di matti, show of the same channel and aired at the same time. The next year acts in the TV serie L'onore e il rispetto - Parte seconda, playing the role of Mimì, the owner of the "Hotel Roma" whorehouse. In 2010 she returns in the cast of Caterina e le sue figlie 3, interpreting Giuseppa "Pina" Benservito, one of the TV serie's antagonists.