Italian born Silvia Colloca, known more for her theatre work in her home country in Italy than as a Hollywood actor, got a role she could really sink her teeth into when she was offered the to play Verona, Dracula's Queen bride in Stephen Sommers' “Van Helsing”. Not only was she introduced to a vast international audience, Silvia found the love of her life in Australian co-star Richard Roxburgh, who played the infamuos Prince of Darkness and married him in September 2004!
Silvia always wanted to be an actress and so her mother and father elected to put her into acting school at the age of 13 where she studied drama for 7 years.
She also attended prestigious Music Academy of Milan for 4 years, where she developed a mezzo-soprano voice, and this lead her in turn to many notable Italian musical theatre productions. She worked in this time with some outstanding directors, such as Maestro Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.
Following her role in Van Helsing, she starred in indipendent Italian Movie “L'apocalisse delle scimmie”, directed by talented “Romano Scavolini”, in the dramatic role of a junkie single mother .
She also co-starred alongside Wesley Snipes in the film “The Detonator”, which marked Silvia Colloca's debut in a lead role in an American film.
In 2007, Colloca will also appear in the highly anticipated David Leland film “ Virgin Territory”, alongside Hayden Christensen, Tim Roth and Misha Barton.
Silvia Colloca plays the character of Sister Lisabetta, a rather liberated nun that captivates Lorenzo ( Christensen) after he finds shelter in a Tuscan convent.
For 2007 Silvia Colloca is currently set to star in another international project.
In Dimitri Vorris “A Simple Love Story” she will portray the lead character of Sophia in a sweeping story of love and hate, violence and decadence, corruption and romance.
Silvia is also attached to co-star Claudio Macor's directorial debut “ "Out of the night"”, opposite husband Richard Roxburgh and screen legend Peter O'Toole.