Originally from Italy, Francesca Ravera is a N.Y.C. based, award-winning actress. Off-Broadway she has played the lead in Constellations by Nick Payne at Gene Frankel Theatre, and Blackbird by David Harrower at the New Ohio Theater, Two Rooms by Lee Blessing at Access Theater, North of Providence, by Edward Allan Baker, and The Nina Variations, by Steven Dietz, at Chain Theatre. She also starred in two productions at Urban Stages Theatre: Espresso by Lucia Frangione, and The Way We Get By, by Neil LaBute, which, following its successful run, embarked on a tour in Italy.
Francesca has acted in the feature film Ulysses: a Dark Odyssey, and she played the lead in Claire, a dramatic short film, for which she received ‘Best Actress’ awards from numerous festivals including Oniros Film Awards, Care Awards, Diamond Film Awards, Best Actor Awards festival, Milestone Worldwide Film Festival, Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque and Five Continents International Film Festival. She starred in several short films, including Creature of the Night directed by Kaya Tone; Osiris, a Sci-Fi directed by Tamara Hansen and Windows to Nowhere, another film by Tamara Hansen.
She is currently working with Urban Stages Theatre on several outreach programs, in collaborations with Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library. Upcoming: Big Feelings, a theatrical performance and immersive experience.