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Veronica Logan (also known as Veronika Logan) is an Italian film and television actress.

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Biography

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The daughter of the British musician Michael Logan and Antonella Desimone, she started her career working as a model.[1] She made her acting debut in 1984, in the television series I ragazzi della valle misteriosa, directed by Marcello Aliprandi, alongside Kim Rossi Stuart.[1] She continued with a variety of television and film productions, until the successful Canale 5 soap opera Vivere from 1999 to 2006, playing the role of Chiara Bonelli. In 1991, she played the part of the Witch and the Countess in the board game Atmosfear, episode 3 and 4. In 1991, she participated in the Jocelyn programme on Canale 5 Cos'è Cos'è?; in 1992, in well-known television programmes on RAI. She has performed in comic films such as A Spasso Nel Tempo (1996), and in romantic roles such as that in I Ragazzi Del Muretto (1991), to ambiguous roles in TV series like Strangers (1996), where she performs completely naked in love scenes with the forty-five-year-old Cherie Lunghi, up to popular TV series roles like Un medico in famiglia (1998). Her other works include the films La verità vi prego sull'amore (2001), directed by Francesco Apolloni, and Scusa ma ti chiam amore (2008), directed by Federico Moccia, besides the TV series L'ispettore Coliandro (2006- in progress). In 2013 she participated in the talent show Ballando con le stelle, conducted by Milly Carlucci, paired with the Cuban dancer Maykel Fonts: provisionally eliminated during the seventh episode of the reality, she was decisively eliminated in the next episode dedicated to the repechage.[2][3]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Women Don't Want To Girl #2 Cameo appearance
1994 Sentimental Maniacs Giusy
1996 Uomini senza donne Anna
Fatal Frames: Fotogrammi mortali Rebecca
A spasso nel tempo Michela
1997 Last Cut - Ultimo taglio Gloria
2001 500! Anna Kohler
La verità vi spiego sull'amore Giulia
2008 Scusa ma ti chiamo amore Elena
2011 Ex 2: Still Friends? Mrs. Marangoni
2019 Modalità aereo Veronica Bartolini
2024 Cortina Express Serena

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Classe di ferro Sheila Cooper Episode: "Una vacanza in Florida"
1991–1992 Non è la RAI Herself / Performer Variety show (season 1)
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Giulietta Episode: "Northern Italy, June 1918"
White Fang Maggie 4 episodes
1996 I ragazzi del muretto Giada Episode: "Dirsi addio"
Sorellina e il principe del sogno Alisea Television film
1998 Un medico in famiglia Marina Episode: "Papà dongiovanni"
1999–2006 Vivere Chiara Bonelli Series regular
1999 Excellent Cadavers Secretary Television film
2002–2003 Ugo Ketty Main role
2006 Camera Café Famous actress Episode: "Film festival"
2006–2021 L'ispettore Coliandro Prosecutor Longhi Main role
2008 RIS Delitti Imperfetti Angela Berardi Episode: "Un killer in fuga"
2008, 2011 Inspector Rex Mariella 2 episodes
2012 Nero Wolfe Trina Episode: "Parassiti"
2013 Ballando con le Stelle Herself / Contestant Talent show (season 9)
2014 Don Matteo Olimpia Cianti Episode: "Scommessa perdente"

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''Veronica Logan'', also known as Veronika Logan, is an Italian actress and former model known for her extensive career in film and television spanning over four decades, with prominent roles in popular Italian series such as Vivere and L'ispettore Coliandro. Born on 22 May 1969 in Milan to an artistic family—her father Michael Logan (Mike Saint) was a musician and her mother a model—she began her career as a child model and made her television debut at age 15 in the 1984 miniseries I ragazzi della valle misteriosa. She gained early exposure through appearances in shows like Non è la Rai in 1991 and series such as I ragazzi del muretto, before making her film debut in Le donne non vogliono più (1993). Her breakthrough came with the role of Chiara Bonelli in the long-running Canale 5 soap opera Vivere (1999–2006), which brought her widespread recognition. She has since maintained a steady presence on Italian television with a recurring role as sostituto procuratore dottoressa Longhi in the Rai 2 series L'ispettore Coliandro since 2006, alongside guest spots in popular programs including Don Matteo, Distretto di Polizia, R.I.S. – Delitti imperfetti, and La porta rossa. Logan's film credits include comedies such as Scusa ma ti chiamo amore (2008), Ex – Amici come prima! (2011), and Modalità aereo (2019), as well as earlier works like A spasso nel tempo (1996) and the miniseries Sorellina e il principe del sogno (1996). She has also appeared in international productions, notably The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993), and participated in the dance competition Ballando con le stelle in 2013. Trained in acting methods including Stanislavski and Strasberg, Logan continues to be active in Italian television and resides in Rome.

Early life

Family and background

Veronica Logan was born on 22 May 1969 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She is the daughter of British musician Michael Logan and an Italian mother. Logan grew up speaking both English and Italian, the native languages of her parents, which shaped her bilingual heritage and upbringing.

Education

Veronica Logan attended Sir James Henderson School in Milan, Italy. The school, now known as The British School of Milan – Sir James Henderson, is an independent British international day school established in 1969 that follows the English National Curriculum and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Career

Debut and early roles (1980s–1990s)

Veronica Logan began her career in modeling before transitioning to acting in the mid-1980s. Her acting debut came in 1984 with a role in the television series I ragazzi della valle misteriosa, directed by Marcello Aliprandi and co-starring Kim Rossi Stuart. In the early 1990s, she appeared on Italian variety television, including programs such as Non è la RAI and Cos'è Cos'è?. She also featured in the video board game series Atmosfear in 1991, portraying the Witch in episode 3 and the Countess in episode 4. Logan gained some international exposure during the 1990s, playing Giulietta in an episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in 1993, appearing in White Fang in 1993, and taking a lead role in Alisea and the Dream Prince in 1996. Her bilingual skills aided these opportunities to work on projects outside Italy. Among her Italian film credits in the period were Complicazioni nella notte in 1992 and A spasso nel tempo in 1996, where she portrayed Michela. By the late 1990s, her work had largely shifted back toward Italian productions.

Television prominence (1999–2000s)

In 1999, Veronica Logan achieved major television prominence with her casting as Chiara Bonelli in the Canale 5 soap opera Vivere, a long-running daily drama that became one of the most popular Italian daytime series of the era. She remained in the role through 2006, contributing to hundreds of episodes and establishing herself as a staple of Italian television soap operas during this period. Her sustained presence on Vivere represented her most prominent television work of the early 2000s, showcasing her ability to carry ongoing dramatic storylines in a high-volume production format. In 2006, Logan transitioned to another significant long-running series when she joined the RAI police procedural comedy L'ispettore Coliandro, directed by the Manetti Bros., in the recurring role of Sostituto Procuratore Longhi (Deputy Prosecutor Longhi). As a key member of the ensemble, her character provided legal and authoritative contrast to the titular inspector's unconventional methods, and she appeared in multiple seasons throughout the late 2000s. She ultimately portrayed the prosecutor in 32 episodes across the series' run. Logan also made guest appearances in other notable Italian television productions during the period, including a 1999 episode of Un medico in famiglia. These roles complemented her primary commitments to Vivere and L'ispettore Coliandro, reinforcing her standing in Italian TV drama and comedy genres during the late 1990s and 2000s.

Later career (2010s–present)

In the 2010s and 2020s, Veronica Logan remained active primarily in Italian film and television, taking on supporting and guest roles in various productions. Her recurring participation in L'ispettore Coliandro extended into the 2020s with appearances as late as 2021, continuing the character work that had marked her earlier television prominence. Logan appeared in several Italian comedy films during this period. She had a role in Ex 2: Still Friends? (2011). In 2019, she played Veronica Bartolini in the comedy Modalità aereo. More recently, she featured in La guerra del Tiburtino III (2023) and portrayed Signora Zanin/Serena Zani in Cortina Express (2024). On television, she continued with guest and recurring appearances in established Italian series. Her role in Il commissario Rex extended into the early 2010s until 2011. She guest starred in Nero Wolfe (2012) and appeared in Don Matteo (2014). These roles reflected her ongoing presence in Italy's domestic television landscape, often in ensemble or episodic formats.

Personal life

Relationships and family

Veronica Logan was engaged to British actor Kim Rossi Stuart during her early career in the 1980s. She is the mother of a daughter named Talita.

Other activities

Veronica Logan participated as a contestant in the ninth season of the Italian dance competition Ballando con le stelle in 2013, where she was paired with professional dancer Maykel Fonts. In the seventh episode, aired in November 2013, Logan and Fonts placed in the bottom after jury scores and televoto, with their performance receiving low marks including a combined partial score of 29 points. The episode included a repechage round in which previously eliminated contestant Francesca Testasecca returned to the competition after winning the repechage televoto, and in the subsequent three-way televoto duel, Testasecca's couple received 36% of the vote, eliminating both at-risk pairs—Logan with 29% and Gigi Mastrangelo with 35%—resulting in Logan's definitive departure from the show. This appearance marked a notable foray into reality television competition beyond her primary acting work.
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