Biography of Elisabetta Canalis

Elisabetta Canalis is an Italian glamour model and actress.

Canalis had minor roles in the films Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and Virgin Territory. She was also a velina in the television show Striscia la notizia. In 2007, she hosted the annual music festival, Festivalbar.

In 2009, she co-hosted the Italian version of Total Request Live. In 2010, she played a recurring character in season 3 of the TNT series Leverage.

In February 2011, she co-hosted the televised Italian song contest Sanremo Music Festival with Gianni Morandi and Belen Rodriguez.

Elisabetta's father was a radiologist in Sassari’s University clinic and her mother an Italian literature teacher. She has a brother named Luigi. Elisabetta was educated at a "Classical Lyceum" Italian school in Sassari, and then moved to Milan to study foreign languages at “Università Statale”.

From June 2009 until June 2011, she was in a relationship with George Clooney. On June 22, 2011, Clooney and Canalis released a statement to US Weekly saying "We are not together anymore...It's very difficult and very personal and we hope everyone can respect our privacy."

Full name: Elisabetta Canalis

Born: September 12, 1978

Birthplace: Sassari, Sardinia, Italy