Elisabetta Canalis (Italian pronunciation: [eliza?betta ka?na?lis]) (born 12 September 1978) is an Italian actress.

Appeared in a TV advertisement for Tissot
Known as a “Velina”, i.e. a support dancer, who appears for a very short time on a popular Italian TV show called “Striscia La Notizia”.
Has a bull terrier called Vittorio
[2002] She is the presenter of a Sports TV show called “Controcampo”.
Is a fan of Inter Milan (an Italian soccer club)
Co-owns a Doberman called Andrea along with ex-boyfriend Christian Vieri.
Her hobbies include: kick-boxing and horseback riding
Good friends with Maddalena Corvaglia.
One of her greatest passions has always been horse riding.
Father is a surgeon, mother teaches Literature.
Studied at “Liceo Azuni”, in Sassari, during her high school years.
Briefly studied Foreign languages in university.
Father is Cesare and mother is Bruna; she has a brother called Luigi.
Favorite kind of music is Hip hop.
Photographed with colleague (and good friend) Maddalena Corvaglia, for a nude GQ magazine in 2002.
Was photographed for a nude calendar in 2003, by magazine Max.
Appears in Biagio Antonnacci’s video for song “Convivendo”.