In 1995 Arcuri appeared in roles in
soap operas and in her first film,
Black Holes. She then had a supporting role in
The Graduates directed by
Leonardo Pieraccioni, and a major one in the comedy film
Bagnomaria by
Giorgio Panariello, which brought her to the attention of the moviegoing public. She continued acting in other movies and stage productions, such as
A Pretty Story of a Woman e
Liolà at the side of Gianfranco Jannuzzo and under the direction of
Gigi Proietti. In 2000 Arcuri appeared in a calendar for the magazine
GenteViaggi. The following year, she posed for another calendar, this time for the magazine
Panorama. She then appeared in the TV series
Carabinieri. In 2001 she hosted the TV show
Mai dire Gol with
Gialappa's Band. In 2002, she co-hosted the
Sanremo Music Festival alongside
Pippo Baudo and
Vittoria Belvedere. In 2003, she co-hosted with
Teo Teocoli and Anna Maria Barbera the eighth series of the TV comedy show
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