Vanessa Scalera
Vanessa Scalera | |
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| Born | 5 April 1977 (age 47) Mesagne, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Vanessa Scalera (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Mesagne, Scalera is the daughter of two nurses.[1] She grew up in Latiano,[2][3] and in 1996 she moved with her family to Rome.[4] She studied acting at La Scaletta drama school, under Antonio Pierfederici.[2][4]
Scalera started her career on stage, working in 2000 in the comedy play L'amico di tutti, alongside Johnny Dorelli.[2] In 2001, she made her film debut in Our Tropical Island.[2] She had her breakout in 2019, thanks to the titular role in the Rai 1 crime series Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor.[2][4][5]
For her performance in the 2021 film A Girl Returned, Scalera received a David di Donatello nomination for best supporting actress, and a Globo d'oro nomination as best actress.[6][7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Our Tropical Island | Waitress | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Il nostro messia | Pauline | |
| 2009 | Vincere | Nun | Cameo |
| 2012 | Dormant Beauty | PD Deputy | Cameo |
| 2014 | Prima di andar via | Elena | |
| 2015 | Under Electric Clouds | Nurse | Cameo |
| Mia Madre | Nurse | Cameo | |
| 2018 | A Woman's Name | Sonia Talenti | |
| 2019 | Il ladro di giorni | Anna | |
| 2021 | A Girl Returned | The Mother | |
| Diabolik | Flora | ||
| 2022 | Corro da te | Luciana | |
| I viaggiori | Dr. Sestrieri | ||
| 2023 | Palazzina Laf | Tiziana Lagioia | |
| 2024 | Dall'alto di una fredda torre | Elena |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R.I.S. Roma: Delitti imperfetti | Angelo's mother | Episode: "Nella tranquillità delle vostre case" |
| Squadra antimafia | Francesca Diamante | 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | Distretto di Polizia | Tania Nazzari | Episode: "Impunibile" |
| 2015 | Lea | Lea Garofalo | Television film |
| 2019–present | Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor | Immacolata "Imma" Tataranni | Lead role |
| 2020–2022 | Romulus | Silvia | Main (season 1); guest (season 2) |
| 2022 | Filumena Marturano | Filumena Marturano | Television film |
| 2024 | This Is Not Hollywood | Cosima Serrano | Main role |
References
[edit]- ^ Varlese, Linda (6 October 2019). ""Imma come Montalbano: la gente ama gli antiborghesi e i Don Chisciotte"". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Ranocchi, Veronica. "Vanessa Scalera: Determinata e piena di risorse come la "sua" procuratrice". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Redazione (16 May 2023). "Vanessa Scalera a Mesagne, racconta i luoghi della sua vita per una trasmissione Rai". BrindisiReport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Capuano, Diego (20 December 2022). "Chi è Vanessa Scalera, protagonista di Filomena Marturano". Today (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Bigi, Emanuele (21 September 2023). "Vanessa Scalera: "Imma Tataranni mi ha dato un "lavoro stabile""". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "David di Donatello 2022: la lista completa dei vincitori". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Globo d'Oro, a Carlo Verdone il premio alla carriera". ANSA (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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