Alessandra Mastronardi

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Alessandra Mastronardi
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Mastronardi in 2018
Born
Alessandra Carina Mastronardi

(1986-02-18) February 18, 1986 (age 38)
Naples, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Gianpaolo Sannino
​
(m. 2023)​

Alessandra Carina Mastronardi (born February 18, 1986 [1] ) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films To Rome with Love and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent , and the television series Master of None , for which she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017.

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Early life

Alessandra was born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a father from Agnone, in the province of Isernia and a mother from Naples, but was brought up in Rome after moving there at the age of five. [2] She attended a Classical Lyceum and then the Sapienza University of Rome where she studied performing arts. Previously she had attended a psychology course at the same institution.

Career

She made her debut as an actress in 1997, in the miniseries Un prete tra noi , followed by Amico mio 2 (1998), directed by Paolo Poeti, Lui e lei 2 (1999), Il veterinario, by José María Sánchez, and Il grande Torino with Remo Girone and Michele Placido, directed by Claudio Bonivento, in which she pictures the character of Rosa Di Girolamo, both filmed in 2005, and an episode of Don Matteo 5 (2006). She also had some roles in different films : Il manoscritto di Van Hecken (1999) and The Beast in the Heart (2003); moreover some short subjects make part of her range of performances Cose che si dicono al buio, by Marco Costa, and Due sigarette, both filmed in (2004).

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Mastronardi in 2008

Mastronardi gained more fame, mainly in Italy, when she became a regular cast member of the 2006 Italian version of the TV series Los Serrano , I Cesaroni , in which she plays the part of the young shy and romantic girl Eva Cudicini. In 2006, she was the main character, together with Matteo Branciamore, in the music video Stai bene come stai, performed by the Italian musical group Le Mani.

On January 16, 2007 she made her theatre debut in the comedy The Prozac Family, directed by Marco Costa. She portrayed the character of Margherita, while the role of her fiancé Mamo was played by Eros Galbiati, who became popular in Italy in 2006 thanks to the movie Notte prima degli esami . On August 24, 2007 the movie Prova a volare by Lorenzo Cicconi Massi was released. She acted with Riccardo Scamarcio, portraying the role of Gloria. In February 2008 she returned to TV with the second season of I Cesaroni, still directed by Francesco Vicario. Then she appeared in the miniseries Romanzo criminale – La serie , by Stefano Sollima, a remake of the 2005 movie Romanzo criminale .

In January, 2009, the third season of I Cesaroni began. Subsequently, Alessandra obtained an important role in TV film Non smettere di sognare, in which she played the part of a young dancer, Stella. Mastronardi played Milly, a young bride and astronomy teacher, in the 2012 Woody Allen movie, To Rome with Love .

In 2017, she appeared as the character of Francesca in Season 2 of Netflix's Master of None . In 2018, she played the witch Gelica in the movie Ötzi and the mystery of time . In 2019, she appeared in the role of Lucrezia Donati in the Netflix show Medici: Masters of Florence . In 2022, she appeared in the Lionsgate movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nicolas Cage.

Mastronardi's first video game role came in 2024's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle where she played Italian investigative journalist Ginetta 'Gina' Lombardi. [3] A review by Wired praised Mastronardi's performance as Gina as being "fiery enough to rival Marion Ravenwood as Indy's leading lady". [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Il manoscritto di Van HeckenAnna
2005 The Beast in the Heart ShopperCameo
2007Prova a volareGloria
2012 To Rome with Love MillyNominated Nastro d'Argento – Best Supporting Actress
2013 AmeriQua Valentina
The Fifth Wheel Angela
2014 Amici come noi Rosa
Ogni maledetto NataleGiulia Colardo
2015 Life Annamaria Pierangeli
2017 Lost in Florence Stefania
Titanium WhiteSilvia
2018Ötzi and the Mystery of TimeGelica
2019 L'agenzia dei bugiardi Clio
2020About UsAnnie
Si muore solo da viviChiara
2021La donna per meLaura
2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Gabriela Lucchesi
Con chi viaggiAnna
Altrimenti ci arrabbiamoMiriam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Un prete tra noi BarbaraEpisode: "Per troppo amore"
2001 Un medico in famiglia ClaudiaEpisode: "Contratti"
2005Il Grande TorinoRosa Di GirolamoMiniseries
2006 Don Matteo Vanessa's daughterEpisode: "Il ballo delle debuttanti"
2006–2012 I Cesaroni Eva CudiciniMain role (seasons 1–4); recurring role (season 5); 105 episodes
2008–2010 Romanzo criminale - La serie RobertaMain role (season 1); recurring role (season 2)
14 episodes
2009Non smettere di sognareStella CarossiTelevision film
2010 Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky MiriamTelevision film
2011 Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda Micol Fontana Miniseries
2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel Sofia SilvestriMain role; 12 episodes
2014 Romeo e Giulietta Giulietta Miniseries
2016–2020L'allievaAlice AlleviLead role; 35 episodes
2017C'era una volta Studio UnoGiulia MartiniMiniseries
Master of None FrancescaMain role (season 2); 5 episodes
2018–2019 Medici Lucrezia DonatiMain role; 16 episodes
2021Carla Carla Fracci Television film
2023 Drag Race Italia HerselfEpisode: "Walk of Fame"

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)
2007"Stai bene come stai"Le Mani
2009"Il mio riflesso"Tormento
"Parole nuove"Matteo Branciamore
2010"Roberta" Il Genio
2017"Dobbiamo fare luce" Gianni Morandi
2019"What More Can I Do?" Jack Savoretti

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Gina Lombardi [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Almanacco di oggi domenica 18 febbraio: nasce Louis Tiffany, l'uomo dei mille gioielli" [Today's Almanac Sunday February 18: Louis Tiffany, the Man of a Thousand Jewels, is Born]. La Repubblica (in Italian). February 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ Monaco, Teresa (July 16, 2008). "Alessandra Mastronardi: "Il mio Molise orgoglioso. Di questa terra ho tanti ricordi. Me la porto dentro"". Alessandra Mastronardi (in Italian). Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Romano, Nick (January 18, 2024). "The Last of Us star Troy Baker now channels Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones in new game". Entertainment Weekley. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kamen, Matt (December 20, 2024). "Review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle". Wired. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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