Aurora Giovinazzo

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Aurora Giovinazzo
Born (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 23) [1]
Rome, Italy [1]
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active2010–present

Aurora Giovinazzo (born 18 April 2002) is an Italian actress and professional dancer.

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Career

Born in Rome, she spent her childhood in the Agro Romanus area of Casalotti, with her parents, both restorers, and her sister, actress Domiziana Giovinazzo. [2] [3] At the age of nine, she began studying latin dance, including merengue, salsa and bachata, [4] eventually becoming a European and World Champion winner in bachata competitions. [5] [6]

In 2017, she starred alongside Anna Valle, Giorgio Marchesi and Loretta Goggi in the Rai 1 series Sorelle, directed by Cinzia TH Torrini and shot in Matera. [7] [8] [9]

In 2021, Giovinazzo appeared in a leading role in Gabriele Mainetti's film Freaks Out , for which she received a nomination for the David di Donatello for best actress. [10] At the 78th Venice International Film Festival, she won the Nuovo IMAIE Talent Award for Best New Young Actress and the RB Casting Award. [11]

In 2022, she landed her first leading role in the thriller The Man on the Street. [12] In 2023, she starred again in The Cage - Nella gabbia, directed by Massimiliano Zanin. [13] In the same year, Ferzan Özpetek selected her for his film Nuovo Olimpo . [14]

In 2024, she was once again cast by Özpetek in Diamanti, where she starred alongside Elena Sofia Ricci, Luisa Ranieri and Anna Ferzetti. In the same year, she joined the cast of Eterno visionario , directed and written by Michele Placido, [15] and took on the lead role in Una madre by Stefano Chiantini. [16] In 2025, she appeared in the cast of the Netflix series Storia della mia famiglia, directed by Claudio Cupellini. [17]

Personal life

She has an older sister, Domiziana, who previously acted in the medical drama Un medico in famiglia . [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 The Immature Penelope [18]
Il sesso aggiuntoCaterina [18]
2012 The Immature: The Trip Penelope [18]
Breve storia di lunghi tradimentiGaia
2021 Freaks Out Matilde [19]
Dog YearsStella [20] [21]
2022L'uomo sulla stradaIrene [22]
2023 Nuovo Olimpo Alice [23]
2023Una madreTBA
2024 Diamonds Beatrice
TBAIl visionarioLietta [24]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Caterina e le sue figlie Caterina Balestra3 episodes [18]
2011La donna che ritorna
2011–2013 Rossella
2011–2016 Don Matteo Cecilia Castellani / Giorgia Barani2 episodes
2012Così è la vita
2014 Il peccato e la vergogna
2014–2018FuroreRosa LicataMain role
2015Una casa nel cuoreAuroraTelevision movie
2016La classe degli asiniFlaviaTelevision movie
2017SorelleStella RoversiMain role
2018 Carlo & Malik Veronica2 episodes
2019Oltre la sogliaMaricaMain role
2021Up&DownCamillaMiniseries
2025Storia della mia famigliaValeria6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Accolades received by Aurora Giovinazzo
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021 Venice Film Festival Nuovo IMAIE Talent Award – Best New Young Actress Freaks Out Won [11]
RB Casting AwardWon
2022 David di Donatello Best Actress Nominated [10]
2022 Nastro d'Argento Best Actress Nominated [25] [26]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aurora Giovinazzo". MYmovies.it . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Detassis, Piera (7 December 2020). "A tu per tu con Aurora Giovinazzo, la "bambina elettrica" di Freaks out, un metro e 55 di pura energia". Elle Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Juric, Marco (20 October 2024). "Aurora Giovinazzo, tra cinema e balli caraibici: "Io, forte e indipendente come Lietta Pirandello. Roma? Che traffico"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Guarneri, Luca (25 February 2024). "Aurora Giovinazzo si 'trasforma' in una tigre: la campionessa di bachata diventa combattente MMA nel film "The Cage"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Cristilli, Riccardo (23 February 2023). "Aurora Giovinazzo da campionessa di bachata a combattente MMA nel film The Cage". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Zucchelli, Chiara (10 November 2021). "Aurora Giovinazzo, dal film Freaks Out al ballo, lo sport, la dieta: "Vi racconto il mio mondo"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Arriva su Rai 1 "Sorelle", la nuova fiction di Cinzia TH Torrini con Anna Valle e Ana Caterina Morariu". RB Casting (in Italian). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Canino, Francesco (9 March 2017). "Sorelle: Anna Valle e Loretta Goggi protagoniste della nuova serie di Rai 1". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Puglisi, Manuela (23 February 2017). "Sorelle, Loretta Goggi presenta Antonia in esclusiva per Sorrisi". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (30 April 2022). "David di Donatello Awards 2022 – Nominees". Variety . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Collateral awards of the 78th Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia . 10 September 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Ermisino, Maurizio (7 December 2022). "L'uomo sulla strada, la recensione: Aurora Giovinazzo e Lorenzo Richelmy, due destini che si uniscono". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Francesco, Davide Di (24 October 2023). "The Cage - Nella Gabbia, Aurora Giovinazzo: «Mi sono innamorata delle arti marziali miste»". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Ravarino, Ilaria (21 December 2022). "Donne 2023, Aurora Giovinazzo nel cast di "Nuovo Olimpo", il prossimo film di Ozpetek". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  15. ↑ Baldi, Viola (27 November 2023). "Eterno Visionario: concluse le riprese del film di Michele Placido su Luigi Pirandello". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Amitrano, Vania (20 November 2024). "Una madre, il trailer del film con Aurora Giovinazzo e il racconto del regista Stefano Chiantini". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  17. ↑ Sernagiotto, Camilla (18 February 2025). "Storia della mia famiglia con Eduardo Scarpetta e Vanessa Scalera". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aurora Giovinazzo, 19 anni e il futuro del cinema fra le mani". Marie Claire Italia (in Italian). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  19. ↑ Gyarkye, Lovia (10 September 2021). "'Freaks Out': Film Review | Venice 2021". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  20. ↑ Serafini, Sonia (22 October 2021). "Anni da cane: chi sono gli attori protagonisti del film". Style (in Italian). Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  21. ↑ Ugolini, Chiara (19 October 2021). "Festa di Roma, Aurora Giovinazzo tra 'Anni da cane' e 'Freaks out': "Sono diventata attrice perché me lo ha prescritto il dottore"". la Repubblica (video) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  22. ↑ Zoppello, Giulio (22 February 2023). "L'Uomo sulla Strada prova a rifare il noir, ma riesce a metà". Esquire (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  23. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (14 November 2022). "Italian-Turkish Director Ferzan Ozpetek Shooting Gay Romance 'Nuovo Olimpo,' His First Netflix Film". Variety . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  24. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (19 September 2023). "Michele Placido is shooting Eterno Visionario". Cineuropa . Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  25. ↑ "Nastri d'Argento 2022, tutte le candidature: È stata la mano di Dio di Paolo Sorrentino il film più nominato".
  26. ↑ "Tra Sorrentino e Martone, i Nastri premiano il cinema d'autore".
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