Caterina Murino

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Caterina Murino
Caterina Murino a Giffoni.jpg
Murino in 2010
Born (1977-09-15) 15 September 1977 (age 46)
Cagliari, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an Italian actress. [1] She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play Richard III and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film The Corsican File . She went on to appear in the 2006 film Casino Royale and received a European Golden Globe at the 2008 Italian Golden Globe Awards.

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Life and career

Murino was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to be a doctor. [2] She finished fifth in the 1997 Miss Italy contest.[ citation needed ] She studied drama at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro run by Francesca De Sapio, between 1999 and 2000.[ citation needed ] She then appeared in stage productions of Richard III and Italian-language plays.[ citation needed ] She began her career in television in 2002, [3] and then gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale .

In early 2011, she co-starred with Rufus Sewell in the short-lived BBC One TV series Zen .

In 2011, she also appeared in Bob Sinclar's music video clip Far l'amore . [4] She also starred in the video clip of the famous party band The Gypsy Queens' "l'Italiano". [5] [6]

In 2013, she starred as Penelope, Ulysses' wife for a TV production Odysseus.

In 2023, she hosted the 80th Venice International Film Festival from 30 August to 9 September.

Filmography

Murino in March 2010 Caterina Murino.jpg
Murino in March 2010

Film

YearTitleRole(s)DirectorNotes
2001NowhereDream woman Luis Sepúlveda
2004 The Corsican File Léa Alain Berbérian
2005L'amour aux troussesValeria Philippe de Chauveron
2006 Casino Royale Solange Dimitrios Martin Campbell
French Fried Vacation 3 Elena Patrice Leconte
2007 Non pensarci Nadine Gianni Zanasi
St. Trinian's Miss Maupassant Oliver Parker
2008 The Great Alibi Léa Mantovani Pascal Bonitzer
The Seed of Discord Veronica Pappi Corsicato
The Garden of Eden Marita John Irvin
2009Toute ma vieAlessandraPierre FerrièreShort film
2010Comme les cinq doigts de la mainLinda Hayoun Alexandre Arcady
Die Sofia ValentiDominic James
2011ÉquinoxeNathalieLaurent Carcélès
The Prey Anna AdrienÉric Valette
2012Gabin le mimeNinaCyril RigonShort film
2014L'automne de ZaoThe MotherNikolaus Roche-KresseShort film
2015 The Invincible Piglet Additional voicesSong ZhantaoVoice
The Squad MargauxBenjamin Rocher
2016Ustica: The Missing PaperRoberta Bellodi Renzo Martinelli
We Are Family MarieGabriel Laferrière
Fever Irina CaroRajeev Jhaveri
2017 Agadah Princess M.S.Alberto Rodndalli
Voice from the Stone Malvina RiviEric Howell
Et mon coeur transparentIrinaDavid Vital-Durand
2018 Se son rose Benedetta Leonardo Pieraccioni
2019Toute ressemblanceElisa Michel Denisot
2021 My Brother, My Sister GiadaRoberto Capucci
Il giudizioElenaGianluca Mattei, Mario Sanzullo
Venicephrenia Claudia Álex de la Iglesia
Art of Love Carmen Lindo Betty Kaplan
2022Maestro(s)Rebecca MartinelliBruno Chiche

Television

YearTitleRole(s)NetworkNotes
1997 Miss Italia Herself / Contestant Rai 1 Annual beauty contest
1999 Passaparola Herself / Co-host Canale 5 Game show
2002Il giovane CasanovaZanetta Canale 5 Television film
Don Matteo Sandra Lovati Rai 1 Episode: "Il passato ritorna"
2004 Orgoglio Franca Baldini Rai 1 Main role (season 2)
2006 Vientos de agua Sophie Telecinco 6 episodes
2008 XIII: The Conspiracy Sam Taylor Canal+ Television film
Donne assassine Anna Maria Fox Crime Episode: "Anna Maria"
2011 Zen Tania Moretti BBC One Main role
XIII: The Series Sam Taylor Canal+ Main role (season 1)
2013 Odysseus Penelope Arte Main role
2014 Taxi Brooklyn Giada Giannini NBC 4 episodes
2015 È arrivata la felicità Claudia Medda Rai 1 Main role (season 1)
2019L'isola di PietroTeresa Orrù Canale 5 Main role (season 3)
Le temps est assassin Palma Idrissi TF1 Main role
2022–2023 Balthazar Olivia Vésinet TF1 Main role (season 4-5)

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References

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  2. Rodney Chester (8 December 2006). "Why I love Caterina". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  3. "Caterina Murino page on MDOHMSS, unofficial italian 007 site". Libero. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. "Bob Sinclar feat. Raffaella Carrà "Far l'Amore" - OFFICIAL VIDEO" via www.youtube.com.
  5. "The Gypsy Queens: L'Italiano". 29 May 2013 via IMDb.
  6. "The Gypsy Queens - L'Italiano (Toto Cutugno)" via www.youtube.com.