Giulia Maenza

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Giulia Maenza
Born (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 25) [1]
Camporeale, Palermo, Sicily
Nationality Italian
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2016-present
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
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Giulia Maenza (born 15 December 1999) is an Italian fashion model and actress.

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Early life

Maenza was born in Sicily, to Nicola, a physical education teacher, and Concetta, an accountant. She has two older brothers, Davide and Marco. [1]

Career

Maenza was discovered at a stadium by a former model. [3] She debuted as a semi-exclusive for Versace, [1] also walking for Dolce & Gabbana [4] (who would become a frequent collaborator), [5] Ermanno Scervino, Moschino, DSquared2, Giambattista Valli, Elie Saab, Armani Privé, Christopher Kane, Max Mara, Blumarine, Miu Miu, Azzedine Alaïa, and Oscar de la Renta. [6] She has appeared in advertisements for Bvlgari, Chopard, shoemaker René Caovilla, [7] Topshop, Dolce & Gabbana, and Express. Editorially, she has appeared in Vogue Italia , Vogue Spain, Vogue Paris , Marie Claire , Vogue Japan, Vanity Fair France, and Vogue Germany.

In 2021, Giulia starred in the Netflix feature film The Invisible Thread (Il filo invisibile), directed by Marco Simon Puccioni, alongside Francesco Scianna, Filippo Timi, Francesco Gheghi, and Matteo Oscar Giuggioli. Her performance earned her the Atena Nike Award for Best Debut Actress in 2022. In 2022, she took on the role of Teresa Suro, the daughter of a feared mafia boss, in the Amazon Prime Video original series The Bad Guy, acting opposite Luigi Lo Cascio. She reprised the role in the sequel, The Bad Guy 2, released in 2024. In March 2025, Giulia stars in the romantic sports comedy U.S Palmese, directed by Marco and Antonio Manetti, co-starring Rocco Papaleo. The film premiered at the 2024 Rome Film Festival.

She recently appeared at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in the Out of Competition section, playing the role of Eura in Orfeo, directed by Virgilio Villoresi and co-starring Luca Vergoni.

Coming up, she will also appear in the dramatic feature film Wandering and Shipwrecked Trees (Alberi erranti e naufraghi), directed by Salvatore Mereu, based on the novel by Alberto Capitta.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 The Invisible Thread Anna Del Monte
2024 U.S. Palmese Concetta
2025OrfeoEura
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 The Mafia Kills Only in Summer SimonettaTV series; 3 episodes
2022–2024 The Bad Guy Teresa SuroTV series; 11 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Veneziani, Maria Teresa. "Come nasce una modella. Giulia 16 anni dal paesino siciliano alle sfilate con le top, da Adriana Lima a Naomi". Corriere Della Sera. RCS Mediagroup S.p.A.
  2. ↑ "Giulia Maenza - Model".
  3. ↑ Filippi Gabardi, Vittoria. "Le modelle di Patrick Demarchelier". Vogue Italia. Edizioni Condé Nast S.p.A.
  4. ↑ Okwodu, Janelle (24 September 2017). "Dolce & Gabbana Trades Millennials for Models—And Wins". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  5. ↑ "Dolce & Gabbana, l'ex gieffino e la top model palermitana protagonisti del nuovo spot". Perizona. livesicilia.it.
  6. ↑ "NOW CASTING: GIULIA MAENZA". CR Fashion Book.
  7. ↑ "René Caovilla Wants to Be the Moncler of Luxury Footwear". Business of Fashion.
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