Selene Caramazza

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Selene Caramazza
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Caramazza in 2022
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
OccupationActress

Selene Caramazza (born 10 February 1993) is an Italian actress best known for her role as Leonarda Scotellaro in the Amazon Prime Video series The Bad Guy .

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Biography

Selene Caramazza was born in Palermo, but grew up in Favara, where she attended the Martin Luther King liceo scientifico . She enrolled in university to study law in Palermo, but transferred at the end of her first year to study acting in Rome. [1] [2]

At the 79th Venice International Film Festival, Rolling Stone Italia recognized Caramazza as one of three actors that represented the future of Italian cinema in 2022. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 Pure Hearts Agnese [4]
2019 Bar Joseph Selene [5]
2020Paradise - Una nuova vitaLucia [6]
2021Corpo e ariaGaiaShort film [7]
2022SpaccaossaLuisa [8]
2023Uomo di fumo [9]
2024 Beautiful Rebel Carla [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015La catturandiSonia2 episodes [11]
Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi Sara7 episodes
2016 Don Matteo Katia1 episode [12]
2017Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopoClaudia2 episodes [11]
2018 Cacciatore: The Hunter Young Giada6 episodes [12]
Prima che la notteGiusiTelevision film [13]
2019 Inspector Montalbano Alessandra/Anita1 episode
2020 The Sea Beyond Valentina Colosimo1 episode [14]
Mom to HundredsChiaraTV movie [15]
2022L'Ora - Inchiostro contro piomboOlivia Butera [12]
The Bad Guy Leonarda ScotellaroMain role; 6 episodes [16]
2022–23ChristianBenedetta7 episodes [17]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017Fabrique du Cinéma AwardsBest Actress Pure Hearts Nominated [18]
2022 Venice International Film Festival Rolling Stone Emerging Talents AwardSpaccaossaWon [3]
2023 Nastri d'Argento Grandi SerieBest Supporting Actress The Bad Guy Nominated [19] [20]
Claudio Nobis Foundation AwardWon

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