Stefania Spampinato

Stefania Spampinato
Born	(1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 43) Catania, Sicily, Italy [1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer, model
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Tony Testa ​ ​ (m. 2015;div. 2020)​ [2]

Stefania Spampinato (born 17 July 1982) is an Italian actress. She is best known for starring in the ABC's series Grey's Anatomy and its spinoff Station 19 ^[3] as Dr. Carina DeLuca, an Italian OB-GYN.

Life and career

Born in Catania (Sicily), Stefania Spampinato began studying dance at the age of six. After graduating with full marks from the Liceo Classico Mario Cutelli in Catania, she moved to Milan to study dance, acting and singing, where she also graduated from the Academy of Arts. ^[1] In 2006, she moved to London, where her work as a dancer enabled her to travel the world. In 2011, Spampinato moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to study acting. ^[4]

After taking part in TV series such as Glee and Satisfaction , Spampinato joined the cast of Grey's Anatomy in 2017 as Dr. Carina DeLuca, ^{[4] [5]} sister of Dr. Andrew DeLuca and wife of Lt. Maya Bishop. From 2020 to 2024, she continued to play the same role in the TV series Station 19 , the second spin-off from Grey's Anatomy. ^[6]

In 2019, she was chosen as the co-star of the comedy The Most Beautiful Day in the World , interpreted and directed by Alessandro Siani. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Personal life

Spampinato married choreographer Tony Testa in 2015. ^[10] Their divorce was finalized in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Kilo Valley	Natalia	Short film
	A Date With Felipe	Elena	Short film
	Off the Grid	Sasha
	The Real Truth Behind The Real True Story: Donnie Miller	Total Body Charade Conditioning Dancer	Short film
	The Very Scientific System	Carolina	Short film
2015	How to Have Sex on a Plane	Flight Attendant	Short film
	The Good, the Bad, and the Dead	Sarah Barns
	Boiling Point: Risotto	Alex	Short film
	Boiling Point: Skewers	Sam	Short film
	Her Ring	Stella Foster	Short film
2017	The Gods	Sofia Fasano	Short film
2019	Ford v Ferrari	Ferrari's English Translator
	The Most Beautiful Day in the World	Flavia Mainardi
	Spies in Disguise	Agency Employee #10 / Italian Woman	Voice
2020	Darkness Falls	Amanda Tyler

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Richard & Judy	Italian Girl	1 episode
2007	The Odd Couple	Nicoletta	Episode: "Paura di volare"
2013	Promo Life	Ruba	TV film
2014	Glee	Dancer	Episode: "Frenemies"
	Anonymous	Sasha Espinosa	8 episodes
2015	Less is More	Nancy	TV mini series
	Satisfaction	Paola	Episodes: "Through Expansion", "Through Risk"
	Chasing Skirts	Speed Dater #1	TV mini series
2016	Mère et Fille, California Dream	Publicist	TV movie
2017	Mr & Mrs Smit	Mrs. Smit	Episode: "Pilot"
2017–2024	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Carina DeLuca-Bishop	Recurring role (season 14-20); 44 episodes
2018	The Chosen Ones	Mary	Episode: "Pilot"
2020–2024	Station 19	Dr. Carina DeLuca-Bishop	Recurring role (season 3), Series regular (seasons 4-7); 64 episodes

References

1. "La biografia di Stefania Spampinato" . Retrieved 17 February 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Stefania Spampinato lascia Grey's Anatomy, torna in Italia col marito Tony Testa". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo (in Italian). 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
3. Hearon, Sarah (30 July 2020). "This 'Grey's Anatomy' Cast Member Is Making the Move to 'Station 19'". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
4. "10 cose da sapere su Stefania Spampinato, l'italiana di Grey's Anatomy". Grazia (in Italian). 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
5. "Stefania, da Catania a Hollywood per recitare in". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
6. "Stefania Spampinato regular in Station 19 4: la sorella di De Luca pronta per una storia seria con Maya Bishop?". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo (in Italian). 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
7. "Il Giorno più Bello del Mondo | Siani e Spampinato raccontano il film". The HotCorn (in Italian). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
8. "Il giorno più bello del mondo tallona Le ragazze di Wall Street in testa al botteghino del fine settimana". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
9. "Stefania Spampinato: l'attrice di Grey's Anatomy". Amica (in Italian). 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
10. "Stefania Spampinato lascia Grey's Anatomy, torna in Italia col marito Tony Testa". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo (in Italian). 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

External links

• Stefania Spampinato at IMDb