Valeria Bilello

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Valeria Bilello
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Born (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 42) [1]
Sciacca, Sicily, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999-present

Valeria Bilello (born 2 May 1982) is an Italian actress and model.

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Biography

Valeria Bilello was born in Sciacca, in Sicily, Italy, on 2 May 1982, and grew up in Milan. During her high-school studies in foreign languages, she made her debut in showbiz, starting to model and shooting commercials. After her film studies in Milan in 2006, she shot the short film Attesa, winner at the Festival Sguardi Altrove. [2] In 2008 she started her career as an actress, playing in the movie Giovanna's Father , directed by Pupi Avati and presented at the Venice Film Festival . In 2010, Academy Award winner Gabriele Salvatores chose her for the movie Happy Family , [3] for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Festival International du film de Boulogne-Billancourt. Between 2011 and 2012, she played different roles: in Il giorno in più by Massimo Venier, in I soliti idioti by Enrico Lando, in Ti amo troppo per dirtelo by Marco Ponti and in Come non detto by Ivan Silvestrini. In 2013, she played in Pazze di me by Fausto Brizzi, in Miele by Valeria Golino and she was the only Italian actress in One Chance by David Frankel. [4] [5] [6] In 2014, she will be on the screen in the movie Io, Arlecchino by Giorgio Pasotti.

In 2012, Giorgio Armani wanted her to be the worldwide testimonial of the fragrance Armani Code Luna commercial and print campaign. The campaign led to the creation of a trilogy of short movies (Olga, Alice and Valeria), directed by Olivier Zahm, Can Evgin and Julien Carlier and in collaboration with the magazine Purple.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Giovanna's Father Marcella Taxler
2010 Happy Family Caterina
2011 I soliti idioti: Il film WomanCameo appearance
2011 One Day More Alessia
2012 Tell No One Stefania
2013 Pazze di me Giulia
2013 Miele Irene's mother
2013 One Chance Alessandra
2015MonitorElisa
2017 Ignorance Is Bliss Margherita
2019Compromessi sposiClaudia
2019Un'avventuraLinda
2020 Made in Italy Natalia
2021 Security Elena Ventini
2022L'ombra del giornoAmelia
2022Il giorno più belloSerena

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006IntralciAlvara/ Various rolesMain role; 20 episodes
2013Ultimo – L'occhio del falcoDeborahMiniseries
2013Il clan dei camorristiMara De SimoneMain role; 8 episodes
2014Ti amo troppo del dirteloClaudiaTelevision film
2014La strada drittaMariaTelevision film
2015–2017Squadra mobileIsabella D'AmatoMain role; 30 episodes
2016Il sistemaFloriana FerroEpisode: "Sistema Turckey 2015"
2017–2018 Sense8 Lila FacchiniRecurring role; 7 episodes
2019Lontano da teFrancescaMain role; 8 episodes
2019 Liberi tutti NicolettaMain role; 12 episodes
2020 Curon Anna RainaLead role; 6 episodes
2021Purchè finisca beneBeatriceEpisode: "Digitare il codice segreto"

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Notes
2006"Dimmi come passi le notti"Pier Cortese
2012"Come non detto" Syria feat. Ghemon
2015"Melancholia"Mambassa

Non-scripted television shows

MTV

All Music

Mediaset

Videoclip

Awards

References

  1. "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly . No. 1212. 22 June 2012. p. 24.
  2. "Il Corriere della Sera – Premi e maratona finale per Sguardi Altrove".
  3. "Il Corriere della Sera – Così ho conquistato Gabriele Salvatores".
  4. "The Huffington Post UK – The Regards of Women in Italian Cinema".
  5. "TIFF 2013 – Valeria Bilello nel cast di "One Chance" di David Frankel".
  6. "Esquire – How To Impress Me: Valeria Bilello".
  7. "Giorgio Armani – Olga, directedy by Olivier Zahm and Can Evgin (2011)".
  8. "Giorgio Armani – Alice, directed by Olivier Zahm and Can Evgin (2012)".
  9. "Giorgio Armani – Valeria, directed by Olivier Zahm and Julien Carlier (2012)".
  10. "Giorgio Armani – Armani Code Luna (2012)".