Vanessa Scalera

Vanessa Scalera
Born	5 April 1977 (1977-04-05) (age 47) Mesagne, Italy
Occupation	Actress

Vanessa Scalera (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.

Life and career

Born in Mesagne, Scalera is the daughter of two nurses. ^[1] She grew up in Latiano, ^{[2] [3]} and in 1996 she moved with her family to Rome. ^[4] She studied acting at La Scaletta drama school, under Antonio Pierfederici. ^{[2] [4]}

Scalera started her career on stage, working in 2000 in the comedy play L'amico di tutti, alongside Johnny Dorelli. ^[2] In 2001, she made her film debut in Our Tropical Island . ^[2] She had her breakout in 2019, thanks to the titular role in the Rai 1 crime series Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor . ^{[2] [4] [5]}

For her performance in the 2021 film A Girl Returned , Scalera received a David di Donatello nomination for best supporting actress, and a Globo d'oro nomination as best actress. ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Our Tropical Island	Waitress	Uncredited
2008	Il nostro messia	Pauline
2009	Vincere	Nun	Cameo
2012	Dormant Beauty	PD Deputy	Cameo
2014	Prima di andar via	Elena
2015	Under Electric Clouds	Nurse	Cameo
	Mia Madre	Nurse	Cameo
2018	A Woman's Name	Sonia Talenti
2019	Il ladro di giorni	Anna
2021	A Girl Returned	The Mother
	Diabolik	Flora
2022	Corro da te	Luciana
	I viaggiori	Dr. Sestrieri
2023	Palazzina Laf	Tiziana Lagioia
2024	Dall'alto di una fredda torre	Elena
	Diamonds	Bianca Vega

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	R.I.S. Roma: Delitti imperfetti	Angelo's mother	Episode: "Nella tranquillità delle vostre case"
	Squadra antimafia	Francesca Diamante	3 episodes
2012	Distretto di Polizia	Tania Nazzari	Episode: "Impunibile"
2015	Lea	Lea Garofalo	Television film
2019–present	Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor	Immacolata "Imma" Tataranni	Lead role
2020–2022	Romulus	Silvia	Main (season 1); guest (season 2)
2022	Filumena Marturano	Filumena Marturano	Television film
2024	This Is Not Hollywood	Cosima Serrano	Main role

References

1. Varlese, Linda (6 October 2019). ""Imma come Montalbano: la gente ama gli antiborghesi e i Don Chisciotte"". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
2. Ranocchi, Veronica. "Vanessa Scalera: Determinata e piena di risorse come la "sua" procuratrice". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
3. Redazione (16 May 2023). "Vanessa Scalera a Mesagne, racconta i luoghi della sua vita per una trasmissione Rai". BrindisiReport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
4. Capuano, Diego (20 December 2022). "Chi è Vanessa Scalera, protagonista di Filomena Marturano". Today (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
5. Bigi, Emanuele (21 September 2023). "Vanessa Scalera: "Imma Tataranni mi ha dato un "lavoro stabile""". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
6. "David di Donatello 2022: la lista completa dei vincitori". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
7. "Globo d'Oro, a Carlo Verdone il premio alla carriera". ANSA (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

• Vanessa Scalera at IMDb