Vanessa Scalera | |
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Born | 5 April 1977 47) Mesagne, Italy | (age
Occupation | Actress |
Vanessa Scalera (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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