Vittoria Schisano | |
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Born | Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, Italy | 11 November 1977
Other names | Giuseppe Schisano |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Vittoria Schisano (born 11 November 1977) is an Italian actress and author.
Schisano grew up in Pomigliano d'Arco in the Metropolitan City of Naples.
In 1998 she moved to Rome to study acting. After acting for several years in the theater, she made her debut in 2005 in the television film My Son alongside Lando Buzzanca, Caterina Vertova and Giovanni Scifoni. In 2009 she received the award as Best New Actor (fiction and TV section) for the 2008/2009 season [not clear]; in 2010 she reinterpreted the role of Damien in the television series Me and my son - New stories for Commissioner Vivaldi. In the same year she received the award as a revelation actor at the 40th Edition "Day of Europe" at the Capitol. [1]
On 17 November 2011, during an interview published in the magazine Sette del Corriere della Sera, she declared that she had undertaken the path to change her sex, at the end of which she took the name of Vittoria Schisano. [2] [3] She then continued her career as an actress appearing in other films including Tutto tutto niente niente and Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio.
In February 2016, she became the first woman who has made a gender transition to appear on the cover of the Italian edition of Playboy . [4] [5] [6] On 6 May the same year she participated as godmother at the Ciao Darwin Awards. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Rose e pistole | Sandra | |
2012 | Tutto tutto niente niente | Trans woman | Cameo appearance |
Canepazzo | David Moiraghi | ||
2013 | Take Five | 'A Jannona | |
2014 | La vita oscena | Prostitute | Cameo appearance |
Largo Baracche | Herself | Documentary film | |
2017 | Nove lune e mezza | Secretary | |
2019 | Nati 2 volte | Marla | |
2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | General Atitaya | Italian voice-over role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Mio figlio | Damien | Television film |
2010 | Io e mio figlio - Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi | Main role; 6 episodes | |
2011 | Al di là del lago | Vittoria | Episode: "Il ritorno di Valerio" |
2017 | Il bello delle donne… alcuni anni dopo | Irina | Episode: "Episode 4" |
2018 | The Bastards of Pizzofalcone | Mary | Episode: "Souvenir" |
2019 | Un posto al sole | Carla Parisi | Recurring role (season 24) |
2020 | Big Mouth | Natalie | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2024 | The Life You Wanted | Gloria | Lead role; 6 episodes |
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