Valeria Solarino
Valeria Solarino | |
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.jpg) Valeria Solarino at 2014 Taormina Film Fest | |
| Born | 4 November 1979 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Valeria Solarino (born 4 November 1978) is an Italian actress, born in Venezuela.
Life and career
[edit]Solarino was born in Barcelona, Venezuela to a Sicilian father and Turinese mother.[1] After enrolling in philosophy at the University of Turin, she left her studies to attend the drama school of the Teatro Stabile di Torino.[2][3]
After being chosen by director Mimmo Calopresti for a small role in Happiness Costs Nothing, her career took momentum, first with a major role in Chemical Hunger by Paolo Vari and Antonio Bocola, and then with the breakout performance as Bea in What Will Happen to Us by Giovanni Veronesi.[2][4]
In 2007, Solarino was awarded the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the 64th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Salvatore Maira's Waltz.[5][6] In 2008, she received a David di Donatello nomination for Best Actress for Wilma Labate's Miss F.[7] In 2010, she got a Nastro d'Argento nomination for Best Actress for Purple Sea by Donatella Maiorca.[8]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Happiness Costs Nothing (2003)
- Chemical Hunger (2003)
- What Will Happen to Us (2003)
- The Fever (2005)
- Secret Journey (2006)
- Manual of Love 2 (2007) )
- Miss F (2007)
- Italians (2009)
- Purple Sea (2009)
- Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using (2010)
- Angel of Evil (2010)
- The Ages of Love (2011)
- Anita Garibaldi (2012)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
- A Woman as a Friend (2014)
- Land of Saints (2015)
- Era d'estate (2016)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass (2017)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem (2017)
- There's No Place Like Home (2018)
- As Needed (2018)
- The King's Musketeers (2018)
- On Our Watch (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Venezuelana di Padre Siciliano. E' Valeria Solarino". Sud Style (in Italian). 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ a b Pellegrini, Francesca. "Valeria Solarino: Caro Diario, ho un sogno". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Valeria Solarino, attrice". La Stampa (in Italian). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ c.m. (3 November 2017). "Tutto quello che ancora non sai su Valeria Solarino e sul perché è la più solare delle attrici italiani". Elle (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "I Premi "Pasinetti" della 64. Mostra d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia". Cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). 7 September 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Palermo, Daniela (4 April 2008). "Film journalists honour Servillo and Solarino". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (20 March 2008). "'Quiet Chaos' leads Davids noms". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Le nomination ai Nastri d Argento 2010". Film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Valeria Solarino at IMDb
- Valeria Solarino at La Repubblica (Italian)
- Valeria Solarino - Interview (Italian)
