Vanessa Scalera

Vanessa Scalera
Born5 April 1977 (1977-04-05) (age 47)
Mesagne, Italy
OccupationActress

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

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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c 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.