Selene Caramazza

Selene Caramazza (born 10 February 1993) is an Italian actress best known for her role as Leonarda Scotellaro in the Amazon Prime Video series The Bad Guy.

Selene Caramazza
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
OccupationActress

Biography

Selene Caramazza was born in Palermo, but grew up in Favara, where she attended the Martin Luther King liceo scientifico. She enrolled in university to study law in Palermo, but transferred at the end of her first year to study acting in Rome.[1][2]

At the 79th Venice International Film Festival, Rolling Stone Italia recognized Caramazza as one of three actors that represented the future of Italian cinema in 2022.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Pure Hearts Agnese [4]
2018 Prima che la notte Giusi TV movie [5]
2019 Bar Joseph Selene [6]
Paradise - Una nuova vita Lucia [7]
2020 Mom to Hundreds Chiara TV movie [8]
2021 Corpo e aria Gaia Short film [9]
2022 Spaccaossa Luisa [10]
2023 Uomo di fumo [11]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 La catturandi Sonia 2 episodes [12]
Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi Sara 7 episodes
2016 Don Matteo Katia 1 episode [13]
2017 Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo Claudia 2 episodes [12]
2018 Cacciatore: The Hunter Young Giada 6 episodes [13]
2019 Inspector Montalbano Alessandra/Anita 1 episode
2020 The Sea Beyond Valentina Colosimo 1 episode [14]
2022 L'Ora - Inchiostro contro piombo Olivia Butera [13]
The Bad Guy Leonarda Scotellaro Main role; 6 episodes [15]
2022–23 Christian Benedetta 7 episodes [16]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Fabrique du Cinéma Awards Best Actress Pure Hearts Nominated [17]
2022 Venice International Film Festival Rolling Stone Emerging Talents Award Spaccaossa Won [3]
2023 Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie Best Supporting Actress The Bad Guy Nominated [18][19]
Claudio Nobis Foundation Award Won

References
  1. Faccani, Francesca (5 January 2023). "Se avete visto The Bad Guy volete sapere tutto su Selene Caramazza". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. Barbadoro, Federica (2 May 2020). "La recitazione come esigenza, l'attrice Selene Caramazza: "Quell'incontro con Claudia Cardinale..."". AgrigentoNotizie (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. "Il futuro del cinema italiano è qui: i vincitori del premio Rolling Stone per i Giovani Talenti 2022". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. Windsor, Harry (25 May 2017). "'Pure Hearts' ('Cuori Puri'): Film Review | Cannes 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. "Prima che la notte". Rai Home Video (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. "Bar Giuseppe, amore puro e accoglienza". Oggi - Marilyn (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. "Paradise. Una nuova vita". RAI Ufficio Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. "Mom to Hundreds (2020)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. "Corpo e Aria". Lights On Film (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  10. "Spaccaossa (2022)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  11. Di Francesco, Davide (21 March 2023). "Uomo di fumo, il nuovo film di Stefania Sandrelli diretta dal compagno Giovanni Soldati". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  12. ""Mimosa d'oro", premiata anche l'attrice favarese Selene Caramazza". AgrigentoNotizie (in Italian). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  13. Alaimo, Valentina (1 June 2022). ""L'ora" su canale 5: Selene Caramazza è Olivia Butera". AgrigentoOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  14. D'Onofrio, Stefano (28 June 2022). "Mare Fuori, una nuova protagonista avvistata sul set della terza stagione (FOTO)". Ciak Generation (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  15. "The Bad Guy S1". Amazon Studios Press. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. "Selene Caramazza: "Il vero miracolo è smettere di aver paura dell'ignoto"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  17. Garufi, Sergio (11 December 2017). "Fabrique du Cinema Awards, all the nominations. December 15th the awards ceremony". MIA: International Audiovisual Market. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  18. Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  19. Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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