Vittoria Schisano

Vittoria Schisano (born 11 November 1983 in Pomigliano d'Arco) is an Italian actress.

Vittoria Schisano
Born (1983-11-11) 11 November 1983
Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, Italy
Other namesGiuseppe Schisano
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2005–present

Biography

Schisano grew up in Pomigliano d'Arco, in the Neapolitan hinterland. 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 All, Nothing, Nothing and Outing - Fidanzati per accident.

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]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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

References
  1. Da 060608.it, il contact center di Roma Capitale
  2. Da Corriere.it
  3. Da corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it
  4. "Da Diariopartenopeo.it". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. "Vittoria Schisano, la prima transgender sulla copertina di Playboy Italia". Repubblica Spettacoli. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. "Vittoria Schisano, la prima transgender sulla copertina di Playboy Italia".
  7. Giovanni Rossi (7 May 2016). "CIAO DARWIN AWARDS: ECCO I VINCITORI. 'IL MISTICO' ELETTO PERSONAGGIO DELL'ANNO (FOTO)". DavideMaggio.it. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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