Alessandra Mastronardi
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Early life and career
Alessandra was born in NaplesNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
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, but was brought up in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
since she was five years old. She attended a Classical Lyceum
Liceo classico
Liceo classico is a secondary school type in Italy. The educational curriculum lasts five years, and students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age....
and then the Sapienza University of Rome trying to graduate in Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
. Previously she had attended a Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
course in the same Institution.
Her debut as an actress starts in 1997, in the miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
Un prete tra noi
Un prete tra noi
Un prete tra noi is an Italian television series....
, followed by: Amico mio 2
Amico mio
Amico mio is an Italian television series....
(1998), directed by Paolo Poeti, Lui e lei 2 (1999), Il veterinario, by José María Sánchez, and Il grande Torino with Remo Girone
Remo Girone
Remo Girone is an Italian film and stage actor. He is best known for the role of Tano Cariddi in the epic TV mini-series La Piovra , about the Mafia. As a Mafia leader, Tano's chief enemy was Commissario Corrado Cattani.- External links :...
and Michele Placido
Michele Placido
Michele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
, direcetd by Claudio Bonivento, in which she pictures the character of Rosa Di Girolamo, both filmed in 2005, and an episode of Don Matteo 5
Don Matteo
Don Matteo is an Italian television series that has been airing since 2000 on the premier channel of Italian national television, Rai 1. Protagonist of the series is Father Matteo , a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio , who is also known for his unrivaled talent in investigating...
(2006). She also had some roles in different films : Il manoscritto di Van Hecken (1999) and The Beast in the Heart
The Beast in the Heart
The Beast in the Heart , is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel written by herself.It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the Venice International Film Festival...
(2003); moreover some short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
s make part of her range of performances Cose che si dicono al buio, by Marco Costa, and Due sigarette, both filmed in (2004).
The actress gains more fame, above all in Italy, when she becomes a regular member of the cast of the 2006 Italian version of the TV series
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
Los Serrano
Los Serrano
Los Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on April 22, 2003 and is played on the channel Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid...
, I Cesaroni, in which she plays the part of the young shy and romantic girl Eva Cudicini. In 2006 she's the main character, together with Matteo Branciamore, in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
Stai bene come stai, performed by the Italian musical group Le Mani.
On January 16, 2007 she makes her debut in the theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, in the comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
The Prozac Family, directed by Marco Costa. She portrays the character of Margherita, while the role of her fiancée Mamo is represented by Eros Galbiati, who became popular in Italy, in 2006 thanks to the film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Notte prima degli esami
Notte prima degli esami
Notte prima degli esami is a 2006 Italian comedy teen film, written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. It describes the lives of two groups of Italian teenagers during the preparation of the esame di maturità...
On August 24, 2007 the film Prova a volare by Lorenzo Cicconi Massi was released. She acts with Riccardo Scamarcio
Riccardo Scamarcio
Riccardo Scamarcio is an Italian film actor.-Biography:Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia.He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives. His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Tre...
, portraying the role of Gloria.
On February 2008 she comes back on TV with the second season of I Cesaroni
I Cesaroni
I Cesaroni is an Italian television series....
, still directed by Francesco Vicario. Then she appears in the miniseries Romanzo criminale (miniseries), by Stefano Sollima, remake of the 2005 film Romanzo criminale
Romanzo Criminale
Romanzo Criminale is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspired by the Banda della Magliana true story...
.
On January 2009 the third season of I Cesaroni starts.
Subsequently Alessandra gains an important role in TV film Non smettere di sognare, in which she has the part of a young dancer, Stella.
Cinema
- Il manoscritto di Van Hecken, by Nicola De Rinaldo (1999)
- The Beast in the HeartThe Beast in the HeartThe Beast in the Heart , is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel written by herself.It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the Venice International Film Festival...
, by Cristina Comencini (2005) - Prova a volare, by Lorenzo Cicconi Massi (2007) - Role: Gloria
- Una piccola storia, by Stefano Chiantini (2007)
- Nero Fiddled, by Woody AllenWoody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
(2012)
Television
- Un prete tra noiUn prete tra noiUn prete tra noi is an Italian television series....
, by Giorgio CapitaniGiorgio CapitaniGiorgio Capitani is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1954. He has also wrote for 12 films since 1949.He was born in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* Pane, burro e marmellata...
and Lodovico Gasparini - Miniseries - (1997) - Amico mio 2Amico mioAmico mio is an Italian television series....
, directed by Paolo Poeti - Miniseries - (1998) - Lui e lei 2, by Luciano Manuzzi and Elisabetta Lodoli - Miniseries - (1999)
- Un medico in famiglia 3Un medico in famigliaUn medico in famiglia is an Italian television TV series. The show is inspired, to an extent, by Spanish TV series Médico de familia. It is one of the most successful series in Italy.-Seasons 1 and 2:...
, by Isabella Leoni and Claudio Norza - TV series - Role: Claudia - Il veterinario, by José María Sánchez - Miniseries - (2005)
- Il grande Torino, by Claudio Bonivento - Miniseries - (2005) - Role: Rosa
- Don Matteo 5Don MatteoDon Matteo is an Italian television series that has been airing since 2000 on the premier channel of Italian national television, Rai 1. Protagonist of the series is Father Matteo , a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio , who is also known for his unrivaled talent in investigating...
- TV series - Episode 13: Il ballo delle debuttanti, directed by Elisabetta Marchetti (2006) - I CesaroniI CesaroniI Cesaroni is an Italian television series....
, by Francesco Vicario - TV series - (2006) - Role: Eva Cudicini - I Cesaroni 2I CesaroniI Cesaroni is an Italian television series....
, by Francesco Vicario - TV series - (2008) - Role: Eva Cudicini - Romanzo criminaleRomanzo CriminaleRomanzo Criminale is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspired by the Banda della Magliana true story...
, by Stefano Sollima - Miniseries - (2009) - Role: Roberta - I Cesaroni 3I CesaroniI Cesaroni is an Italian television series....
, by Stefano Vicario and Francesco Pavolini - TV series - (2009) - Role: Eva Cudicini - Non smettere di sognare, by Roberto Burchielli - TV film - (2009) - Role: Stella
- Romanzo criminale 2Romanzo CriminaleRomanzo Criminale is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspired by the Banda della Magliana true story...
, by Stefano Sollima - Miniseries - Role: Roberta - I Cesaroni 4I CesaroniI Cesaroni is an Italian television series....
- TV series - (2010) - Role: Eva Cudicini - Sotto il cielo di Roma - TV series - (2009–2010) - Role: Giovane Ebrea
- Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda - Miniseries - (2011) - Role: Micol Fontana
Shorts
- Cose che si dicono al buio, directed by Marco Costa (2004) - Role: Fiammetta
- Due sigarette, by Serena Alfieri (2004)
- La neve dentro casa, by Maria Giovanna Barsi - Role: Maddi
- Limbo Silvio Maione and Dario D'Amato, by Francesca Boselli (2009)
Advertising
- Fresco BluParmalatParmalat SpA is a multinational Italian dairy and food corporation. Having become the leading global company in the production of ultra high temperature milk, the company collapsed in 2003 with a €14 billion hole in its accounts in what remains Europe's biggest bankruptcy...
, by Ferzan OzpetekFerzan ÖzpetekFerzan Özpetek is an Italian-Turkish film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy.- Biography :Ferzan Ozpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. When he was a young student in 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza University of Rome...
(2001) - Sofficini FindusFindusFindus is a company that produces and retails frozen food. Its products include Crispy Pancakes, which were invented in the early 1970s.- Origins :...
(2002) - Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (2003)
- TIMTelecom Italia MobileTIM is Telecom Italia's mobile phone brand, and runs a GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA network in Italy and Brazil.In Europe, TIM is part of the FreeMove alliance.TIM Peru was sold to América Móvil and rebranded Claro...
(2005-06-07-08-09)
- Dimensione Danza (2009)
Awards and Prizes
- Magna Grecia Awards - Cultura e Comunicazione (2007)
- Festival del Cinema di Salerno 2007 - Premio Arechi d'Oro for I Cesaroni
- Premio Simpatia (2009) - In Campidoglio
- RomaFictionFest 2009 - Giuria lettori TV Sorrisi e CanzoniTV Sorrisi e CanzoniTV Sorrisi e Canzoni is an Italian weekly listings magazine and is the most sold weekly in Italy.Based in Segrate, Milan, Italy, it is published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the biggest Italian publishing company....
- Best actress for I Cesaroni