Biography

Gorietti was born in Rome from an Italian father and a German/Portoguese mother: at the age of 12 she joined the Italian Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...

 team, but she had to quit because of an accident.

She had her debut as an actress in the Italian cinema in 2003, with Caterina va in città, directed by Paolo Virzì

Paolo Virzì

Paolo Virzì is a film director, writer and producer. He is one of the most acclaimed storytellers for the screen and is considered to be one of the major heirs of the Italian-style comedy film tradition.-Biography:...

, sharing the stage with Margherita Buy

Margherita Buy

Margherita Buy is an Italian actress born in Rome on 15 January 1962.-Overview:After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore , which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects Domani...

 e Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto is an Italian actor and director.Castellitto attended the academy of dramatic art and dedicated himself to theatre soon after, working with many famous actors such as Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo and Enzo Muzii...

.
In the following years, she had main roles in movies by directors Leonardo Pieraccioni

Leonardo Pieraccioni

Leonardo Pieraccioni is an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut on Italian TV in 1995, directing I laureati...

 and
Luca Lucini, thus gaining a certain notoriety in Italy

Italy

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.

She is engaged to football player Lorenzo De Silvestri

Movies

• Caterina va in città, directed by Paolo Virzì
  Paolo Virzì
  Paolo Virzì is a film director, writer and producer. He is one of the most acclaimed storytellers for the screen and is considered to be one of the major heirs of the Italian-style comedy film tradition.-Biography:...
  
   (2003)
• Tre metri sopra il cielo, directed by Luca Lucini (2004)
• L'uomo spezzato, directed by Stefano Calvagna (2005)
• Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo, directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni
  Leonardo Pieraccioni
  Leonardo Pieraccioni is an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut on Italian TV in 1995, directing I laureati...
  
   (2005)
• Ho voglia di te, directed by Luis Prieto (2007)
• Ultimi della classe, directed by Luca Biglione (2008)
• Prigioniero di un segreto, directed by Carlo Fusco (2009)
• L'ultimo ultras, directed by Stefano Calvagna (2009)

TV

• Le ali, directed by Andrea Porporati (2008)
• Bakhita, directed by Giacomo Campiotti (2009)
• L'amore che non dura, directed by Stefano Calvagna (2009)
• I liceali 3, directed by Francesco Miccichè and Massimiliano Papi (2010)

Videoclips

• Dalla pelle al cuore by Antonello Venditti
  Antonello Venditti
  Antonello Venditti is an Italian singer-songwriter who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs.-Biography:...
  
  , directed by Gaetano Morbioli (2007)
• Regali di Natale by Antonello Venditti
  Antonello Venditti
  Antonello Venditti is an Italian singer-songwriter who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs.-Biography:...
  
  , directed by Gaetano Morbioli (2007)
• I Keep Fallin by NYLO, directed by Dave Depares (2011)

External links

• Giulia Elettra Gorietti's official site