Martina Stella
Encyclopedia
Martina Stella is an Italian
television
and film
actress.
. The film was a success in Italy, and was nominated for multiple 2001 David di Donatello
awards, including Best Film.
L'ultimo bacio was released internationally, with the title The Last Kiss for English-speaking audiences. Reviews of Stella's performance as Francesca, a beautiful teenager who seduces a man in a committed relationship, were generally positive. One American reviewer compared her to "a young Reese Witherspoon
", while another described her portrayal in greater depth:
Stella proceeded to build a career as an actress in Italian films, including 2002's Amnèsia
, which was directed by past Academy Award-winner Gabriele Salvatores
. Her film career has also included a small role in the 2004 Hollywood movie Ocean's Twelve
. She studied English
for her role in the 2009 Rob Marshall
film Nine
.
Stella made her theatrical debut in 2002 in Aggiungi un posto a tavola
, and briefly returned to the stage in 2006 in Romeo e Guilietta
. Stella has also played lead roles in various Italian television
projects, including the miniseries Le ragazze di San Frediano
and Piper.
Stella often visits Italian television talk shows to promote her acting projects and interests. She has also been a prank victim on Italian television's Scherzi a Parte, and she acted in the videoclip
for the song "Eternal woman" by the Belgian
band dEUS.
In print, Stella is a frequent cover model, interview subject, and story topic for Italian magazines. She has appeared multiple times on the covers of the Italian-language publications Max and Vanity Fair.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and 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...
actress.
Acting career
Stella made her cinematic debut at the age of 16 in 2001 in L'ultimo bacioL'ultimo bacio
L'ultimo bacio is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama movie directed by Gabriele Muccino.It was remade into The Last Kiss in 2006 by Tony Goldwyn starring Zach Braff and Rachel Bilson....
. The film was a success in Italy, and was nominated for multiple 2001 David di Donatello
David di Donatello
David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
awards, including Best Film.
L'ultimo bacio was released internationally, with the title The Last Kiss for English-speaking audiences. Reviews of Stella's performance as Francesca, a beautiful teenager who seduces a man in a committed relationship, were generally positive. One American reviewer compared her to "a young Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower...
", while another described her portrayal in greater depth:
Stella proceeded to build a career as an actress in Italian films, including 2002's Amnèsia
Amnèsia
Amnèsia is an Italian drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and released in 2002.-Plot:Several stories unfold simultaneously over three days on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza...
, which was directed by past Academy Award-winner Gabriele Salvatores
Gabriele Salvatores
Gabriele Salvatores , is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989.In that year, he directed his...
. Her film career has also included a small role in the 2004 Hollywood movie Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was...
. She studied English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
for her role in the 2009 Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall is an American theater director, film director and choreographer. He is a six-time Tony Award nominee, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee and four-time Emmy winner whose most noted work is the 2002 Academy Award for Best Picture winner Chicago.-Life and career:Marshall was...
film Nine
Nine (film)
Nine is a 2009 musical-romantic film directed and produced by Rob Marshall. The screenplay, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 musical of the same name, which was itself suggested by Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8½...
.
Stella made her theatrical debut in 2002 in Aggiungi un posto a tavola
Aggiungi un posto a tavola
Aggiungi un posto a tavola is a musical comedy written by Pietro Garinei, Sandro Giovannini and Iaia Fiastri, which debuted in 1974 under the directio of Garinei e Giovannini. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli....
, and briefly returned to the stage in 2006 in Romeo e Guilietta
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
. Stella has also played lead roles in various Italian television
Television in Italy
Television in Italy was introduced in 1939, when the first experimental broadcasting began. However, this lasted for a very short time: when fascist Italy entered World War II in 1940 all the transmission were interrupted, and were resumed in earnest only nine years after the end of the conflict,...
projects, including the miniseries Le ragazze di San Frediano
Le ragazze di San Frediano
Le ragazze di San Frediano is a 1949 novel by Italian author Vasco Pratolini.-Plot:The novel is set in Florence at the end of the second World War. The story follows the escapades of a Florentine mechanic, a local "Don Giovanni," who romances several women simultaneously and secretly...
and Piper.
Appearances in other media
Over the years, Stella has been a spokesperson for various commercial products (primarily clothing and cosmetics) and for several charitable causes.Stella often visits Italian television talk shows to promote her acting projects and interests. She has also been a prank victim on Italian television's Scherzi a Parte, and she acted in the videoclip
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...
for the song "Eternal woman" by the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
band dEUS.
In print, Stella is a frequent cover model, interview subject, and story topic for Italian magazines. She has appeared multiple times on the covers of the Italian-language publications Max and Vanity Fair.
Cinema
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | L'ultimo bacio L'ultimo bacio L'ultimo bacio is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama movie directed by Gabriele Muccino.It was remade into The Last Kiss in 2006 by Tony Goldwyn starring Zach Braff and Rachel Bilson.... |
Francesca | Directed by Gabriele Muccino Gabriele Muccino Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother's films.... |
| 2002 | Amnèsia Amnèsia Amnèsia is an Italian drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and released in 2002.-Plot:Several stories unfold simultaneously over three days on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza... |
Luce | Directed by Gabriele Salvatores Gabriele Salvatores Gabriele Salvatores , is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989.In that year, he directed his... |
| Nemmeno in un sogno | Vale | ||
| Un amore perfetto Un amore perfetto Un amore perfetto is a 2002 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Valerio Andrei. It stars Cesare Cremonini, then the lead singer of Italian music group Lùnapop; Martina Stella, then an emerging star following her debut performance in the 2001 film L'ultimo bacio; and Denis Fasolo.-Plot:Ceghe ... |
Laura | ||
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve Ocean's Twelve Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was... |
Nagel’s assistant | Directed by Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing commercial Hollywood films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, but he has also directed smaller less... |
| 2008 | K. Il bandito | Clara | |
| Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca | Cristina | ||
| Il seme della discordia Il seme della discordia Il seme della discordia is a Golden Lion-nominated 2008 Italian film.The film is a modernisation of Heinrich von Kleist's novel The Marquise of O.- Plot :... |
Nike | ||
| 2009 | Nine Nine (film) Nine is a 2009 musical-romantic film directed and produced by Rob Marshall. The screenplay, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 musical of the same name, which was itself suggested by Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8½... |
Donatella | Directed by Rob Marshall Rob Marshall Rob Marshall is an American theater director, film director and choreographer. He is a six-time Tony Award nominee, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee and four-time Emmy winner whose most noted work is the 2002 Academy Award for Best Picture winner Chicago.-Life and career:Marshall was... |
| Un'estate ai Caraibi Un'estate ai Caraibi Un'estate ai Caraibi is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It stars Enrico Brignano, Carlo Buccirosso, Biagio Izzo, and Martina Stella.-Plot:... |
Laura | ||
| 2010 | Ti presento un amico Ti presento un amico -Cast:* Raoul Bova as Marco* Martina Stella as Gabriella* Sarah Felberbaum* Kelly Reilly* Barbora Bobulova* Stefano Macchi* Alessandro Bolide... |
Gabriella | Directed by Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born March 13, 1951.In 2001 he directed the romantic comedy film South Kensington starring Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, Eccezzziunale..... |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Imperium: Augustus Imperium: Augustus Imperium: Augustus is a 2003 joint British-Italian production, and part of the Imperium series. It tells of the life story of Octavian and how he became Augustus... |
Young Livia | |
| 2004 | Le stagioni del cuore | Emma Valenti | |
| 2006 | La freccia nera | Giovanna Bentivoglio di Fanes | Television miniseries |
| 2007 | Le ragazze di San Frediano Le ragazze di San Frediano Le ragazze di San Frediano is a 1949 novel by Italian author Vasco Pratolini.-Plot:The novel is set in Florence at the end of the second World War. The story follows the escapades of a Florentine mechanic, a local "Don Giovanni," who romances several women simultaneously and secretly... |
Silvana | Television miniseries |
| Piper | Milena | ||
| 2009 | Donne assassine Donne assassine Donne assassine is an Italian television series.... |
Patrizia | |
| 2011 | Tiberio Mitri: il campione e la miss | Fulvia Franco | |
| Angeli e diamanti | Giorgia | ||