Cristina Serafini
Cristina Serafini (born September 22, 1978) is an Italian actress.
Early life
Cristina Serafini was born in Turin, Italy, the only child of a housewife and a pizza maker. She soon decided to pursue an acting career and won a scholarship to attend the prestigious Scuola del Teatro Stabile di Torino (Union of the Theatres of Europe), founded by the Italian director Luca Ronconi.
She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.
Career
Serafini has appeared in 29 films and television series since the early 2000s (decade), including: Il Divo (film), Colpo d'occhio, Il bene e il male, Il peccato e la vergogna and Valzer, which was screened at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.
Serafini made her film début in the 2006 film Sono tornato al nord. Serafini's first significant role came in Roberto Cuzzillo's Senza fine (2009) as a young homosexual - winning her critical and commercial recognition, as well as the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at 2009 Chieti Film Festival directed by Roberto Faenza.
In 2011 Serafini was selected for four lead roles. She played the role of Alessandro Gassman's fiancée in Natale per due and received the Best Rising Italian Actress Award at Premio Internazionale Euro-Mediterraneo, Rome, Italy.
Serafini, who has often been photographed by paparazzi with American actor and director Sean Penn, always refuses to comment about her private life.
Filmography
- Sono tornato al nord, directed by Franco Diaferia (2006)
- Un giorno da non dimenticare, directed by Giuseppe Dell'Aiera (2006)
- Valzer (film), directed by Salvatore Maira (2007)
- Colpi di sole, directed by Mariano Lamberti (2007)
- Chiedo alla polvere, directed by Vittorio Badini Confalonieri (2007)
- Crociera Vianello, directed by Maurizio Simonetti (2008)
- Colpo d'occhio, directed by Sergio Rubini (2008)
- Il divo (film), directed by Paolo Sorrentino (2008)
- Bigodini, directed by Bobo Piana (2008-2009)
- Il bene e il male, directed by Giorgio Serafini (2009)
- Terapia d'urgenza, directed by Lucio Gaudino (2009)
- Senza fine, directed by Roberto Cuzzillo (2009)
- Una donna, directed by Filippo Cavalca (2010)
- Il peccato e la vergogna, directed by Luigi Parisi (2010)
- Cercando Maria, directed by Franco Diafera (2010)
- Workers, directed by Lorenzo Vignolo (2011)
- Lacrime di San Lorenzo, directed by Giampiero Caira (2011)
- I tredici, directed by Riccardo Mazzone (2011)
- Limoncetta, directed by Paolo Genovese (2011)
- Un Natale per due, directed by Giambattista Avellino (2011)
- September Eleven 1683, directed by Renzo Martinelli (2011)
- Laila (Passion et colère), directed by Mohamed Zineddaine (2011)
- Niccolò Machiavelli il Principe della politica, directed by Lorenzo Raveggi (2012)
- Un passo dal cielo II, directed by Riccardo Donna (2012)
- Oggi a te…domani a me, directed by Marco Limberti (2012)
- The Bold and the Beautiful, directed by Michael Stich (director) (2013)
- Don Matteo, directed by Monica Vullo (2013)
Awards
Best Actress in a Leading Role, Chieti Film Festival (2009)
Best Rising Italian Actress, Premio Internazionale Euro-Mediterraneo, Rome, Italy (2011)