Margherita Mazzucco Explained

Margherita Mazzucco
Birth Date:26 September 2002
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2018–present

Margherita Mazzucco (born 26 September 2002) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her role as Elena "Lenù" Greco in the HBO coming-of-age television series My Brilliant Friend.[1]

Biography

Margherita Mazzucco grew up in Naples,[2] the youngest of three sisters.[3] Her father is a lawyer. She graduated from a liceo classico,[4] and later studied modern literature at the University of Naples Federico II.

Her acting career came "by accident";[5] auditions for My Brilliant Friend were being held in her school, and she participated out of curiosity. She wanted to play Lila initially, however, director Saverio Costanzo eventually convinced her to play Lenù. She had no prior acting experience when she accepted the role.[6]

Filmography

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Povoledo . Elisabetta . Growing Up Onscreen With ‘My Brilliant Friend’ . The New York Times . 25 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Myers . Marc . The Italian Actresses in ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Talk About Their Own Childhoods and Different Paths to Stardom . Wall Street Journal . 1 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Manca . Mario . L'Amica Geniale 3, Margherita Mazzucco: «Non solo una brava ragazza» . Vanity Fair Italia . it-IT . 2 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Conosciamo meglio Margherita Mazzucco, l'attrice che interpreta Lenù nella serie cult L'Amica Geniale . Elle . it-IT . 12 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Merone . Anna Paola . L’amica geniale Lenù: il maschilismo resta un male, l’ho vissuto sul set e lo riscontro nella vita di oggi . Corriere della Sera . it-IT . 18 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Reilly . Phoebe . Finding the Ferrante Four . Vulture . en-us . 7 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Aricò . Giacomo . Margherita Mazzucco è Santa Chiara d'Assisi al cinema: “Dimenticate Lenù, io ora sono rock” . Vogue Italia . it-IT . 12 December 2022.
  8. Web site: NUOVOIMAIE Talent Award 2022 a Margherita Mazzucco e Leonardo Maltese . NUOVOIMAIE . it-IT . 9 September 2022.

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