| Valentina Bellè | |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Verona, Italy |
| Yearsactive: | 2010–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Valentina Bellè (born 16 April 1992) is an Italian actress.
Born in Verona from an Italian father and a German mother, as a child she showed interest in art and studied acting.[1] After finishing high school, Valentina worked as a model, taking part in fashion shows and photo shoots.[2] [3]
In 2012, at the age of 19, she spent four months in New York City and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute to undertake acting classes.[4] In 2013, Bellè tried to enter the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, where she was refused. From there, she left for London to learn English and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but received a call from the CSC from Rome: one of the girls accepted at the Centro Sperimentale had refused the seat, so Valentina took her place.
Upon graduation from the CSC, she received her first and most important television role as Lucrezia Tornabuoni in the TV series . She became well-known on the silver screen for her performances in movies like Wondrous Boccaccio and , both directed by the Taviani brothers.
In 2018, she took part on the TV series Genius, where she played the role of Jacqueline Roque, last wife of Pablo Picasso, portrayed by Antonio Banderas.[5]
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | La buca | Arianna | ||
| La vita oscena | Kissing girl | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2015 | Wondrous Boccaccio | Emilia's sister | ||
| 2017 | Il permesso - 48 ore fuori | Rossana Isimbardi | ||
| Fulvia | ||||
| Amori che non sanno stare al mondo | Nina | |||
| 2018 | Fabrizio De André: Spirito libero | Dori Ghezzi | ||
| 2019 | Dolceroma | Jaccaranda Ponti | ||
| Into the Labyrinth | Samantha Andretti | |||
| 2021 | Andreina | |||
| Love Gets a Room | Ada | |||
| 2022 | Miranda's Mind | Miranda Alanmade | Short film | |
| 2023 | Ferrari | Cecilia Manzini | ||
| 2024 | The Life Apart | Maria Macola |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Caccia al Re - La narcotici | Arianna Carrocci | Main role (season 2); 6 episodes | |
| Grand Hotel | Adele Alibrandi | Miniseries | ||
| 2016 | Medici | Lucrezia Tornabuoni | Main role (season 1); 8 episodes | |
| 2017 | Sirene | Yara | Lead role; 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | Genius | Jacqueline Roque | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Clara | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |
| 2019–present | Volevo fare la rockstar | Olivia | Lead role | |
| 2022 | Romulus | Ersilia | Main role (season 2); 8 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Good Mothers | Giuseppina Pesce | Main role; 4 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fabrique du Cinéma Awards | Best Actress | [6] [7] | ||
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Supporting Actress | The Good Mothers | [8] | |