Vanessa Scalera Explained

Birth Place:Mesagne, Italy
Occupation:Actress

Vanessa Scalera (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.

Life and career

Born in Mesagne, Scalera is the daughter of two nurses.[1] She grew up in Latiano,[2] [3] and in 1996 she moved with her family to Rome.[4] She studied acting at La Scaletta drama school, under Antonio Pierfederici.

Scalera started her career on stage, working in 2000 in the comedy play L'amico di tutti, alongside Johnny Dorelli. In 2001, she made her film debut in Our Tropical Island. She had her breakout in 2019, thanks to the titular role in the Rai 1 crime series .[5]

For her performance in the 2021 film A Girl Returned, Scalera received a David di Donatello nomination for best supporting actress, and a Globo d'oro nomination as best actress.[6] [7]

Filmography

Film
Television

Notes and References

  1. News: Varlese . Linda . "Imma come Montalbano: la gente ama gli antiborghesi e i Don Chisciotte" . 16 August 2024 . . 6 October 2019 . it . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063625/https://www.huffingtonpost.it/life/2019/10/06/news/vanessa_scalera_imma_come_montalbano_la_gente_ama_gli_antiborghesi_e_i_don_chisciotte_-5424324/ . live .
  2. News: Ranocchi . Veronica . Vanessa Scalera: Determinata e piena di risorse come la "sua" procuratrice . 16 August 2024 . . it . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063625/https://www.mymovies.it/persone/vanessa-scalera/139624/ . live .
  3. News: Redazione . Vanessa Scalera a Mesagne, racconta i luoghi della sua vita per una trasmissione Rai . 16 August 2024 . BrindisiReport . 16 May 2023 . it . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063625/https://www.brindisireport.it/social/vanessa-scalera-a-mesagne-racconta-i-luoghi-della-sua-vita-per-una-trasmissione-rai.html . live .
  4. News: Capuano . Diego . Chi รจ Vanessa Scalera, protagonista di Filomena Marturano . 16 August 2024 . Today . 20 December 2022 . it . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063736/https://www.today.it/tv/news/chi-e-vanessa-scalera.html . live .
  5. News: Bigi . Emanuele . Vanessa Scalera: "Imma Tataranni mi ha dato un "lavoro stabile"" . 16 August 2024 . . 21 September 2023 . it-IT.
  6. News: David di Donatello 2022: la lista completa dei vincitori . 26 May 2024 . . 3 May 2022 . it-IT . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063630/https://www.rollingstone.it/cinema-tv/news-cinema-tv/david-di-donatello-2022-la-lista-completa-dei-vincitori/635731/ . live .
  7. News: Globo d'Oro, a Carlo Verdone il premio alla carriera . 26 May 2024 . . 4 August 2022 . it . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063736/https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2022/08/04/globo-doro-a-carlo-verdone-il-premio-alla-carriera_169429fd-4bf8-4ee0-b96a-bf75b1db5190.html . live .