| Birth Place: | Mesagne, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Vanessa Scalera (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Our Tropical Island | Waitress | Uncredited | |
| 2008 | Il nostro messia | Pauline | ||
| 2009 | Vincere | Nun | Cameo | |
| 2012 | Dormant Beauty | PD Deputy | Cameo | |
| 2014 | Prima di andar via | Elena | ||
| 2015 | Under Electric Clouds | Nurse | Cameo | |
| Mia Madre | Nurse | Cameo | ||
| 2018 | A Woman's Name | Sonia Talenti | ||
| 2019 | Il ladro di giorni | Anna | ||
| 2021 | A Girl Returned | The Mother | ||
| Diabolik | Flora | |||
| 2022 | Corro da te | Luciana | ||
| I viaggiori | Dr. Sestrieri | |||
| 2023 | Palazzina Laf | Tiziana Lagioia | ||
| 2024 | Dall'alto di una fredda torre | Elena |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R.I.S. Roma: Delitti imperfetti | Angelo's mother | Episode: "Nella tranquillità delle vostre case" | |
| Squadra antimafia | Francesca Diamante | 3 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Distretto di Polizia | Tania Nazzari | Episode: "Impunibile" | |
| 2015 | Lea | Lea Garofalo | Television film | |
| 2019–present | Immacolata "Imma" Tataranni | Lead role | ||
| 2020–2022 | Romulus | Silvia | Main (season 1); guest (season 2) | |
| 2022 | Filumena Marturano | Filumena Marturano | Television film | |
| 2024 | This Is Not Hollywood | Cosima Serrano | Main role |