Alexandra Dinu (born 3 January 1981,

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) is a Romanian actress and television presenter best known for her roles as Tatiana in ''Final Score'', Grace in '' Bullet Head'' and Agent Rossi in ''

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Early life

Dinu studied at the Jean Monnet language school in Bucharest.

Career

Her first appearance on television was as a host in 1999 as part of a program for Romanian

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and, shortly after for

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. As an actress, Dinu is known in Europe for ''

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'' (2005), ''Garcea si oltenii'' (2001) and ''Examen'' (2003). In 2017 Dinu appeared in '' Bullet Head'', a crime thriller starring

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, Antonio Banderas, and

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. She appeared with

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and Pierce Brosnan in action film ''

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'', set during the final match played by

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at their

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preposterously hosting a European semi-final, as Tatiana, a terrorist kidnapper. Dinu appears as Agent Ross in ''

'' with

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. A film written and directed by Roberto Leoni entitled ''The Serpent's Gift'', in which she participated together with Dinu and Guglielmo Scilla, will be released in 2020.

Personal life

From 2001 to 2003 she was married to the footballer

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with whom she has a son, Mario. Mutu said the depression he fell into following his divorce from Dinu led to the cocaine use which caused his sacking by

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in 2004, despite first claiming he only failed a drugs test due to supplements designed to improve his sexual performance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dinu, Alexandra 1981 births Living people Romanian film actresses Romanian television presenters Romanian women television presenters