Christine Marzano (born September 5, 1986)
[Simon Keegan]
"Who is Stephen Merchant's stunning new girlfriend Christine Marzano?"
''Daily Mirror
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'', June 28, 2015. is the CEO and founder of an LA-based, fashion, tech company BODS. She is a former model and actress.
Early life and education
Marzano was born in
Brooklyn, New York
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to an Italian father and an Irish mother.
[ She received a bachelor's degree in psychology and neuroscience from ]Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
, and later studied Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...
at the British American Drama Academy
The British American Drama Academy is a drama school in London, in the United Kingdom. It is affiliated with Sarah Lawrence College and Yale University.
Background
The British American Drama Academy (BADA) was founded in 1983 by Tony Branch and ...
in London.[Ruth O'Connor]
"Christine Marzano: a model student actor,"
''The Irish Times
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'', July 27, 2013.[Vanessa Butler]
"Femme on Fire: Christine Marzano,"
''Playboy
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'', August 7, 2013.
Career
Modeling
She walked the International runways for Christian Dior, YSL, Gucci
Gucci (, ; ) is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house based in Florence, Italy. Its product lines include handbags, ready-to-wear, footwear, accessories, and home decoration; and it licenses its name and branding to Coty, Inc. for fragran ...
, Fendi
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, Balmain, John Galliano
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, Thierry Mugler
Manfred Thierry Mugler (; 21 December 1948 – 23 January 2022) was a French fashion designer, creative director and creative adviser of Mugler. In the 1970s, Mugler launched his eponymous fashion house; and quickly rose to prominence in the fo ...
, Giorgio Armani, MaxMara, Peter Som
Peter Som (born 1970) is a Chinese American fashion designer. He was creative director for Bill Bass and creative consultant for Tommy Hilfiger, where he designed the women’s wear collection, prior to founding his eponymous label. Born and rai ...
, Dries Van Noten
Baron Dries Van Noten (born 12 May 1958 in Antwerp) is a Belgian fashion designer and an eponymous fashion brand, which he co-founded with CEO and business partner Christine Mathys.
Early life and education
Van Noten was born into a family ...
, and many more.
Acting
While modeling, Marzano began serious acting training, and appeared in numerous television commercials. After graduating from Princeton, she decided to pursue acting full-time.
Marzano appeared as a bilingual prostitute in ''Seven Psychopaths
''Seven Psychopaths'' is a 2012 satirical black comedy crime drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh and starring an ensemble cast featuring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken, wit ...
'' (2012), winning as part of Best Ensemble Cast at the 2012 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, and nominated in the same category at the 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards. She also had a supporting role as a brothel madam in the 2013 vampire film '' Byzantium'' and appeared in the 2013 thriller ''Paranoia
Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy co ...
''. She portrayed celebrity florist and landscape designer Charlotte Heavey in the 2015 film ''Dare to Be Wild'' and appeared in the 2016 Harry Potter prequel ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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'', written by JK Rowling
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and directed by David Yates."'Harry Potter' Cast and Fans React To 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them' Trailer,"
Geeks of Doom, February 3, 2016
She has appeared in the 2018 American action film ''
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy'' alongside
Zach McGowan
Zach McGowan (born May 5, 1980) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is known for his roles in television series '' Shameless'' as Jody, ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as Anton Ivanov/The Superior,
'' Black Sails'' as Charles Vane, an ...
and
Frederick Koehler
Frederick Koehler (born June 16, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Chip Lowell on ''Kate & Allie'' as well as Andrew Schillinger on the HBO drama ''Oz''.
Later life
After ''Kate & Allie'', Koehler attended Carnegie Mellon U ...
, the fourth film in the ''
Death Race'' series.
Personal life
Marzano has dual Irish-US citizenship, and lives in
Los Angeles, California
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1986 births
Businesspeople from Brooklyn
Princeton University alumni
Alumni of the British American Drama Academy
American people of Italian descent
American people of Irish descent
American female models
American film actresses
Actresses from New York City
Actresses from Los Angeles
21st-century American women