Giulia Elettra Gorietti (born 29 September 1988) is an Italian actress from

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Life and career

Gorietti was born in Rome from an

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father and a

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mother: at the age of 12 she joined the Italian Rhythmic gymnastics team, but she had to quit because of an accident. She made her acting debut in 2003, with ''

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'', directed by

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, alongside

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and Sergio Castellitto. In the following years, she had main roles in movies by directors

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and Luca Lucini, thus gaining a certain fame in Italy.

Filmography

Films

* ''

'', directed by

(2003) * '' Three Steps Over Heaven'', directed by

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(2004) * ''L'uomo spezzato'', directed by Stefano Calvagna (2005) * '' I Love You in Every Language in the World'', directed by

(2005) * ''

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'', directed by Luis Prieto (2007) * ''Ultimi della classe'', directed by Luca Biglione (2008) * ''Prigioniero di un segreto'', directed by Carlo Fusco (2009) * ''L'ultimo ultras'', directed by Stefano Calvagna (2009) * ''

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'', directed by Stefano Sollima (2015) * ''

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'', directed by

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(2016)

TV

* ''Le ali'', directed by Andrea Porporati (2008) * ''Bakhita'', directed by Giacomo Campiotti (2009) * ''L'amore che non dura'', directed by Stefano Calvagna (2009) * ''I liceali 3'', directed by Francesco Miccichè and Massimiliano Papi (2010) * Terra Ribelle - Il Nuovo Mondo, directed by Ambrogio Lo Giudice (2012)

Short movies

* ''La notte bianca'', directed by Luca Lucini (2004)

Videoclips

* ''Dalla pelle al cuore'' by

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, directed by Gaetano Morbioli (2007) * ''Regali di Natale'' by

, directed by Gaetano Morbioli (2007) * ''I Keep Fallin by

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, directed by Dave Depares (2011)

References

External links

Giulia Elettra Gorietti's official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorietti, Giulia Elettra Italian film actresses Living people Actresses from Rome 1988 births Italian television actresses Italian people of German descent Italian people of Portuguese descent 21st-century Italian actresses