Miriam Candurro (born 10 October 1980) is an Italian actress.

Early life and career

Miriam was born and lives in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, where she graduated at Liceo Classico Giuseppe Garibaldi, and where she later graduated in Classical Literature at the

University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...

. In 2004 she made her debut as an actress with

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by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi, film winner of three

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. The complex and suffered role of Caterina will be worth the Domenico Rea Prize, as best new actress. Subsequently she participates in various TV dramas: E poi c'è Filippo, with

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and

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, Angela,

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TV movie, with

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5, La squadra 7,

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. In 2007 she was the protagonist, together with

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and Michelle Bonev, of the TV miniseries Operazione pilota, broadcast on Rai 1. In 2008 she returned to the small screen with the successful TV series

Capri Capri ( , ; ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been ...

, and to the big screen with the comedy

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and with the Italian-American film The Eternal City. In 2010 she starred in Capri 3. On 12 March 2012 she made her debut in the Rai 3 soap opera

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in the role of Serena Cirillo. In 2015 and 2016 she was testimonial of the Biancaluna brand photographed by

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Personal life

Miriam Candurro is married and has 2 children.

Filmography

Television

*''Angela'', directed by Andrea Frazzi and Antonio Frazzi - TV film (2005) *''E poi c'è Filippo'', directed by

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- TV series (2006) *''

'', directed by

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- TV series (2006) *''

'', TV series (2006) *'' La squadra'', TV series (2006) *''Operazione pilota'', directed by Umberto Marino - TV series (2007) *'' Capri 2'', directed by

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and Giorgio Molteni - TV series (2008) *''Giochi sporchi'', directed by David Emmer - TV series (2009) *'' Capri 3'', directed by Dario Acocella and Francesca Marra - TV series (2010) *''

'', TV series (2012-present) *''Sotto copertura'', directed by

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- TV series (2015) *''

'', directed by Daniela Borsese - TV series (2016) *''

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'', TV series (2016) *''

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'', TV series (2017-2021) *''

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'', TV series (2017) *''Sotto copertura'', directed by

- TV series (2017)

Film

*''La merendina tropicale'', directed by

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(2005) *''Il colpo di pistola'', directed by

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(2005) *''Noemi'', directed by

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(2007) *''Gunes'', directed by Salvatore Allocca (2010) *''Orizzonti'', directed by Sibilla Barbieri (2010)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Candurro, Miriam 1980 births Living people Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses People from Naples 21st-century Italian actresses Actresses from Naples