Serena Rossi (born 31 August 1985) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality. She has acted in films and on stage, but is best known for her performance in the long-running
Rai 3
Rai 3 (formerly Rete 3) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 15 December 1979 and its programming is centred towards cultural and ...
soap opera ''
Un Posto al Sole
''Un posto al sole'' (English: ''A Place in the Sun'') is an Italian soap opera transmitted by Rai 3 since 1996. It is set in a fictional apartment building called Palazzo Palladini, located in front of the sea in the Naples neighborhood of Posill ...
''.
Biography
Born 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 ...
, Rossi comes from an artistic family originally from
Montefalcone nel Sannio (in the
Province of Campobasso
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
,
Molise
Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...
, Italy).
She debuted in 2002 as a singer in the musical ''C'era una volta... Scugnizzi'' by
Claudio Mattone
Claudio Mattone (born 28 February 1943) is an Italian composer, lyricist and music producer.
Born in Santa Maria a Vico, Caserta, Mattone approached music at young age, as a jazz pianist. After leaving the university he moved to Rome, where he d ...
and
Enrico Vaime
Enrico Vaime (19 January 1936 – 28 March 2021) was an Italian author, playwright, screenwriter, television and radio writer and presenter.
Born in Perugia, after graduating in law in 1960 Vaime was employed by RAI, but he resigned almost immed ...
.
She broke through with her role in ''
Un Posto al Sole
''Un posto al sole'' (English: ''A Place in the Sun'') is an Italian soap opera transmitted by Rai 3 since 1996. It is set in a fictional apartment building called Palazzo Palladini, located in front of the sea in the Naples neighborhood of Posill ...
'', which led to starring roles in several musicals, as well as a music album, ''Amore che'', featuring folk songs from ''al Sole''.
After more work in television programmes and films, in 2008, Serena also appeared in the internationally popular detective series ''
Inspector Montalbano''.
In 2009, Serena appeared in
Christian Duguay's ''
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire'' and made further appearances in ''
Ho sposato uno sbirro'', ''
R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti
''R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti'' is an Italian television series. It's a spin-off of ''RIS Delitti Imperfetti''. The show aired March 18 2010 to Novembre 27, 2012 on Canale 5.
Characters
* Lucia Brancato (2010-2012)
* Daniele Ghirelli (2 ...
'' and ''
Rugantino
''Rugantino'' is a musical comedy by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, which debuted at the Teatro Sistina in Rome, Italy, on 15 December 1962. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli.
It is a comedy set in the papal Rome of the 19th century. ...
''. In 2011 she played the role of Giulia Sabatini in the TV series ''Che Dio ci Aiuti'' (2011-)
In 2013, Serena voiced
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...
in the Italian version of
''Frozen''.
In 2015, Serena voiced Cinderella, played by
Anna Kendrick
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in the Italian version of
''Into the Woods''.
In 2014, she took part in the contest ''Tale e Quale Show'', the Italian version of
''Tu cara me suena'''' and won it,'' alongsidespin off'' Il Torneo. ''Among other artists, Serena imitated:
Michael Jackson
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,
Beyoncé
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,
Pharrell Williams
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and
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
''. In 2014, ''she acted in the film
Al posto tuo
''Al posto tuo'' () is a 2016 Italian comedy film written by Massimo di Nicola and directed by Max Croci and starring Luca Argentero, Ambra Angiolini and Angela Melillo.
Plot
Luca Molteni and Rocco Fontana are two creative directors of a co ...
as ''Anna.''
In 2017, Serena starred in the film ''
Ammore e Malavita
''Ammore e malavita'' is a 2017 Italian musical comedy film directed by the Manetti Bros. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
* Claudia Gerini as Donna Maria
* Carlo Buccirosso ...
'' by the Manetti Bros. playing the role of Fatima, a role which was reprised during an episode of the programme ''Stasera Casa Mika''. Mika had seen the film and strongly wished to do a sketch with Serena.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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1985 births
Living people
Actresses from Naples
People of Molisan descent
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
Italian film actresses
Italian voice actresses
21st-century Italian actresses