Valeria Solarino (born 4 November 1979) is an Italian actress, born in

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Life and career

She was born in

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to a Sicilian father and

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ese mother. After studying philosophy at the

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe and continues to play an impo ...

, she debuted as actress in the Teatro Stabile. In 2003 she was chosen by director

Mimmo Calopresti Mimmo Calopresti (born 4 January 1955 in Polistena, Calabria) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film ''The Second Time'' was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Sele ...

for a small role in ''

Happiness Costs Nothing ''Happiness Costs Nothing'' ( it, La felicità non costa niente, french: La felicità, le bonheur ne coûte rien) is a 2003 Italian-French drama film directed by Mimmo Calopresti. Cast *Mimmo Calopresti: Sergio *Vincent Pérez: Francesco *Val ...

'' (2003), after which her career took off: in the same year she played Maja in the '' Fame chimica'' (''Chemical Hunger'') by Paolo Vari and Antonio Bocola and Bea in ''

What Will Happen to Us ''What Will Happen to Us'' ( it, Che ne sarà di noi) is a 2004 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Plot In Rome three friends end to give the exams in last year of grammar high school, and grant a lovely summer holiday ...

'' by

Giovanni Veronesi Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccio ...

, who is her current partner. In 2005 Solarino starred in ''La febbre'' by Alessandro D'Alatri, in 2006 in '' Viaggio segreto '' by

Roberto Andò Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author. Life and career Born in Palermo, Andò debuted as assistant director, working with Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Michael Cimino and F ...

and, in 2007, Valzer by Salvatore Maira. In 2009 she played the role of a lesbian lover in '' Viola di mare'' (''Sea Purple''), a historical film by

Donatella Maiorca Donatella Maiorca (born September 13, 1957, in Messina) is an Italian film director. Career Donatella Maiorca began working as an actress and assistant director while she was a student of psychology at the Sapienza University of Rome. In 1981 sh ...

.Sea Purple (Viola di Mare)
at the

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which was shown at the

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. In 2018, she starred as the psychologist Anna in '' As Needed'', directed by

Francesco Falaschi Francesco Falaschi (born 6 August 1961) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He won the David di Donatello for Best Short Film for ''Quasi fratelli'' in 1999. He was nominated for a David di Donatello and a Silver Ribbon for Best New ...

References

External links

Valeria Solarino - Interview (Italian)

at

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(Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Solarino, Valeria 1978 births Living people Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 21st-century Italian actresses People from Barcelona, Venezuela People of Sicilian descent People of Piedmontese descent