Carmela is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Carmela Abraham Carmela R. Abraham is an American neuroscientist who focuses on the study of Alzheimer's disease. Early life and education Abraham earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Tel Aviv University and her PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard ...

American neuroscientist *

Carmela Allucci Carmela Allucci (born 22 January 1970) is a female water polo midfielder from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Allucci was given the honour to carry the national flag o ...

(born 22 January 1970 in Naples), Italian water polo midfielder * Carmela Appel (born 1996), Dutch cricketer * Carmela Auriemma (born 1981), Italian politician *

Carmela Cardama Báez Carmela Cardama Báez (born 4 December 1996) is a Spanish long-distance runner. She won the 2021 NCAA 10,000 m championship competing for the Oregon Ducks. From 2021 to 2024, she was a part of the On Athletics Club. Early and personal lif ...

(born 1996), Spanish long-distance runner *

Carmela Bolívar Carmela Bolívar Ríos (born 23 April 1957) is a retired Peruvian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 11.2 (1981) *200 metres ...

(born 1957), retired Peruvian sprinter * Carmela Bucalo, Italian politician *

Carmela Carabelli Carmela Carabelli, born Carmelina Negri (Melegnano, May 9, 1910 – Milan, November 25, 1978), better known as Mamma Carmela (in English language, English: ''Mother Carmela''), was a spiritual daughter of Padre Pio, Pio of Pietrelcina and a famou ...

(1910-1978), spiritual daughter of Pio of Pietrelcina; Italian mystic *

Carmela Carvajal Carmela Carvajal Briones (Quillota, July 16, 1851 - Santiago, August 16, 1931) was the wife of the Chilean Navy, Chilean navy captain Arturo Prat, hero of the Battle of Iquique. Biography Childhood Carmela Carvajal, the youngest of four ...

(1851-1931), wife of the Chilean navy captain Arturo Prat * Carmela Cipriani (born 1996), Italian racing cyclist * Carmela Combe (1898-1984), Peruvian aviator *

Carmela Corren Carmela Corren (; ; – ) was an Israelis, Israeli singer and actress. Career Corren was born ''Bizman'' in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine, on 13 February 1938. She dreamed of being a dancer, but switched to singing in the wake of an inju ...

(1938-2022), Israeli singer and actress *

Carmela Marie Cristiano Sister Carmela Marie Cristiano, S.C. (August 15, 1927 – August 1, 2011) was an American Catholic religious sister of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, who served the community as a teacher, social worker and activist. She received public ...

(1927-2011), American Catholic religious sister * Carmela Grippa, Italian politician * Carmela Gross (born 1946), Brazilian visual artist and educator *

Carmela Gutiérrez de Gambra Carmela Gutiérrez de Gambra (, María del Carmen Gutiérrez Sánchez; 1921 - Madrid, 31 July 1984), was a Spanish scholar, translator, writer, and Christian feminist. Between 1948 and 1971, she was author of more than 40 novels. Most of these wer ...

(1921-1984), Spanish scholar, translator, and romance novelist *

Carmela Jeria Gómez Carmela Jeria (born Carmela Jeria Gómez in Valparaíso, Chile, July 16, 1886 – ?) was a labor activist, Typography, typographer, Publishing, publisher, and social and Feminism, feminist leader. Called the "first working journalist" of her cou ...

(1886 – ?), labor activist, typographer, publisher *

Carmela Mackenna Carmela Mackenna Subercaseaux (31 July 1879 – 30 January 1962) was a Chilean pianist and composer. She was successful as both a pianist and composer in Europe, and is identified with the expressionist and neo-classism style. Early and persona ...

(1879–1962), Chilean pianist and composer * Carmela Menashe (born 1949), Israeli journalist *

Carmela Remigio Carmela Remigio (born 1973) is an Italian operatic soprano. Biography Carmela Remigio was born in Pescara and began to study violin when she was five years old. She later began vocal training with Aldo Protti at the Accademia Musicale Pescare ...

(born 1973), Italian operatic soprano * Carmela Rey (1931-2018), Mexican singer and actress *

Carmela Schlegel Carmela Schlegel (born March 9, 1983) is a former Swiss swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a double Swiss champion, and a former national record holder in the 100 m breaststroke. Schlegel also pl ...

(born 1983), former Swiss swimmer *

Carmela Shamir Carmela Shamir () was the first female Israeli ambassador to Uzbekistan. In 2021, she was named Consul General to Munich, Germany, Diplomatic career Carmela Shamir was Israel's ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2013 until 2017. Her deputy ambassado ...

, Israeli ambassador to Uzbekistan *

Carmela Teoli Carmela Teoli (1897–) was an Italian-American mill worker whose testimony before the U.S. Congress in 1912 called national attention to unsafe working conditions in the mills and helped bring a successful end to the 1912 Lawrence textile strike, ...

(1897–c. 1970), Italian-American mill worker *

Carmela Toso Carmela Toso (30 September 1912 – 11 March 2002) was an Italian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () ...

(1912-2002), Italian gymnast *

Carmela Troncoso Carmela González Troncoso (born 1982 in Vigo) is a Spanish telecommunication engineer and researcher specialized in privacy issues, and an LGBT+ activist. She is currently an associate professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ...

(born 1982 Vigo), Spanish telecommunication engineer and researcher *

Carmela Tunay Maria Carmela "Mela" Tunay is Filipina former volleyball player, actress, and TV host. She played for the UST Lady Tigresses in the UAAP and the Cignal HD Spikers in the PSL until 2016. She then transferred and played for the Petron Blaze Spi ...

, Filipina former volleyball player, actress, and TV host *

Carmela Zumbado Carmela Zumbado (born February 27, 1991) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Delilah Alves in the Netflix thriller series ''You'' (2019). She subsequently earned praise for playing Ximena Arista in the drama film '' The Wall of ...

(born 1991), American actress

Fictional characters

Carmela Corleone Carmela Corleone (1897–1959) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather.'' Carmela is portrayed by Italian-American Morgana King in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film adaptation of the novel, and in ''The Godfather Part ...

, the wife of Don Vito Corleone in the books and movies based on

Mario Puzo Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' (1969), which h ...

's novel, ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast inc ...

'' (1969) *

Carmela Soprano Carmela Soprano (''née'' DeAngelis), played by Edie Falco, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos''. She is married to Mafia boss Tony Soprano. A young Carmela, portrayed by Lauren DiMario, appears in the 2021 prequel fi ...

, leading female character on HBO's series, ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

'' * Cousin Carmela, a character from ''

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wi ...

'' and its TV special '' The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex''

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¡Ay Carmela! ''¡Ay, Carmela! '' is a 1990 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Saura and based on the eponymous play by José Sanchís Sinisterra. The film stars Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, and Gabino Diego as travelling players performing for th ...

, 1990 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Saura and based on the eponymous play by José Sanchís Sinisterra *

¡Ay Carmela! (play) ''¡Ay, Carmela!'' is a play by José Sanchis Sinisterra, set in the opening months of the Spanish Civil War, which premiered 5 November 1987 in Zaragoza under José Luis Gómez, who also played Paulino. Heavily allegorical, it tells the story of ...

, 1987 play by José Sanchis Sinisterra *

¡Ay Carmela! (song) "¡Ay Carmela!" is one of the most famous songs of the Spanish Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War. It had originally been a nineteenth century folk song, ''El Paso del Ebro'', commemorating the routing of Napoleonic troops across ...

, one of the most famous songs of the Spanish Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War *

Carmela (film) ''Carmela'' is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Flavio Calzavara, starring Doris Duranti and Pál Jávor (actor), Pál Jávor. It is set on a small island in the Strait of Sicily in 1893, and tells the story of a young woman who is seduced by ...

, 1942 Italian drama film directed by Flavio Calzavara *

Carmela (TV series) ''Carmela: '' ( beautiful girl in the world) is a 2014 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Marian Rivera in the title role and Alden Richards. It premiered on January 27, 201 ...

, 2014 Philippine television drama romance * Carmela y Rafael, Mexican bolero duet *

Oscarella carmela ''Oscarella carmela'', commonly known as the slime sponge, is a species of sponge in the order Homosclerophorida that was first described in 2004 by G. Muricy and J.S. Pearse. It is believed to be native to intertidal waters in the north east t ...

, commonly known as the slime sponge, is a species of sponge in the order Homosclerophorida

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