Eugenia Caruso is an Italian actress and screenwriter.

Early life

Caruso was born in

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and completed her studies in the United Kingdom at

East 15 Acting School East 15 Acting School (East 15) is a British drama school in Loughton, Essex.Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000. As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. ...

Career

Caruso played the character of Mrs Santorelli in the television series adaptation of

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. She also appeared in the comedy series Avenue 5. Caruso appeared in the 2020 film '' The Witches'', an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book of the same name.

Filmography

; Actress * 2006 :
The Silver Rope
' (short film) : Anne * 2006 :
Nati ieri
' (Italian TV series) : Puerpera * 2008 :
I demoni di San Pietroburgo
' : Lab Student * 2011 : ''Fleeting Visit'' (court métrage) * 2012 : ''

Berberian Sound Studio ''Berberian Sound Studio'' is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwriter Peter Strickland. The film, which stars Toby Jones, is set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio. Plot B ...

'' : Claudia * 2012 : ''Il filo d'Arianna'' (short film) : Sara * 2014 : ''

The Duke of Burgundy ''The Duke of Burgundy'' is a 2014 British erotic romance drama film written and directed by Peter Strickland, and starring Sidse Babett Knudsen as Cynthia and Chiara D'Anna as Evelyn. The film was screened at various film festivals, includin ...

'' : Dr. Fraxini / screaming voice * 2015 : ''

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'' : Puritan Woman * 2015 : ''Soap'' (short film) : Sophia * 2015 : ''Chasing Robert Barker'' : Nadia * 2016 : ''Country of Hotels'' : Louisa / Beverly * 2016 : ''

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'' (short film); Screenwriter * 2016 :
Eclair
' : Anna * 2018 : ''

'' : Mrs Santorelli * 2020 :
Avenue 5
' (TV series) (Episodes: "This Is Physically Hurting Me"; "I Was Flying") : Verity * 2020 : '' The Witches''

Radio

2014
''Road to Venice''
(BBC4) 201
The Stone Tape
(BBC R4) 2015:
The Len Continuum
' (BBC4)

Performances

2017, Stage, Natalie Stampanatto
The Verdict
Middleground Theatre Company, Michael Lunney 2016, Stage, Nurse
Redefining Juliet

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, Rae McKen 2011–2014, Stage, Various
HURRIED STEPS
New Shoes at THE FINBOROUGHand TOUR NICOLETTE KAY 2007, Stage, Katalijne,

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, Eastern Angles and Company of Angels, Unicorn,

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since ...

, Christopher Rolls

Awards and nominations

Won Best actress award jointly with Janet Bamford at The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence 2007

References

Mandy Actors Profile - https://actors.mandy.com/uk/actor/profile/eugenia-caruso {{DEFAULTSORT:Caruso, Eugenia English actresses English screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Italian actresses Italian screenwriters Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom