Margareth Tamara Maccarrone (born 22 June 1982), known professionally as Margareth Madè, is an Italian actress and former model.

Early and personal life

Madè was born Margareth Tamara Maccarrone in

Paternò Paternò () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, in the Italy, Italian region of Sicily. With a population (2016) of 48,009, it is the third municipality of the province after Catania and Acireale. Geography Pa ...

, Sicily, to an Italian father and an Egyptian mother. They separated when she was 8, and Madè grew up between

Adrano Adrano (; Adernò until 1929; ), ancient '' Adranon'', is a town and in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the east coast of Sicily. It is situated around northwest of Catania, which was also the capital of the province to which Adrano belo ...

and

Pachino Pachino (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The name derives from the Latin word ''bacchus,'' which is the Roman god of wine, and the word ''vinum'', which means wine in Latin; originally the town was name ...

.Margareth Madè: "Miracolo Baarìa il mio paese delle meraviglie"
. Lastampa.it (8 December 2009). She uses a stage name because of her surname's association with pasta. On 20 August 2016, Madè married fellow Italian actor

Giuseppe Zeno Giuseppe Zeno (born May 8, 1976) is an Italian actor of cinema, theatre and television. Career Giuseppe Zeno was born in Cercola, Campania, but he lived in Ercolano and in Vibo Marina. He attended the Nautical Institute in Pizzo Calabro and re ...

in a Catholic ceremony. The couple has two daughters: Angelica (born 8 November 2017) and Beatrice (born 4 September 2020).

Career

Madè began her modeling career at the age of 15 and, in 2000, won WhyNot Agency's New Model Today contest in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

. She has appeared on international fashion shows and television programs such as ''Donna sotto le stelle'' (2000/2002) and ''La Kore'' (2002), both broadcast by Rai Uno.Margareth Madè: "Baarìa è stata l'esperienza più pazzesca della mia vita"
Cinemaitaliano.info. Madè made her film debut as Mannina in

Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...

's '' Baarìa'' (2008). She played

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...

Margareth Madè sarà la giovane Loren in TV
Italian.imdb.com (1 May 2009). in the miniseries ''La mia casa è piena di specchi'' (2010).

Filmography

Film

*'' Baarìa'', directed by

(2009) *''Una donna per la vita'', directed by

Maurizio Casagrande Maurizio Casagrande (born 4 November 1961) is an Italian actor, comedian, cabaret performer, writer, screenwriter, TV conductor and film and stage director. Life and career Born in Naples, the son of the actor and director Antonio Antonio ...

(2012) *''...E fuora, nevica'', directed by

Vincenzo Salemme Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Life and career Born in Bacoli, Province of Naples, Salemme began his career in 1976, with the stage company of Tato Russo. The following year he joined the ...

(2014) *''Andròn: the Black Labirinth'', directed by

Francesco Cinquemani Francesco Cinquemani (26 May 1978 – 12 December 2024) was an Italian screenwriter, director and journalist. Life and career Cinquemani was born in Rome on 26 May 1978. He became an author, screenwriter and director after a long career as a jo ...

(2015) *'' The Veil of Maya'', directed by Elisabetta Rocchetti (2017) *''Il mio corpo vi seppellirà'', directed by Giovanni La Parola (2021)

Television

* ''La mia casa è piena di specchi'', directed by

Vittorio Sindoni Vittorio Sindoni (born 21 April 1939) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Sindoni started his career on stage directing the theater group "Il Collettivo" ("The Collective") in Rome, and work ...

Rai Uno Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting mainstream and general ...

(2010) * ''Il paese delle piccole pioggie'', directed by

Sergio Martino Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their ...

(2012) * '' Buio'', directed by Nicolaj Pennestri,

Canale 5 Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a ...

(2013) * '' Il commissario Montalbano'' (Rai Uno), episode "Angelica's smile" (2013)

References

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* Living people 1982 births 21st-century Italian actresses Actresses from Sicily Italian female models Italian film actresses Italian people of Egyptian descent Models from Sicily People from Paternò {{Italy-screen-actor-stub