Selene Caramazza

Selene Caramazza
Caramazza at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993
Palermo, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Selene Caramazza (born 10 February 1993) is an Italian actress best known for her role as Leonarda Scotellaro in the Amazon Prime Video series The Bad Guy (2022–present).

Biography

Caramazza was born in Palermo and grew up in Favara.[1] She enrolled in university to study law in Palermo, but transferred at the end of her first year to study acting in Rome.[2] Before becoming an actress, she originally wanted to be a director.[3] In 2017, she made her film debut as Agnese in Pure Hearts, a role which earned her critical acclaim.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Pure Hearts Agnese [5]
2019 Bar Joseph Selene [6]
2020 Paradise - Una nuova vita Lucia [7]
2021 Corpo e aria Gaia Short film [8]
2022 Spaccaossa Luisa [9]
2023 Uomo di fumo Silvia [10]
2024 Beautiful Rebel Carla [11]
2025 Arrivederci tristezza Alessia [12]
TBA Ammazzare stanca [13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Catturandi - Nel nome del padre Sonia 2 episodes [14]
Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi Sara 7 episodes
2016 Don Matteo Katia 1 episode
2017 Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo Claudia 2 episodes [15]
Provaci ancora prof! Nancy Paone 1 episode
2018 Cacciatore: The Hunter Young Giada 6 episodes
Prima che la notte Giusi Television film [16]
2019 Inspector Montalbano Alessandra/Anita 1 episode
2020 The Sea Beyond Valentina Colosimo 1 episode [17]
Tutto il giorno davanti Chiara Television film [18]
2022 L'Ora - Inchiostro contro piombo Olivia Butera 8 episodes [19]
The Bad Guy Leonarda Scotellaro Main role; 6 episodes [20]
2022–2023 Christian Benedetta 7 episodes [21]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
Cerase Film Festival 2024 Television Personality of the Year The Bad Guy, The Sea Beyond Won [22]
Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2017 Best Actress Pure Hearts Nominated
Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie 2023 Best Supporting Actress The Bad Guy Nominated [23]
Claudio Nobis Foundation Award Won [24]
Seville European Film Festival 2017 Best Actress Pure Hearts Won [25]
Venice International Film Festival 2022 Rolling Stone Emerging Talents Award Spaccaossa Won

References

  1. ^ De Ceglia, Giusy (5 December 2024). "Selene Caramazza: «Il ruolo della poliziotta della serie Bad Guy è un dono: mi ha dato grande autostima»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ^ Faccani, Francesca (5 January 2023). "Se avete visto The Bad Guy volete sapere tutto su Selene Caramazza". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Sollazzo, Boris (25 June 2023). "Il talento ipnotico di Selene Caramazza: "I personaggi duri e dark mi piacciono da matti"". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. ^ Del Zanno, Chiara (5 December 2024). "Selene Caramazza, cambiare pelle". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ^ De Marco, Camillo (23 May 2017). "Pure Hearts: Two parallel worlds collide". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  6. ^ Costarella, Livio (27 May 2020). "Amore e accoglienza al «Bar Giuseppe»: il film di Giulio Base girato tra Puglia e Basilicata". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ^ Baldini, Paolo (10 October 2020). "Da «Greenland» a «Lupin III»: i film nei cinema, su Amazon, Netflix, Sky e le altre piattaforme digitali". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ^ Montesi, Raimondo (2 December 2021). "Corto Dorico, l'anteprima con Ciprì e Caprara". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (29 August 2022). "True Colours Boards Sales On Baghdad Sex Doll Venice Drama 'Hanging Gardens', Unveils Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ^ Di Francesco, Davide (21 March 2023). "Uomo di fumo, il nuovo film di Stefania Sandrelli diretta dal compagno Giovanni Soldati". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  11. ^ Manca, Mario (2 February 2024). "Sei nell'anima: cosa sappiamo del biopic di Netflix su Gianna Nannini". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. ^ Carmina, Irene (1 July 2024). "Alessio Vassallo e Nino Frassica, psicoterapia per dire "Arrivederci tristezza"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  13. ^ De Marco, Camillo (5 December 2024). "Daniele Vicari wraps filming on Ammazzare stanca". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  14. ^ Marino, Carmela (17 March 2025). "Selene Caramazza, la carabiniera "tosta" di "The Bad Guy" è nata a Favara: «Forte il legame con la mia terra»". La Sicilia (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  15. ^ Lombardo, Maria (23 May 2017). "Alla Quinzaine di Cannes giovane attrice siciliana al suo primo film". La Sicilia (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  16. ^ Greco, Michela (22 May 2018). "Selene Caramazza: «Io, fotografa al fianco di un giornalista-eroe»". Leggo (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ^ D'Onofrio, Stefano (28 June 2022). "Mare Fuori, una nuova protagonista avvistata sul set della terza stagione (FOTO)". Ciak Generation (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  18. ^ Fumarola, Silvia (3 March 2020). "Isabella Ragonese, la grande madre dei migranti senza famiglia". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  19. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (24 January 2022). "'L'Ora': First Trailer For Mafia Origin Series From Indiana, SquareOne & SND — EFM". Deadline. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  20. ^ Baldi, Viola (6 March 2024). "The Bad Guy: la serie con Luigi Lo Cascio è stata rinnovata per la seconda stagione". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  21. ^ Manfredi, Martina (28 June 2023). "Selene Caramazza: "Grazie ai miei personaggi ho scoperto l'audacia dei tagli corti"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  22. ^ Gagliardi, Pino (22 April 2024). "Micaela Ramazzotti e Benedetta Porcaroli premiate al Festival Delle Cerase. Premio alla carriera per Pupi Avati". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  23. ^ Santacatterina, Manuela (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie: da Esterno notte a The Bad Guy, tutte le candidature". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  24. ^ Baldi, Viola (17 June 2023). "Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie 2023: tutti i vincitori". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  25. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (13 November 2017). "The Nothing Factory pockets Seville's Golden Giraldillo". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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