Alba Rohrwacher

Born in Florence, Italy, in 1979 to a German father and Italian mother, Alba is one of Italy’s most promising contemporary Italian actresses. She undertook her training at Accademia dei Piccoli in Florence and then she attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia where she got her diploma in 2003.

Her presence has brought light many Italian films such as Daniele Lucchetti’s Mio Fratello è Figlio Unico (2007), Riccardo Milani’s Piano solo (2007), Antonello Grimaldi’s Caos Calmo (2008), Enzo Monteleone’s Due Partite (2009). She won an award at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008 as a European ‘Shooting Star’. That same year she won the David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Silvio Soldini’s Giorni e Nuvole (2007). The following year she won the David di Donatello Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in Pupi Avati’s Il Papà Di Giovanna (2008).

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