Caterina Murino
| Caterina Murino | |
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 Murino at the Giffoni Film Festival in July 2010 |
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| Born | 15 September 1977 Karalis, Sardinia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977)[1] is an Italian actress from Sardinia.
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[edit] Biography
She was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to be a doctor, but switched career paths to pageantry after twice failing the medical school entrance exams.[2] She came fourth in the 1996 Miss Italy contest.[3] Having moved to London, she fell in love with theatre and acting, saving up weekly to watch something in the West End theatre.[4]
Returning to Italy, she studied drama at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro run by Francesca De Sapio, between 1999 and 2000.[4] She then appeared in stage productions of Richard III and Italian language plays.[citation needed] She began her career in television in 2002,[citation needed] and then gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale.
In early 2011, she co-starred with Rufus Sewell in the BBC One TV series Zen. Zen has since been cancelled, although it is airing in the US on Masterpiece Mystery Theater.[5]
[edit] Selected filmography
- Nowhere (2001)
- Il Regalo Di Anita (2002)
- L'Enquête Corse (2004)
- L'Amour Aux Trousses (2004)
- Eleonora d'Arborea (2005)
- Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (2006)
- Vientos de agua (2006)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- St. Trinian's (2007)
- Il seme della discordia (2008)
- The Garden of Eden (2008)
- XIII (2009)
- Zen (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ Gary Susman (2006-08-08). "Solange, It's Been Good to Know You". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1224513,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-22. "It's already been a rapid rise to stardom for the 28-year-old Murino..."
- ^ Rodney Chester (2006-12-08). "Why I love Caterina". The Courier-Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20898085-7642,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ John Preston (2006-12-11). "The Royale Ascent". London: Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/11/12/stmurino12.xml&page=1. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ a b Gordon, Jane (25 December 2010). "Caterina Murino: Meet the former Bond girl who's being hailed as the new Sophia Loren". London: Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1340498/Caterina-Murino-Meet-the-Bond-girl-whos-hailed-new-Sophia-Loren.html#ixzz19ItlyMxp. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ 'Rufus Sewell's Zen axed by BBC' 22 February 2011, Digital Spy
