Cristina Serafini


Cristina Serafini is an Italian actress.

Early life

Cristina Serafini was born in Turin, Italy, the only child of a journalist and a restaurant owner. She won a scholarship to attend the Scuola del Teatro Stabile di Torino, founded by the Italian director Luca Ronconi. She graduated in 2006.
She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.

Career

Serafini has appeared in 29 films and television series since the early 2000s, including: Il Divo (film), Colpo d'occhio, Il bene e il male, Il peccato e la vergogna and Valzer, which was screened at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.
Serafini made her film début in the 2006 film Sono tornato al nord. Serafini's first significant role came in Roberto Cuzzillo's Senza fine as a young homosexual - winning her critical and commercial recognition, as well as the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at 2009 Chieti Film Festival directed by Roberto Faenza.
In 2011 Serafini was selected for four lead roles. She played the role of Alessandro Gassman's fiancée in Natale per due and received the Best Rising Italian Actress Award at Premio Internazionale Euro-Mediterraneo, Rome, Italy.
Serafini, who has been photographed by paparazzi with American actor and director Sean Penn.

Filmography

Sono tornato al nord, directed by Franco Diaferia Un giorno da non dimenticare, directed by Giuseppe Dell'Aiera Valzer, directed by Salvatore Maira Colpi di sole, directed by Mariano Lamberti Chiedo alla polvere, directed by Vittorio Badini Confalonieri Crociera Vianello, directed by Maurizio Simonetti Colpo d'occhio, directed by Sergio Rubini Il divo, directed by Paolo Sorrentino Bigodini, directed by Bobo Piana Il bene e il male, directed by Giorgio Serafini Terapia d'urgenza, directed by Lucio Gaudino Senza fine, directed by Roberto Cuzzillo Una donna, directed by Filippo Cavalca Il peccato e la vergogna, directed by Luigi Parisi Cercando Maria, directed by Franco Diafera Workers, directed by Lorenzo Vignolo Lacrime di San Lorenzo, directed by Giampiero Caira I tredici, directed by Riccardo Mazzone Limoncetta, directed by Paolo Genovese Un Natale per due, directed by Giambattista Avellino September Eleven 1683, directed by Renzo Martinelli Laila (Passion et colère), directed by Mohamed Zineddaine

Awards

Best Actress in a Leading Role, Chieti Film Festival Best Rising Italian Actress, Premio Internazionale Euro-Mediterraneo, Rome, Italy