Margherita Mazzucco

Margherita Mazzucco is an Italian actress. She is best known for her role as Elena "Lenù" Greco in the HBO coming-of-age television series ''My Brilliant Friend.''

Biography

Margherita Mazzucco grew up in Naples, she is the third of four sisters. Her father is a lawyer. She graduated from a liceo classico, and later studied modern literature at the University of Naples Federico II.
Her acting career came "by accident"; auditions for My Brilliant Friend were being held in her school, and she participated out of curiosity. She wanted to play Lila initially, however, director Saverio Costanzo eventually convinced her to play Lenù. She had no prior acting experience when she accepted the role.