Valeria Solarino


Valeria Solarino is an Italian actress.

Life and career

Solarino was born in Barcelona, Venezuela to a Sicilian father and Turinese mother. After enrolling in philosophy at the University of Turin, she left her studies to attend the drama school of the Teatro Stabile di Torino.
After being chosen by director Mimmo Calopresti for a small role in Happiness Costs Nothing, her career took momentum, first with a major role in Chemical Hunger by Paolo Vari and Antonio Bocola, and then with the breakout performance as Bea in What Will Happen to Us by Giovanni Veronesi.
In 2007, Solarino was awarded the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the 64th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Salvatore Maira's Waltz. In 2008, she received a David di Donatello nomination David di Donatello for [Best Actress|for Best Actress] for Wilma Labate's Miss F. In 2010, she got a Nastro d'Argento nomination for Best Actress for Purple Sea by Donatella Maiorca.

Selected filmography