Vittoria Schisano

Vittoria Schisano is an Italian actress and author.

Biography

Schisano grew up in Pomigliano d'Arco in the Metropolitan City of Naples.
In 1998, she moved to Rome to study acting. After acting for several years in the theatre, she made her debut in 2005 in the television film My Son alongside Lando Buzzanca, Caterina Vertova and Giovanni Scifoni. In 2009, she received the award as Best New Actor for the 2008/2009 season ; in 2010, she reinterpreted the role of Damien in the television series Me and my son - New stories for Commissioner Vivaldi. In the same year, she received the award as a revelation actor at the 40th Edition "Day of Europe" at the Capitol.
On 17 November 2011, during an interview published in the magazine Sette del Corriere della Sera, she declared that she had undertaken the path to correct her sex, at the end of which she took the name of Vittoria Schisano. She then continued her career as an actress, appearing in other films including Tutto tutto niente niente and Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio.
In February 2016, she became the first woman who has made a gender transition to appear on the cover of the Italian edition of Playboy. On 6 May the same year she participated as godmother at the Ciao Darwin Awards.