Biography
Who is Matilda De Angelis?
Early life and music
Matilda De Angelis was born on September 11, 1995, in Bologna, Italy, and grew up in a household with a creative background. Her father worked as a graphic designer and comic book artist, while her younger brother pursued work as an actor and assistant director. She graduated from the liceo scientifico Enrico Fermi in Bologna in 2014.
From an early age, she focused heavily on music by studying the guitar at eleven and the violin shortly after. By the age of thirteen, she was writing her own songs. In 2011, she joined the band Rumba de Bodas as a singer, touring across Europe and releasing the album Karnaval Fou in 2014.
Acting career
In 2015, director Matteo Rovere discovered Matilda De Angelis on Facebook and cast her as the lead in the film Italian Race. She completed multiple script-based auditions to secure the part. For her debut performance, she received a nomination for the David di Donatello for Best Actress and won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Newcomer.
She continued her career by starring in the comedy film The Prize and the drama Youtopia. In 2020, she appeared in the main cast of the HBO miniseries The Undoing and starred in the Netflix film Rose Island. Her role in Rose Island earned her a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress.
Recent projects
Matilda De Angelis co-hosted the Sanremo Music Festival in 2021 and acted in films such as A Bookshop in Paris and Atlas, winning Best Actress at the Taormina Film Fest for the latter. In 2022, she appeared in Robbing Mussolini and acted alongside actor Liev Schreiber in Across the River and into the Trees.
She took on the lead role in the Italian miniseries The Law According to Lidia Poët, which won the award for Best Crime Series. She also acted in the Amazon Prime Video series Citadel: Diana and portrayed a vampire in Luc Besson's film Dracula.
Birthday and age
Matilda De Angelis was born on September 11, 1995, which makes Matilda 31 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Matilda shares the date with 52 other famous people.
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