Miriam Leone
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Born | Miriam Leone 14 April 1985 Catania, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Actress, model and presenter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the 2008 Miss Italia beauty contest.[1]
Biography
Leone was born on 14 April 1985 in Catania. She grew up in Aci Catena,[1] where her mother Gabriella, a municipal employee, and her father Ignazio, a retired teacher, were originally from. She has lived in Acireale since 1999, and attended the "Gulli and Pennisi" grammar school there. She then went to the University of Catania.[2]
Leone took part in Miss Italia 2008, and won the competition. She qualified for the pageant by winning the title Miss Prima dell'Anno 2008 (Miss First of the Year), a title that she won on a Carlo Conti programme, L'anno che verrà. She also won the "Miss Cinema" award.[1]
Leone co-presented Unomattina Estate from 1 June to 11 September on Rai Uno. In 2010 Leone was a judge on Ciak! Si Canta. Since 2010, she has been co-hosting Mattina in famiglia on Rai Uno.[3][4] She also hosted the Nastro d'Argento award ceremony in 2011.
Leone began her acting career with small roles before obtaining the lead role in television series Distretto di polizia (2011-12), La dama velata (2015) and Non uccidere (2015-18).[5] She played the main role of Veronica Castello in the Sky Atlantic trilogy 1992, 1993 and 1994.[5][6] In 2018 she starred as the lead in the black comedy film Put Grandma in the Freezer.[7]
Leone starred as Eva Kant in the 2021 film based on the comics series Diabolik.[8][9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using | Luigi's girlfriend | Cameo appearance |
2011 | I soliti idioti: Il film | TV reporter | Cameo appearance |
2014 | Unique Brothers | Sofia | |
La scuola più bella del mondo | Margherita Rivolta | ||
2016 | An Almost Perfect Town | Anna | |
At War with Love | Flora Guarneri | ||
Sweet Dreams | Agnese | ||
2018 | Put Grandma in the Freezer | Claudia Maria Lusi | |
The Invisible Witness | Laura Vitale | ||
2019 | A Cup of Coffee with Marilyn | Oriana Fallaci | Short film |
Love Under House Arrest | Anna | ||
2021 | Marilyn's Eyes | Clara Pagani | |
Diabolik | Eva Kant | ||
2022 | Corro da te | Chiara | |
2022 | Diabolik: Ginko all'attacco! | Eva Kant |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Miss Italia | Herself | Contestant; winner |
2010 | Il ritmo della vita | Lizabeth | Television film |
2011 | Camera Café | Herself | Episode: "Constatazione amichevole" |
2011–2012 | Distretto di Polizia | Mara Fermi | Main role (season 11); 26 episodes |
2012 | Un passo dal cielo | Astrid | Recurring role (season 2); 7 episodes |
2014 | Il tredicesimo apostolo | Miriam | Episode: "Il pianto del demonio" |
2015 | La dama velata | Countess Clara Grandi | Lead role; 12 episodes |
1992 | Veronica Castello | Main role; 10 episodes | |
2015–2018 | Non uccidere | Valeria Ferro | Lead role; 36 episodes |
2016 | Medici | Bianca | Episode: "Original Sin" |
Le Iene | host | television program | |
2017 | In arte Nino | Erminia Ferrari | Television film |
1993 | Veronica Castello | Main role; 8 episodes | |
2019 | 1994 | Main role; 8 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c (14 September 2008). Miss Italia è Miriam Leone Siciliana dai capelli rossi, La Repubblica (in Italian)
- ^ "Miriam, miss secchiona "La tesi? Sul femminismo"" (in Italian). 15 September 2008.
- ^ (4 March 2010). Il doppio debutto come attrice di Miriam Leone, Miss Italia 2008, al cinema e in tv Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian)
- ^ Rai.it, "Uno Mattina in famiglia" Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 13 November 2011 (in Italian).
- ^ a b "Miriam Leone torna in tv con 1992 - La serie e Non uccidere. Poi il cinema". La Nostra TV (in Italian). 2 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Miriam Leone: con 1993 una discesa agli inferi, incarno la tv dei falsi sorrisi". Leggo (in Italian). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Miriam Leone e Fabio De Luigi nel trailer di 'Metti la nonna in freezer'". Universal Movies (in Italian). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Martin Eden's lead will suit up in leather for a Diabolik remake". Little White Lies. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Miriam Leone è una sexy e sensuale Eva Kant sul set di 'Diabolik'". TGcom Mediaset (in Italian). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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