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Alessandra Mastronardi
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Mastronardi in 2018
Born
Alessandra Carina Mastronardi

(1986-02-18) February 18, 1986 (age 39)
Naples, Italy
Occupation Actress
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s)
Gianpaolo Sannino
(m. 2023)

Alessandra Carina Mastronardi (born February 18, 1986) is a talented actress from Italy. She is famous for her roles in movies like To Rome with Love (2012) and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022). She also starred in the TV show Master of None. For her work in Master of None, she was nominated for a special award in 2017.

Early Life

Alessandra was born in Naples, Campania, Italy. Her father was from Agnone, and her mother was from Naples. When she was five years old, her family moved to Rome. She grew up there and went to a special high school called a Classical Lyceum. Later, she studied performing arts at the Sapienza University of Rome. Before that, she had also studied psychology at the same university.

Acting Career

Alessandra started acting in 1997. Her first role was in a TV show called Un prete tra noi. She then appeared in other shows like Amico mio 2 (1998) and Lui e lei 2 (1999). In 2005, she was in Il veterinario and Il grande Torino. She also had a role in an episode of Don Matteo 5 in 2006.

She also acted in some movies. These included Il manoscritto di Van Hecken (1999) and The Beast in the Heart (2003). Alessandra also performed in short films like Cose che si dicono al buio and Due sigarette in 2004.

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Mastronardi in 2008

Alessandra became very well-known in Italy in 2006. This was when she joined the TV series I Cesaroni. It was an Italian version of a Spanish show called Los Serrano. In I Cesaroni, she played Eva Cudicini, a shy and romantic young girl. In 2006, she also appeared in a music video. It was for the song Stai bene come stai by the Italian band Le Mani.

In 2007, Alessandra started acting in plays. Her first play was a comedy called The Prozac Family. She played the character of Margherita. Later that year, the movie Prova a volare was released. She acted alongside Riccardo Scamarcio in this film.

In 2008, Alessandra returned to TV for the second season of I Cesaroni. She also appeared in the miniseries Romanzo criminale – La serie. This show was based on a movie from 2005.

In January 2009, the third season of I Cesaroni began. After that, Alessandra got a big role in a TV movie called Non smettere di sognare. She played Stella, a young dancer. In 2012, she starred in the movie To Rome with Love. This film was directed by Woody Allen. Alessandra played Milly, a young bride and astronomy teacher.

In 2017, she played Francesca in the second season of the Netflix show Master of None. In 2018, she was in the movie Ötzi and the mystery of time, playing the witch Gelica. In 2019, she appeared in the Netflix show Medici: Masters of Florence as Lucrezia Donati. In 2022, she was in the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nicolas Cage.

Alessandra also started acting in video games. In 2024, she voiced Gina Lombardi in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Gina is an Italian investigative journalist. A review from Wired magazine praised her performance. They said Gina was exciting enough to be a rival to Indy's famous leading lady, Marion Ravenwood.

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Il manoscritto di Van Hecken Anna
2005 The Beast in the Heart Shopper Small appearance
2007 Prova a volare Gloria
2012 To Rome with Love Milly Nominated for an award
2013 AmeriQua Valentina
The Fifth Wheel Angela
2014 Amici come noi Rosa
Ogni maledetto Natale Giulia Colardo
2015 Life Annamaria Pierangeli
2017 Lost in Florence Stefania
Titanium White Silvia
2018 Ötzi and the Mystery of Time Gelica
2019 L'agenzia dei bugiardi Clio
2020 About Us Annie
Si muore solo da vivi Chiara
2021 La donna per me Laura
2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Gabriela Lucchesi
Con chi viaggi Anna
Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo Miriam

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Un prete tra noi Barbara One episode
2001 Un medico in famiglia Claudia One episode
2005 Il Grande Torino Rosa Di Girolamo TV miniseries
2006 Don Matteo Vanessa's daughter One episode
2006–2012 I Cesaroni Eva Cudicini Main role for seasons 1–4; guest role for season 5; 105 episodes
2008–2010 Romanzo criminale - La serie Roberta Main role for season 1; guest role for season 2; 14 episodes
2009 Non smettere di sognare Stella Carossi TV movie
2010 Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky Miriam TV movie
2011 Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda Micol Fontana TV miniseries
2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel Sofia Silvestri Main role; 12 episodes
2014 Romeo e Giulietta Giulietta TV miniseries
2016–2020 L'allieva Alice Allevi Lead role; 35 episodes
2017 C'era una volta Studio Uno Giulia Martini TV miniseries
Master of None Francesca Main role for season 2; 5 episodes
2018–2019 Medici Lucrezia Donati Main role; 16 episodes
2021 Carla Carla Fracci TV movie
2023 Drag Race Italia Herself One episode
2023 One trillion dollars Franca Vacchi Main Role; 6 episodes
2025 Doppio gioco Daria Giraldi TV miniseries

Music Videos

Year Title Artist(s)
2007 "Stai bene come stai" Le Mani
2009 "Il mio riflesso" Tormento
"Parole nuove" Matteo Branciamore
2010 "Roberta" Il Genio
2017 "Dobbiamo fare luce" Gianni Morandi
2019 "What More Can I Do?" Jack Savoretti

Video Game Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Gina Lombardi

See also

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