Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an

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actress. She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play '' Richard III'' and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film '' The Corsican File''. She went on to appear in the 2006 film '' Casino Royale'' and received a European Golden Globe at the 2008 Italian Golden Globe Awards.

Life and career

Murino was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to be a doctor. She finished fifth in the 1997

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contest. She studied drama at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro run by

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, between 1999 and 2000. She then appeared in stage productions of '' Richard III'' and Italian-language plays. She began her career in television in 2002, and then gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 adaptation of the

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novel '' Casino Royale''. In early 2011, she co-starred with

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in the short-lived

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''. In 2011 she also appeared in

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's music video clip '' Far l'amore''. She also starred in the video clip of the famous party band

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". In 2013, she starred as

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, Ulysses' wife for a TV production ''Odysseus''.

Selected filmography

*''Nowhere (2001)'' *''

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'' (2004) *''L'Amour Aux Trousses'' (2004) *''Eleonora d'Arborea'' (2005) *'' Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Casino Royale'' (2006) *'' St. Trinian's'' (2007) *'' Il seme della discordia'' (2008) *''

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'' (2008) *''Alibi e sospetti'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *'' Die'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) *'' Odysseus'' (2013) *'' The Invincible Piglet'' (2015) *'' The Squad'' (2015) *''

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'' (2016) *'' We Are Family'' (2016) *'' Voice from the Stone'' (2017) *'' Agadah'' (2017) principessa *'' Se son rose'' (2018) *'' My Brother, My Sister' (2021) * Venecefrenia (2021) *'' Simone'' (2021) * In search of Ingrid (TBA)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murino, Caterina 1977 births Living people People from Cagliari Italian film actresses 21st-century Italian actresses Sardinian women