Aurora Giovinazzo (born 18 April 2002) is an Italian actress and professional dancer.

Career

Born in Rome, she lived her childhood in the Agro Romanus area of Casalotti, with her parents, two restorers, and her sister of actress Domiziana Giovinazzo. At the age of nine, she began studying

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, including merengue,

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and

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, becoming through the years European and World Champion winner in bachata competions. In 2017, she starred alongside

Anna Valle Anna Valle (born 19 June 1975) is an Italian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Life and career Born in Rome, Anna Valle lived in Ladispoli up to thirteen years; after the separation of her parents she moved to Sicily, in Lentini, the c ...

, Giorgio Marchesi and

Loretta Goggi Loretta Goggi (; born 29 September 1950) is an Italian singer, actress, and television presenter. Goggi's records have sometimes entered the Italian pop charts. She was the first runner-up at the 1981 Sanremo Festival with the song " Maledetta ...

in the

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series ''Sorelle'', directed by Cinzia TH Torrini and shot in

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. In 2021, Giovinazzo appeared in a leading role in

Gabriele Mainetti Gabriele Mainetti (born 7 November 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, composer and producer. Career Mainetti started his career in the film industry as an actor for minor comedies and television series; as a director, he rec ...

's film ''

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'', for which she received a nomination for the

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for

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. At the

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, she won the Nuovo IMAIE Talent Award for Best New Young Actress and the RB Casting Award. In 2022 she got her first leading role in the thriller ''The Man on the Street''. In 2023 she again starred in ''The Cage - Nella gabbia'' directed by Massimiliano Zanin. In the same year

Ferzan Özpetek Ferzan Özpetek (, ; born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy since 1978. Biography Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History ...

selected her for his film ''Nuovo Olimpo''. In 2024, she was again cast by Özpetek in ''Diamanti,'' in which she starred with

Elena Sofia Ricci Elena Sofia Barucchieri (born 29 March 1962), known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (), is an Italian actress. Active in film, theater and television, the actress has won major awards in their respective fields in Italy, including three Dav ...

Luisa Ranieri Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. She made her breakthrough in Leonardo Pieraccioni's '' The Prince and the Pirate'' (2001) before starring in a variety of Rai crime and biographical miniseries. Her other film credits ...

and

Anna Ferzetti Anna Ferzetti (born 24 December 1982) is an Italian actress. Early life Ferzetti was born to actor Gabriele Ferzetti and Claudia Verdini. She attended private school in Germany. At the age of 11, she and her mother moved to London. At the age of ...

. In the same year, she was in the cast of ''Eterno visionario'', directed and written by

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...

, and in the lead role in ''Una madre'' by Stefano Chiantini. In 2025, she was in the cast of the

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series ''Storia della mia famiglia'' directed by

Claudio Cupellini Claudio Cupellini (born 18 February 1973) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography In 1999, Cupellini realized his first short-movie ''Le diable au vélo'' and then took part to two anthology films: ''Sei pezzi facili'' and ''4- ...

Personal life

She has an older sister, Domiziana, who previously acted in the medical drama ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giovinazzo, Aurora 2002 births Living people 21st-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian television actresses