Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an Italian actress. She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play ''

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'' 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

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, 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 ''

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

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in the short-lived

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TV series ''

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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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' " l'Italiano". In 2013, she starred as

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' wife for a TV production ''Odysseus''. In 2023, she hosted the

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from 30 August to 9 September.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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