Lorena Cacciatore (born 30 September 1987) is an Italian actress.

Early life and career

Born in Palermo, after having attended the psycho-pedagogical high school "Finocchiaro Aprile" in the Sicilian capital, she moved to

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to become a student of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, which she left after the first year due to the filming of Agrodolce. Actress of theater, cinema and television, she made her debut at

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in 2009 with the role of Eleonora Scaffidi in the soap opera Agrodolce. In 2011 she co-starred in La vita che corre, a television miniseries directed by

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, where she plays Anna. The following year she took part in the film Love Is Not Perfect directed by Francesca Muci alongside the actress Anna Foglietta, playing the role of Adriana. Following her academic experience she continued her training through internships abroad, working with some actor coaches of the

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s in

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. After her debut at the cinema she took part in numerous Rai fictions, including

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11, playing mostly dramatic and controversial roles. On 26 September 2021, she became the mother of Edoardo from her relationship with football player

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Filmography

Film

*''L'ultimo re'', directed by Aurelio Grimaldi (2010) *'' Love Is Not Perfect'', directed by Francesca Muci (2012) *''Mi rifaccio il trullo'', directed by Vito Cea (2016) *'' Se mi vuoi bene'', directed by Fausto Brizzi (2019)

Television

*'' Fuori corso'', directed by Vincenzo Coppola - TV series (2004) *''Agrodolce'', TV series (2009) *''La vita che corre'', directed by Fabrizio Costa - TV series (2011) *''Rosso San Valentino'', directed by Fabrizio Costa - TV series (2012) *''

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'', - TV series (2012) *'' Un posto al sole'', - TV series (2014) *'' Che Dio ci aiuti'', directed by Francesco Vicario - TV series (2014) *'' Il paradiso delle signore'', directed by Monica Vullo - TV series (2015) *''Tutto può succedere'', directed by Lucio Pellegrini - TV series (2015-2018) *''Baciato dal sole'', directed by

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- TV series (2016) *''Sirene'', directed by Davide Marengo - TV series (2017) *''

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'', directed by Manetti Bros. - TV series (2017) *''

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'', - TV series, 2 episodes (2018) *''Mudù 9'', directed by Vito Cea - sitcom (2020) *''Mina Settembre'', directed by Tiziana Aristarco - TV series (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cacciatore, Lorena 1987 births Living people Italian film actresses Actresses from Palermo Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Mass media people from Sicily 21st-century Italian actresses