Italian actress
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (Italian: [ˈalba rorˈvaːker] , German: [ˈʁoːɐ̯vaxɐ] ; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress.
Early life
Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence to a German father and an Italian mother.[1]
From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a doctor.[2] At the age of 21 she moved to Rome to study acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia .
Her younger sister is director Alice Rohrwacher .
Career
Her first movie role was in 2004 in L'amore ritrovato . In 2008, she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress . In 2009, she received a David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance in Pupi Avati 's Giovanna's Father . At the Berlin International Film Festival 2009 she was awarded the Shooting Stars Award .
Rohrwacher worked with her sister, director Alice Rohrwacher in the 2014 film The Wonders a semi-autobiographical film in which Alba played a role loosely based on the sisters' mother.[3]
On 6 September 2014, Rohrwacher won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Hungry Hearts , a film by Italian director Saverio Costanzo .[4] Under the presidency of Meryl Streep , she was member of the jury of the Berlinale 2016 .[5]
Rohrwacher worked with her sister a second time on the film Happy as Lazzaro which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival .
Rohrwacher provided the narration for the series My Brilliant Friend , an adaptation of Elena Ferrante 's Neapolitan Novels , and Marc Cousins ' 2022 documentary March on Rome .
Personal life
As of August 2018[update] Rohrwacher was in a relationship with Italian director Saverio Costanzo .[6]
Selected filmography
References
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