Margherita Mazzucco (born 26 September 2002) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her role as Elena "Lenù" Greco in the HBO coming-of-age television series My Brilliant Friend.[1]
Margherita Mazzucco | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 2002 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Biography
editMargherita Mazzucco grew up in Naples,[2] the youngest of three sisters.[3] Her father is a lawyer.[4] She graduated from a liceo classico,[4] and later studied modern literature at the University of Naples Federico II.[3]
Her acting career came "by accident";[5] auditions for My Brilliant Friend were being held in her school, and she participated out of curiosity. She wanted to play Lila initially, however, director Saverio Costanzo eventually convinced her to play Lenù.[4] She had no prior acting experience when she accepted the role.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chiara | Chiara of Assisi | [7] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-22 | My Brilliant Friend | Elena "Lenù" Greco | 22 episodes | [1] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Venice International Film Festival | NUOVOIMAIE Best New Young Actress | Chiara | Won | [8] |
References
edit- ^ a b Povoledo, Elisabetta (25 February 2022). "Growing Up Onscreen With 'My Brilliant Friend'". The New York Times.
- ^ Myers, Marc (1 March 2022). "The Italian Actresses in 'My Brilliant Friend' Talk About Their Own Childhoods and Different Paths to Stardom". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Manca, Mario (2 February 2022). "L'Amica Geniale 3, Margherita Mazzucco: «Non solo una brava ragazza»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian).
- ^ a b c "Conosciamo meglio Margherita Mazzucco, l'attrice che interpreta Lenù nella serie cult L'Amica Geniale". Elle (in Italian). 12 March 2022.
- ^ Merone, Anna Paola (18 February 2022). "L'amica geniale Lenù: il maschilismo resta un male, l'ho vissuto sul set e lo riscontro nella vita di oggi". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- ^ Reilly, Phoebe (7 November 2018). "Finding the Ferrante Four". Vulture.
- ^ Aricò, Giacomo (12 December 2022). "Margherita Mazzucco è Santa Chiara d'Assisi al cinema: "Dimenticate Lenù, io ora sono rock"". Vogue Italia (in Italian).
- ^ "NUOVOIMAIE Talent Award 2022 a Margherita Mazzucco e Leonardo Maltese". NUOVOIMAIE (in Italian). 9 September 2022.
External links
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