Gaia Girace | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2018–present |
Gaia Girace (born 21 October 2003) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her role as Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo in the HBO coming-of-age television series My Brilliant Friend.[1]
Gaia Girace grew up in Vico Equense, Naples.[2] Her father is a lawyer and her mother works in insurance.[3] She attended the Liceo Classico Publio Virgilio in Meta,[4] and was cast in My Brilliant Friend in her first year.[5]
At the age of 13, Girace began attending acting classes, citing a need to express herself. Soon after, she auditioned for My Brilliant Friend, which had been casting actresses from Naples.[6] She underwent 7 months of auditions[3] before being chosen to play Lila Cerullo out of 10,000 girls.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | I santi | Maria | Short film | [7] |
2023 | Girasoli | Lucia | [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018-22 | My Brilliant Friend | Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo | 21 episodes | [9] |
2022 | The King's Favorite | Catherine de Médicis | 2 episodes | [10] |
2023 | The Good Mothers | Denise Cosco | 5 episodes | [11] |