Matilda De Angelis
Matilda De Angelis at the 2018 Incontri Internazionali del Cinema in Sorrento
Born (1995-09-11) September 11, 1995 (age 28)
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2013–present
Known forItalian Race
Rose Island
The Law According to Lidia Poët

Matilda De Angelis (born 11 September 1995) is an Italian actress and singer. Her credits include the films Italian Race and Rose Island, and the television miniseries The Law According to Lidia Poët[1] and The Undoing.[2]

Career

She started playing guitar and violin at the age of thirteen.[3] She attended the liceo scientifico "Enrico Fermi" in Bologna.[4]

In 2011, De Angelis began singing in the band Rumba de Bodas.[2] The band also recorded an album, Karnaval Fou, which was released in 2014.[5]

In 2015, she was noticed by director Matteo Rovere, who cast her as the lead in his film Italian Race (2016).[2][3] According to De Angelis, Rovere «saw some of my pictures on Facebook and he wanted to meet me because they were searching for the leading role in this new film and the director didn't want to get a professional actress because he needed a specific dialect from a specific region in Italy (Emilia Romagna). So, I went to the audition and after, he told me: "You have to do it again, but with a script" and I had three or four auditions after that and then, I got the part».[3] For her debut role, De Angelis was nominated at 2017 David di Donatello for Best Actress; she also wrote and sang the film's song "Seventeen", which received a nomination for Best Original Song at the same competition.[6] She was also awarded with a Flaiano Prize and a Nastro d'argento for the Best Newcomer.[7][8]

In 2017, she played the role of Brittia in the ensemble comedy film The Prize by Alessandro Gassmann.[9][10] In 2018, she starred in the drama film Youtopia, where she played a teenage girl selling her virginity online in order to save her family.[3][11][12] In 2020, she was in the main cast of the HBO's television miniseries The Undoing[2] and starred in the Netflix's original film Rose Island, directed by Sydney Sibilia.[13] For her role in Rose Island she was awarded with the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress.[14]

She co-hosted the first evening of the Sanremo Festival 2021 alongside Amadeus.[15]

She stars alongside Liev Schreiber in the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel with the same name; Across the River and into the Trees.[16]

She is an atheist.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Italian Race Giulia De Martino
2017 A Family Stella
Coco Tía Victoria (voice) Italian dub; voice role
The Prize Britta
2018 Youtopia Matilde
Reckless Soledad Agramante
2019 I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'oro Mariele Ventre
2020 Divine Maria
Rose Island Gabriella
2021 Atlas Allegra
A Bookshop in Paris Albertine
2022 Across the River and into the Trees Renata Contarini
Robbing Mussolini Yvonne

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2018 Tutto può succedere Ambra Scalvino Main role; 42 episodes
2020 The Undoing Elena Alves Main role; 6 episodes
2021 Leonardo Caterina da Cremona Main role; 8 episodes
2023–present The Law According to Lidia Poët Lidia Poët Main role; 6 episodes
2024– Citadel: Diana Diana Main role

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s)
2016 "Tutto qui accade" Negramaro
2018 "Felicità puttana" Thegiornalisti
2022 "Litoranea" Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
"Domani" 2016 — Non-album singles
Mai dire" —
"Seventeen" —
"Shut Up" (featuring Empatee du Weiss) —
"Litoranea" (Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis) 2022 — Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie Best Actress The Law According to Lidia Poët Nominated [18][19]

References

  1. ^ "The Law According to Lidia Poët".
  2. ^ a b c d Monica Sisavat (15 October 2020). "Get to Know Matilda De Angelis, the Star of HBO's The Undoing, With These Quick Facts". Pop Sugar. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Encounter #37: Matilda de Angelis". Fade to Her. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Le 6 vip bolognesi più affascinanti di sempre" (in Italian). Bologna Today. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ Cinzia Leoni; Angela Benassi (15 October 2014). "Rumba de Bodas. E il loro nuovo disco dal titolo Karnaval Fou" (in Italian). Radio Emilia-Romagna. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "David di Donatello 2017, tutte le nomination" (in Italian). MYmovies.it. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Premio Ennio Flaiano: tutti i vincitori" (in Italian). Panorama. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Nastri d'Argento 2016: i premiati" (in Italian). Cinemagazine.it. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ "The Non-Exportable Italian Comedy: 'Il Premio' from Alessandro Gassman". I Love Italian Movies. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ "The Prize". Icff.ca. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Matilda De Angelis in Youtopia: «Mi spoglio per fuggire alla realtà»" (in Italian). Vanity Fair. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. ^ Bristow, Jack (25 April 2018). "Youtopia e la verginità all'asta" (in Italian). Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ^ Gianmaria Tammaro (1 October 2019). "Sydney Sibilia porta su Netflix l'utopia dell'Isola delle Rose" (in Italian). La Stampa. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  14. ^ "David di Donatello 2021, Matilda De Angelis migliore attrice non protagonista". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Sanremo 2021, da Matilda De Angelis a Simona Ventura il Festival è un gioco da ragazze". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  16. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (7 September 2020). "Liev Schreiber To Lead Hemingway Adaptation 'Across The River And Into The Trees', Film To Shoot In Venice Next Month". Deadline. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  17. ^ Film TV n. 49, December 2020, p. 9.
  18. ^ Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian).
  19. ^ Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian).

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