Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the 2008 Miss Italia beauty contest.[1]
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Born | Miriam Leone (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 37) Catania, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Actress, model and presenter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Leone was born on 14 April 1985 in Catania. She grew up in Aci Catena,[1] where her mother Gabriella, a municipal employee, and her father Ignazio, a retired teacher, were originally from. She has lived in Acireale since 1999, and attended the "Gulli and Pennisi" grammar school there. She then went to the University of Catania.[2]
Leone took part in Miss Italia 2008, and won the competition. She qualified for the pageant by winning the title Miss Prima dell'Anno 2008 (Miss First of the Year), a title that she won on a Carlo Conti programme, L'anno che verrà. She also won the "Miss Cinema" award.[1]
Leone co-presented Unomattina Estate from 1 June to 11 September on Rai Uno. In 2010 Leone was a judge on Ciak! Si Canta. Since 2010, she has been co-hosting Mattina in famiglia on Rai Uno.[3][4] She also hosted the Nastro d'Argento award ceremony in 2011.
Leone began her acting career with small roles before obtaining the lead role in television series Distretto di polizia (2011-12), La dama velata (2015) and Non uccidere (2015-18).[5] She played the main role of Veronica Castello in the Sky Atlantic trilogy 1992, 1993 and 1994.[5][6] In 2018 she starred as the lead in the black comedy film Put Grandma in the Freezer.[7]
Leone starred as Eva Kant in the 2021 film based on the comics series Diabolik.[8][9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using | Luigi's girlfriend | Cameo appearance |
2011 | I soliti idioti: Il film | TV reporter | Cameo appearance |
2014 | Unique Brothers | Sofia | |
La scuola più bella del mondo | Margherita Rivolta | ||
2016 | An Almost Perfect Town | Anna | |
At War with Love | Flora Guarneri | ||
Sweet Dreams | Agnese | ||
2018 | Put Grandma in the Freezer | Claudia Maria Lusi | |
The Invisible Witness | Laura Vitale | ||
2019 | A Cup of Coffee with Marilyn | Oriana Fallaci | Short film |
Love Under House Arrest | Anna | ||
2021 | Marilyn's Eyes | Clara Pagani | |
Diabolik | Eva Kant | ||
2022 | Corro da te | Chiara | |
2022 | Diabolik: Ginko all'attacco! | Eva Kant |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Miss Italia | Herself | Contestant; winner |
2010 | Il ritmo della vita | Lizabeth | Television film |
2011 | Camera Café [it] | Herself | Episode: "Constatazione amichevole" |
2011–2012 | Distretto di Polizia | Mara Fermi | Main role (season 11); 26 episodes |
2012 | Un passo dal cielo | Astrid | Recurring role (season 2); 7 episodes |
2014 | Il tredicesimo apostolo | Miriam | Episode: "Il pianto del demonio" |
2015 | La dama velata | Countess Clara Grandi | Lead role; 12 episodes |
1992 | Veronica Castello | Main role; 10 episodes | |
2015–2018 | Non uccidere | Valeria Ferro | Lead role; 36 episodes |
2016 | Medici | Bianca | Episode: "Original Sin" |
Le Iene | host | television program | |
2017 | In arte Nino | Erminia Ferrari | Television film |
1993 | Veronica Castello | Main role; 8 episodes | |
2019 | 1994 | Main role; 8 episodes |
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