Matilda De Angelis

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Matilda De Angelis

Matilda De Angelis (Italian pronunciation: [maˈtilda de ˈandʒelis]; born 11 September 1995) is an Italian actress and singer. Her films include Italian Race (2016) and Rose Island (2020), for which she won a David di Donatello and a Nastri d'Argento.

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Matilda De Angelis
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Matilda De Angelis (2018)
Born (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 29)
NationalityItalian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2013–present
Known forItalian Race
Rose Island
The Law According to Lidia Poët
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On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023–2024)[1] and the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020).[2] Throught her career she also sang in soundtracks score and published solo singles, including the collaboration "Litoranea" with Elisa.

Career

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De Angelis 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 for the 2017 David di Donatello film award for Best Actress; she also wrote and sang the film's song "Seventeen", which received a nomination for Best Original Song at the same award ceremony.[6] She was also awarded 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 television miniseries The Undoing[2] and starred in the Netflix original film Rose Island, directed by Sydney Sibilia.[13] For her role in Rose Island she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress.[14]

De Angelis co-hosted the first date of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 alongside Amadeus.[15] The same year she acted in Italian films A Bookshop in Paris and Atlas, the latter recognized with the Best Actress Award at the Taormina Film Fest.[16] In 2022 she acted in Robbing Mussolini and starred alongside Liev Schreiber in the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel with the same name Across the River and into the Trees.[17] The same year she collaborated on the third single "Litoranea" from Elisa's studio album Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future, being De Angelis first certified song by FIMI.[18]

In 2023 she played the lead role in the Italian miniseries The Law According to Lidia Poët, for which she received a Nastro d'argento award nomination for best actress, and which won the award for Best Crime Series.[19][20] Between 2023 and 2024 she acted in the lead role of an Amazon Prime Video television series Citadel: Diana.[21]

In 2024 she was cast in Luc Besson's Dracula: A Love Tale, which is set to be released in 2025.[22]

Personal life

Since 2022 De Angelis has been in a relationship with Alessandro De Santis, singer and frontman of musical duo Santi Francesi. They became engaged in 2024.[23]

Filmography

Film

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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
2025 Fuori Roberta Post-production
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Television

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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 Call My Agent - Italia Herself Season 1, episode 4[24]
2023–present The Law According to Lidia Poët Lidia Poët Main role; 12 episodes
2024 Citadel: Diana Diana Cavalieri Main role; 6 episodes
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Music videos

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

Singles

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List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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"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
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Soundtrack appearances

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Track(s) Year Credit Soundtrack album
"Seventeen" 2016 Voice Veloce come il vento (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Wings " 2017 Il premio (Original Movie Soundtrack)
"Proof"
"Ribellati e va! (Rage)" 2024 A Greyhound of a Girl (Original Movie Soundtrack)
"More Emer (Addio Emer)"
"Sei tutta intorno a me (Forever in our Hearts)"
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Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 2018 Shooting Stars Award Herself Won [26]
Bacco Award Won
David di Donatello 2017 Best Actress Italian Race Nominated
Best Original Song "Seventeen" (from Italian Race) Nominated
2021 Best Supporting Actress Rose Island Won
Nastri d'Argento 2016 Best Breackthroug Act Italian Race Won [27]
2018 Best Original Song "Proof" (from The Prize) Nominated [28]
Premi Flaiano 2016 Best Debut Actress Italian Race Won [29]
Taormina Film Fest 2016 Revelation actress of the year Italian Race Won
2021 Best Actress Atlas Won [30]
Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie 2023 Best Actress The Law According to Lidia Poët Nominated [31][32]
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