Serena Rossi

Serena Rossi
Serena Rossi in 2014
Born	(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 Naples, Italy
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2003–present
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Serena Rossi (born 31 August 1985) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality. She has acted in films and on stage, but is best known for her performance in the long-running Rai 3 soap opera Un Posto al Sole.

Biography

Born in Naples, Rossi comes from an artistic family originally from Montefalcone nel Sannio (in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, Italy).

She debuted in 2002 as a singer in the musical C'era una volta... Scugnizzi by Claudio Mattone and Enrico Vaime.

She broke through with her role in Un Posto al Sole, which led to starring roles in several musicals, as well as a music album, Amore che, featuring folk songs from al Sole. After more work in television programmes and films, in 2008, Serena also appeared in the internationally popular detective series Inspector Montalbano.

In 2009, Serena appeared in Christian Duguay's Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire and made further appearances in Ho sposato uno sbirro, R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti and Rugantino. In 2011 she played the role of Giulia Sabatini in the TV series Che Dio ci Aiuti (2011-)

In 2013, Serena voiced Anna in the Italian version of Frozen. In 2015, Serena voiced Cinderella, played by Anna Kendrick in the Italian version of Into the Woods.

In 2014, she took part in the contest Tale e Quale Show, the Italian version of Tu cara me suena and won it, alongsidespin off Il Torneo. Among other artists, Serena imitated: Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams and Mariah Carey. In 2014, she acted in the film Al posto tuo as Anna.

In 2017, Serena starred in the film Love and Bullets by the Manetti Bros. playing the role of Fatima, a role which was reprised during an episode of the programme Stasera Casa Mika. Mika had seen the film and strongly wished to do a sketch with Serena.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Liberarsi – Figli di una rivoluzione minore	Young Teresa
2013	Frozen	Anna	Italian dub; voice role
2014	Song'e Napule	Marianna
	Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss	Bloom	Italian dub; singing voice role
	Ti sposo ma non troppo	Luca's girlfriend	Cameo appearance
	Into the Woods	Cinderella	Italian dub; the voice of Anna Kendrick
2015	Frozen Fever	Anna	Italian dub; voice role
	Brothers	Mary	Italian dub; the voice of Kareena Kapoor
2016	Troppo napoletano	Debora Iovine
	Al posto tuo	Anna
2017	Love and Bullets	Fatima
	Olaf's Frozen Adventure	Anna	Italian dub; voice role
	Caccia al tesoro	Rosetta
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Anna	Italian dub; voice role
	Mary Poppins Returns	Mary Poppins	Italian dub; singing voice role
2019	Io sono Mia	Mia Martini	Biography film about the life of Italian singer Mia Martini
	Brave ragazze	Maria
	Frozen II	Anna	Italian dub; voice role
2020	7 ore per farti innamorare	Valeria
	You Came Back	Anita
2021	La tristezza ha il sonno leggero	Flor
	Diabolik	Elisabeth

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Rosafuria	Rosa	Television film
	Salvo d'Acquisto	Francesca	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
2003–2010	Un posto al sole	Carmen Catalano	Italian soap opera, based on Australian soap opera "Neighbours"
2004	Virginia, la monaca di Monza	Angelica	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
2006	La moglie cinese	Rosaria	Italian TV Miniseries; 3 episodes
2007	Un posto al sole d'estate	Carmen Catalano	Italian soap opera; An "Un posto al sole" spin off
2008	Inspector Montalbano	Adriana Morreale	Italian TV Series; episode: "August Flame"
2009	Puccini	Cherie	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
2010	Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire	Khalidà	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
	Ho sposato uno sbirro	Barbara Castelli	Italian TV Series; 24 episodes
2011	Eroi per caso	Lulù La Belle	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
	Che Dio ci aiuti	Giulia Sabatini	Italian TV Series; 16 episodes
	Dove la trovi una come me?	Monica	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
2012	R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti	Anita Cescon	Italian TV Series; 20 episodes
	Caruso, la voce dell'amore	Elvira	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
2013	Adriano Olivetti – La forza di un sogno	Teresa	Italian TV Miniseries; 2 episodes
	Il clan dei camorristi	Patrizia Teduccio	Italian TV Series; 8 episodes
	Rossella	Natuzza	Italian TV Series; 5 episodes
2014	Once Upon a Time	Anna (voice)	American TV Series; 10 episodes (voice of Elizabeth Lail)
2015	Squadra mobile	Valeria Goretti	Italian TV Series; 16 episodes ("Distretto di Polizia" spin off)
2016–2018	L'ispettore Coliandro	Ilaria	Italian TV Series; 3 episodes (recurring role)
2017	Il coraggio di vincere	Monica	Television film
2021	Mina Settembre	Mina Settembre	Italian TV Series; 12 episodes
	Sanremo Music Festival 2021	Herself – Guest	Italian annual music festival and talent show
	La canzone segreta	Herself – Host	Variety show
2022	La sposa	Maria Saggese	Italian TV Miniseries; 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2023	Ciak d'Oro Serie TV	Best Italian Actress	Mina Settembre	Nominated

External links

• Serena Rossi at IMDb