# Serena Autieri

Serena Autieri (born 4 April 1976) is an Italian actress and singer. She co-hosted the 53rd presentation of the annual Sanremo Music Festival in 2003, along with Pippo Baudo and Claudia Gerini.

## Career

Serena Autieri was born in Naples, Campania. As a child she studied ballet, singing, and acting.
On 14 April 2003, she released her album CD Anima Soul. Her television debut was in 1998 on the soap opera Un posto al sole broadcast by RAI Tre. Autieri made her first appearance on the stage in 2002 in the musical Bulli e pupe. The following year, in 2003, she was co-host for the 52nd presentation of the nationally televised Sanremo Music Festival alongside presenter Pippo Baudo and actress Claudia Gerini. In 2004, she had her first starring role in a major picture with Sara May, which was directed by Marianna Sciveres.
Autieri has had roles in several soap operas and television mini-series. These include La maledizione dei templari ("The Curse of the Templars"), in which she portrayed Clemence of Hungary, and L'onore e il rispetto ("Honor and Respect"), where she played the part of Olga.
In 2013, Serena supplied the talking and singing parts for Elsa, the Snow Queen in the Italian dub of the Disney Animation, Frozen, (Italian: "Frozen - Il Regno di Ghiaccio", meaning "Frozen - The Kingdom of Ice"). She took up the role again for the sequel Frozen 2.
Autieri occasionally appears in television commercials.

## Discography

* Anima Soul (2003, album CD)

## Theatre

* Bulli e pupe (2002)
* Vacanze Romane (2003/2004-05)
* Shakespeare in Jazz (2006)
* Facce da teatro (2007)
* A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008)
* Shakespeare in Jazz (2009)

## Filmography
### Films

Film roles showing year released, title, role played, director and notes :
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2004 | Sara May | Sara May | Marianna Sciveres | Feature film debut |
| 2007 | Notte prima degli esami – Oggi | Elisabetta Paliani | Fausto Brizzi | |
| 2009 | L'ultimo crodino | Patrizia | Umberto Spinazola | |
| 2010 | Natale in Sudafrica | Marta Boffa | Neri Parenti | |
| 2011 | Women vs. Men | Diana Mannetta | Fausto Brizzi | |
| 2013 | The Unlikely Prince | Jessica Quagliarulo | Alessandro Siani | |
| 2013 | Frozen | Elsa (voice) | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Italian voice-over role |
| 2013 | Un fantastico via vai | Anita | Leonardo Pieraccioni | |
| 2013 | Niente può fermarci | Gilda | Luigi Cecinelli | |
| 2014 | Sapore di te | Susanna "Susy" Acampora | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2014 | Walt Disney e l'Italia: Una storia d'amore | Narrator (voice) | Marco Spagnoli | Documentary film |
| 2014 | Ambo | Veronica | Pierluigi Di Lallo | |
| 2015 | Frozen Fever | Elsa (voice) | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Short film |
| 2015 | Si accettano miracoli | Adele Canfora | Alessandro Siani | |
| 2016 | Se mi lasci non vale | Sara Luchini | Vincenzo Salemme | |
| 2017 | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Elsa (voice) | Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Italian voice-over role |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Elsa (voice) | Rich Moore, Phil Johnston | Italian voice-over role |
| 2019 | Frozen II | Elsa (voice) | Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Italian voice-over role |
| 2021 | Con tutto il cuore | Clelia | Vincenzo Salemme | |

### Television

Television roles showing year released, title, role played, network and notes :
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1998–2000 | Un posto al sole | Sara De Vito | Rai 3 | Series regular (seasons 3–4) |
| 2001 | Stranamore | Herself/co-host | Canale 5 | Reality show (season 6) |
| 2002–2004 | Vento di ponente | Francesca Ghiglione | Rai 2 | Lead role; 31 episodes |
| 2003 | Sanremo Music Festival 2003 | Herself/co-host | Rai 1 | Annual music festival |
| 2003 | Tutti i sogni del mondo | Cinzia Iannone | Rai 2 | Miniseries |
| 2004 | 2004 David di Donatello | Herself/co-host | Rai 1 | Annual ceremony |
| 2005 | La maledizione dei Templari | Clémence de Hongrie | France 2 | Miniseries |
| 2005 | Callas e Onassis | Tina Livanos | Canale 5 | Miniseries |
| 2006–2009 | L'onore e il rispetto | Olga Miglio | Canale 5 | Main role (seasons 1–2); 12 episodes |
| 2007 | La lance de la destinée | Vinciane | M6 | Miniseries |
| 2008 | Agrodolce | Chiara Miele | Rai 3 | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Dottor Clown | Serena Laurenti | Canale 5 | Television film |
| 2009 | Ice Fever [de] | Odette | ZDF | Miniseries |
| 2011 | Attenti a quei due - La sfida | Herself/ Guest host | Rai 1 | Variety/game show (season 1) |
| 2011 | Fratelli detective | Valentina | Canale 5 | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Dov'è mia figlia? | Sabrina Valle | Canale 5 | Miniseries |
| 2012 | Tale e quale show | Herself/ Contestant | Rai 1 | Winner (season 1) |
| 2013 | Capodanno in musica | Herself/ Host | Canale 5 | Special |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time | Elsa (voice) | ABC | Recurring role; 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Mia moglie, mia figlia e due bebè | Amalia Novelli | Rai 1 | Television film |
| 2017 | Camera Café [it] | Dr. Corte | Rai 2 | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Celebrity MasterChef Italia | Herself/ Contestant | Sky Uno | Cooking contest (season 2) |
| 2018 | Prodigi - La musica è vita | Herself/ Judge | Rai 1 | Talent show (season 3) |
| 2019 | Prodigi - La musica è vita | Herself/ Host | Rai 1 | Talent show (season 4) |
| 2019 | Un passo dal cielo | Ingrid Moser | Rai 1 | Main role (season 5); 10 episodes |
| 2021–present | Buongiorno, mamma! | Miriam Castellani | Canale 5 | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2021–present | Dedicato | Herself/ Host | Rai 1 | Talk show |