# Aurora Giovinazzo

Aurora Giovinazzo (born 18 April 2002) is an Italian actress and professional dancer.

## Career

Born in Rome, she lived her childhood in the Agro Romanus area of Casalotti, with her parents, two restorers, and her sister of actress Domiziana Giovinazzo. At the age of nine, she began studying latin dance, including merengue, salsa and bachata, becoming through the years European and World Champion winner in bachata competions.
In 2017, she starred alongside Anna Valle, Giorgio Marchesi and Loretta Goggi in the Rai 1 series Sorelle, directed by Cinzia TH Torrini and shot in Matera.
In 2021, Giovinazzo appeared in a leading role in Gabriele Mainetti's film Freaks Out, for which she received a nomination for the David di Donatello for best actress. At the 78th Venice International Film Festival, she won the Nuovo IMAIE Talent Award for Best New Young Actress and the RB Casting Award.
In 2022 she got her first leading role in the thriller The Man on the Street. In 2023 she again starred in The Cage - Nella gabbia directed by Massimiliano Zanin. In the same year Ferzan Özpetek selected her for his film Nuovo Olimpo.
In 2024, she was again cast by Özpetek in Diamanti, in which she starred with Elena Sofia Ricci, Luisa Ranieri and Anna Ferzetti. In the same year, she was in the cast of Eterno visionario, directed and written by Michele Placido, and in the lead role in Una madre by Stefano Chiantini. In 2025, she was in the cast of the Netflix series Storia della mia famiglia directed by Claudio Cupellini.

## Personal life

She has an older sister, Domiziana, who previously acted in the medical drama Un medico in famiglia.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | The Immature | Penelope |
| 2011 | Il sesso aggiunto | Caterina |
| 2012 | The Immature: The Trip | Penelope |
| 2012 | Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti | Gaia |
| 2021 | Freaks Out | Matilde |
| 2021 | Dog Years | Stella |
| 2022 | L'uomo sulla strada | Irene |
| 2023 | Nuovo Olimpo | Alice |
| 2023 | Una madre | TBA |
| 2024 | Diamonds | Beatrice |
| TBA | Il visionario | Lietta |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Caterina e le sue figlie | Caterina Balestra | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | La donna che ritorna | | |
| 2011–2013 | Rossella | | |
| 2011–2016 | Don Matteo | Cecilia Castellani / Giorgia Barani | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Così è la vita | | |
| 2014 | Il peccato e la vergogna | | |
| 2014–2018 | Furore | Rosa Licata | Main role |
| 2015 | Una casa nel cuore | Aurora | Television movie |
| 2016 | La classe degli asini | Flavia | Television movie |
| 2017 | Sorelle | Stella Roversi | Main role |
| 2018 | Carlo & Malik | Veronica | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Oltre la soglia | Marica | Main role |
| 2021 | Up&Down | Camilla | Miniseries |

## Awards and nominations

Accolades received by Aurora Giovinazzo :
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2021 | Venice Film Festival | Nuovo IMAIE Talent Award – Best New Young Actress | Freaks Out | Won |
| 2021 | Venice Film Festival | RB Casting Award | Freaks Out | Won |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Actress | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actress | Freaks Out | Nominated |