# Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (Italian: , German:; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress.

## Early life

Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence to a German father and an Italian mother.
From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a doctor. At the age of 21 she moved to Rome to study acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Her younger sister is director Alice Rohrwacher.

## Career

Her first movie role was in 2004 in L'amore ritrovato. In 2008, she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress. In 2009, she received a David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance in Pupi Avati's Giovanna's Father. At the Berlin International Film Festival 2009 she was awarded the Shooting Stars Award.
Rohrwacher worked with her sister, director Alice Rohrwacher in the 2014 film The Wonders a semi-autobiographical film in which Alba played a role loosely based on the sisters' mother.
On 6 September 2014, Rohrwacher won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Hungry Hearts, a film by Italian director Saverio Costanzo. Under the presidency of Meryl Streep, she was member of the jury of the Berlinale 2016.
Rohrwacher worked with her sister a second time on the film Happy as Lazzaro which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Rohrwacher provided the narration as Older Elena for the series My Brilliant Friend, an adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels. In season 4 of the series, Rohrwacher took over the role of Elena. She also appeared in Marc Cousins' 2022 documentary March on Rome.

## Personal life

As of August 2018 Rohrwacher was in a relationship with Italian director Saverio Costanzo.

## Selected filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | My Brother Is an Only Child | Violetta Benassi | |
| 2007 | Days and Clouds | Alice | David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2008 | Riprendimi | Lucia | Annecy Film Festival Award for Best Actress Sulmonacinema Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress |
| 2008 | Caos calmo (Quiet Chaos) | Annalisa | |
| 2008 | Giovanna's Father | Giovanna | David di Donatello for Best Actress Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Revelation Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress Nominated—Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress |
| 2009 | The Ladies Get Their Say | Giulia | |
| 2009 | I Am Love | Elisabetta Recchi | |
| 2009 | The Man Who Will Come | Beniamina | Nominated—David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2010 | Diarchy (Diarchia) | Jeune fille | |
| 2010 | Come Undone | Anna | Golden Ciak for Best Actress Pasinetti Award for Best Actress Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress Nominated—Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | The Solitude of Prime Numbers | Alice (when adult) | Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress Golden Ciak for Best Actress Nominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress Nominated—Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Sorelle Mai | the teacher | |
| 2011 | Missione di pace | Maria Pettariello | |
| 2012 | Dormant Beauty | Maria | |
| 2012 | Bliss [de] | Irina | |
| 2012 | Garibaldi's Lovers | Diana | |
| 2013 | Via Castellana Bandiera | Clara | Pasinetti Award for Best Actress |
| 2014 | The Wonders | Angelica | Nominated—Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2014 | Hungry Hearts | Mina | Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Volpi Cup for Best Actress Pasinetti Award for Best Actress Nominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress (also for Sworn Virgin) |
| 2015 | Sworn Virgin | Hana/Mark | |
| 2015 | Tale of Tales | Circus Artist | |
| 2015 | Taj Mahal | Giovanna | |
| 2015 | Blood of My Blood | Maria Perletti | |
| 2016 | Perfect Strangers | Bianca | |
| 2017 | La Mécanique de l'ombre | Sara | |
| 2017 | The Place | Chiara | |
| 2017 | Ismael's Ghosts | Arielle/Faunia | |
| 2018 | Angelo | Countess | |
| 2018 | Daughter of Mine | Angelica | |
| 2018 | Happy as Lazzaro | Antonia | |
| 2018 | Troppa grazia | Lucia | |
| 2019 | The Staggering Girl | Vera | Short film |
| 2020 | Last Words | Dima | |
| 2020 | Skies of Lebanon (Sous le ciel d'Alice) | Alice | Directed by Chloé Mazlo |
| 2020 | The Ties | Vanda | Nominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress |
| 2021 | Three Floors | Monica | |
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter | Woman | |
| 2021 | The Peacock's Paradise | Adelina | |
| 2022 | Marcel! | Madre | Directed by Jasmine Trinca |
| 2022 | Le pupille | Madre Superiora Fioralba | Short film |
| 2023 | La chimera | Spartaco | |
| 2023 | Out of Season | Alice | |
| 2023 | I Told You So (Te l’avevo detto) | Caterina | |
| 2024 | Maria | Bruna | |
| 2025 | Jay Kelly | | Post-production |