from Miss Italy pageant to Bond girl

From beauty catwalks to Bond girl and then from godmother to Venice Film Festival 2023. The 45-year-old’s career is on the rise. Katerina Murinoactress from Cagliari who will open the film festival this year in the prestigious role of godmother: “She great honor and great responsibilityI will do my best to live up to it.”

Murino will host the two most important evenings. The first one will Wednesday, August 30, inauguration 80th Festival, then we will see her again on the stage of the Palazzo Grande Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido for closing ceremony on Saturday 9 September. The eyes of the world will be on her as she presents the Lions and other official awards.

Who is Katerina Murino

Caterina Murino, 45, was born in Cagliari. lives in Paris for almost 20 years. When I was younger he dreamed of becoming a doctor not suspecting that by the will of fate she was destined for a successful career on the red carpet. It all started by chance. After failing his medical school entrance exams twice, at the age of 20 he enrolled in ‘Miss Italy ’97‘ and ranked fifth. From that moment on, he begins to savor the charm of spotlights. Chosen One Miss Deborah Italysigns a contract with the fashion agency Paolo Tomei Models and becomes the representative of the cosmetic house.

Two years later, it’s ’99 appearing on TV as ‘small letter‘ in the first episode of the game show Word of Mouth by Jerry Scotty on Canale 5, and in the meantime began studying acting. And from that moment begins a big leap as an actress. First with small appearances in television productions – ‘Girls Miss Italy‘Dino Risi’Don Matteo‘ AND Pride – and, finally, cinema. There was also Penelope on television. “The Return of Ulysses‘ (2014). The debut on the big screen took place in 2002 with the film “nowhereGLuis Sepulvedabut his first major role came in the short film The Graphologist by Alberto Pucci.

Bond Girl at Casino Royale

In 2006 she was chosen as a translator Solange

Bond Girl in Casino Royale Daniel Craig as MI6 secret agent James Bond. Catherine is one of five Italian actresses the interpretation of the heroine 007 was chosen: the first was Marsh Daniella Bianchi opposite Sean Conner for the second head of the hall (1963). Two years later, the Roman actress starred alongside original 007 agent Sean Conner. Luciana Paluzzi (1965). Then they followed Maria Grazia Cucinotta (in 1999 with Pierce Brosnan), Caterina Murino (2006) and Monica Bellucci (2015).

Playboy cover girl

In 2008 director Pappy Corsicator he chooses her as the protagonist of the film “Seed of Discord” with Alessandro Gassmann, Isabella Ferrari and Martina Stella. In the same year, in addition to posing for the first issue of the updated Italian edition of Playboy magazine, he starred in the John Irwin film “Garden of Eden”. In the same year, he was in the cast of the Canadian television miniseries ‘XIII – The Conspiracy’ as Sam and participated in the Italian television series ‘Donne the Killer’. In 2017, she plays the daughter of the protagonist Carlo Delle Piane in the film “Who will save the roses?Cesare Furesi, with Lando Buzzanca and Philippe Leroy.

Theatre: from Dona Flor to 8 Women and a Mystery

He played in the theater many times. In 2012 he toured the theaters of Italy as the protagonist of the tour ‘Dona Flor and her two husbands‘and then as Nicole in the play’Eyes wide shut‘ (2015). His last stage show was ‘8 women and a mystery‘ Robert Thomas in 2019 and has also starred in three music videos: ‘Making love’ by Bob Sinclar (2012), “L’Italiano” by The Gypsy Queens (2013), “Amore Nou” by Tazenda (2015).