Caterina Murino
Known For
Acting
Born
1977-09-15 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Biography
Caterina Murino was born on September 15, 1977, in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. In 1996 she reached the fourth place in the Miss Italy contest. Then she moved to Milan where she began working as a model in commercials for Mastercard, Swatch, Mercedes Benz, and Nescafe among other gigs. From 1999-2000 she studied acting at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro di Francesca de Sapio in Italy. In 1999, Murino made her acting debut in a stage production of Richard III and also in several Italian language plays. In 2002 she began her film and television career with playing bit parts in Italian, German, and French productions. Her breakthrough came in 2004, when she co-starred opposite Jean Reno in a French comedy L'enquête Corse (2004). Ms. Murino is trilingual, she speaks French and English in addition to her native Italian. She is a versatile actress and a good athlete. Her talents include singing, dancing tango, flamenco and oriental dances, as well as horseback riding. She is co-starring as Solange, one of three Bond girls, opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006). ((Bio from IMDB))
Most Known For
Father Matteo
as Sandra Lovati
Casino Royale
as Solange
Balthazar
as Olivia Vésinet
Escort Boys
as Olga Sakiris
Art of Love
as Carmen Lindo
Antigang
as Margaux
Veneciafrenia
as Claudia
XIII
as Sam
The Wagner Method
as Professeur Flora Salvi
Zen
as Tania Moretti
St Trinian's
as Miss Maupassant
La Maison d'en face
as Lucie
Odysseus
as Pénèlope
Time Is a Killer
as Palma Idrissi
The Prey
as Anna Adrien
Vientos de agua
as Sophie
Mostra, Venise
as Self
Noir comme neige : Hors limites
as Franziska
Voice from the Stone
as Malvina
Plan B
as Eve Lalonde