Anna Favella

Anna Favella
Born Anna Favella
(1983-09-21) 21 September 1983
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation Actress
Known for Terra ribelle
Mr. America (film)

Anna Favella (born September 21, 1983) is an Italian stage, television and movie actress. She is best known for her role as Elena Marsili in the TV series Terra ribelle directed by Cinzia TH Torrini and Terra Ribelle – Il nuovo mondo directed by Ambrogio Lo Giudice.[1][2]

Life and career

Anna Favella was born and raised in Rome, Italy. She debuted for the first time on television in 2008 with Enrico Mattei - L'uomo che guardava al futuro, where she played the role of Priscilla Leoni, an American spy. In 2009 she took part in an episode of the 7th season of Don Matteo. She became very popular in 2010 when she got the role of Elena Giardini, the protagonist of the famous Italian TV series Terra ribelle. In 2011, she began recording the second season of Terra ribelle with the rest of the cast, which premiered on October 21, 2012. In 2013 she is the protagonist of the movie Mr. America, directed by Leonardo Ferrari Carissimi, which premiered on November 7, 2013. In this film Favella plays the role of Penny Morningstar, a young and successful art gallery director. The movie is an independent and unique project, which gathers painting and cinema together and it wants to show people how Andy Warhol really was and how his strange and controversial figure killed all the artists who composed his "Factory".

Terra Ribelle

In 2009 Favella, cast by Simona Tartaglia, got the role of Elena Giardini, the protagonist of the famous Italian TV series Terra ribelle. On 17 October 2010 Terra ribelle premiered in Italy on Rai 1, having a big success and being followed by more than 7 million people. In 2011 she started shooting, with the rest of the cast, the second season of Terra ribelle. On 21 October 2012 she was on the Italian screen with Terra ribelle - Il nuovo mondo. With Terra ribelle Favella became very popular in Italy and in many other European states.

Private life

Her fiancé is the Italian stage and movie director Leonardo Ferrari Carissimi.

Theatre

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Enrico Mattei - L'uomo che guardava al futuro Priscilla Leoni TV series
2009 Don Matteo 7 Gaia TV series (1 episode: "L'Anniversario")
2010 Terra ribelle Elena Marsili TV series
2012 Terra Ribelle – Il Nuovo mondo Elena Marsili TV series
2013 Mr. America Penelope Morningstar movie
2014 Centovetrine Alba Boneschi soap opera

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