Simona Tabasco

Simona Tabasco (born 5 April 1994) is an Italian actress.

Simona Tabasco
Tabasco in 2022
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994
Naples, Italy
Alma materCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Early life

Simona Tabasco was born in Naples on 5 April 1994.[1] Tabasco is the daughter of an advertising graphic designer and an office worker. She has a twin brother named Marco.[2]

Career

In 2013, after shooting two short films at the Giffoni Film Festival, Tabasco was cast in the second season of the Italian teen drama series Fuoriclasse.[2] Broadcast on Rai 1 in March 2014,[3] Tabasco portrayed Aida Merlissi, a Muslim girl.[2] Filming for Fuoriclasse interrupted her studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, ultimately leading to her expulsion due to repeated absences.[4]

In 2014, she made her film debut in Edoardo De Angelis's Perez., which received critical acclaim.[5] For her role as Tea, daughter of the protagonist Demetrio (portrayed by Luca Zingaretti), Tabasco was awarded the Premio Guglielmo Biraghi at the 2015 Nastro d'Argento awards.[6]

Since 2020, Tabasco has starred in the Italian medical drama Doc - Nelle tue mani, playing Elisa Russo, a resident in internal medicine.[2]

In 2022, Tabasco made her international debut in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus.[7][8][9][10] Her performance as Lucia, a sex worker in Sicily,[11] received praise.[12] CNN's Brian Lowry wrote that it "feels like a breakout role".[13] Nylon magazine deemed her the "lifeblood" of the show, writing, "Lucia's energy is so infectious, thanks to the frenzied, effortless performance from Tabasco".[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Perez. Tea Perez
2016 I babysitter Sonia
2018 Bob & Marys Ursula
2020 The Ties Delivery girl

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Fuoriclasse Aida Merlissi 16 episodes
2015–2018 È arrivata la felicità Nunzia 48 episodes
2017–2021 I bastardi di Pizzofalcone Alex Di Nardo 18 episodes
2019 1994 Gabriella Episode: Season 3, Episode 8
2020–present Doc - Nelle tue mani Elisa Russo 32 episodes
2021 Luna Park Nora 6 episodes
2022 The White Lotus Lucia 7 episodes

Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2019 "Rose viola" Ghemon
"Scusate se non piango" Daniele Silvestri
"Vento del Sud" Tiromancino
2023 "Furore" Paola & Chiara

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2014 Galà del Cinema e della Fiction in Campania Best Cinema Actress Perez. Won [15]
2015 Nastro d'Argento Premio Guglielmo Biraghi Won [6]
Premio Wella per l'immagine Won [6]
2015 Venice Film Festival Premio L'Oréal Paris per il cinema — Nominated [16]

References
  1. Carloni, Alessandra (March–April 2015). "Simona Tabasco: Io e Tea" (PDF). I'M Magazine (in Italian). Naples. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. Cecchi, Roberta (19 November 2020). "Simona Tabasco, chi è l'attrice che interpreta Elisa nella fiction Doc - Nelle Tue Mani". Cosmopolitan (Italy) (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. "Fuoriclasse". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. Mazzitelli, Isabella (11 November 2015). "Simona Tabasco: "Mai con l'uomo di un'altra"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. MYmovies.it. "Perez". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. "Tutti i premiati dei Nastri 2015 - Taxidrivers.it". Taxidrivers.it (in Italian). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. McHenry, Jackson (6 November 2022). "Simona Tabasco Is 'Threatening the Equilibrium' of The White Lotus". Vulture. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. Sanchez, Chelsey (21 November 2022). "The White Lotus's Simona Tabasco Is Peeling Away Lucia's Armor". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. Losgar, Maxwell (21 November 2022). "Simona Tabasco Pushed Through COVID to Study Her 'White Lotus' Character Lucia, and It Paid Off Big Time". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  10. Wally, Maxine (21 November 2022). "Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò on Playing The White Lotus's Fieriest Duo". W. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. Lawson, Richard (24 October 2022). "The White Lotus Season 2 Puts Sex at the Center". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. Lloyd, Robert (28 October 2022). "'The White Lotus' returns for Season 2, slowed down and sexed up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. Lowry, Brian (28 October 2022). "'The White Lotus' relocates to Sicily and delivers another five-star experience". CNN. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  14. June, Sophia (1 December 2022). "Simona Tabasco Is the Lifeblood of The White Lotus". Nylon. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  15. "I vincitori del Galà del Cinema e della Fiction Campania - CinemaItaliano.info" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  16. "Venezia 2015, Premio L'Oréal Paris per il cinema: chi vincerà? - Io Donna". IO Donna (in Italian). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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