Celeste Dalla Porta (born 24 December 1997) is an Italian actress. She gained recognition for her role as the protagonist inPaolo Sorrentino's 2024 filmParthenope.[1]
Dalla Porta was born on 24 December 1997 inMonza,Lombardy, Italy.[2] She is the granddaughter of photographerUgo Mulas and the daughter of jazz double bassist Paolino Dalla Porta.[3] In 2017, she graduated from the Brera Art High School. In 2019, she moved toRome and attended theCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, where she earned her acting diploma.[4][5]
While still a student, Dalla Porta appeared in a scene in the 2020 filmThe Hand of God, but her scene was cut during editing.[6] In 2021 and 2022, she appeared in several short films, notably starring as Sofia in the short film seriesRed Mirror (2022).[7] She made her feature film debut in 2020 inWho’s Afraid of Dr. Kramer and gained prominence in 2024 by starring inParthenope, directed byPaolo Sorrentino,[8] after which she won theDavid di Donatello for Italian Rising Stars.[9]
