Miriam Leone | |
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Leone in 2008 | |
| Born | (1985-04-14)14 April 1985 (age 40) Catania, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Title | Miss Italia 2008 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985[1]) is an Italian actress and beauty queen. She was crownedMiss Italia 2008.
Born inCatania, Italy, Leone lived her youth inAcireale, the daughter of a literature teacher, Ignazio Leone, and Gabriella Leotta, employed in the municipality ofAci Catena.[2] She has a younger brother named Sergio. She attended the "Gulli e Pennisi" classical high school in Acireale and at the end of her high school studies enrolled in the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at theUniversity of Catania, but did not finish her studies.
Leone participated in theMiss Italia contest in 2008 with the title of "Miss Prima dell'anno". After being initially eliminated during the program, she was subsequently reinstated in the competition and won it in the final, as well as the title of "Miss Cinema" awarded byAnna Strasberg of theActors Studio, who also awarded a scholarship.[2]
Leone co-presentedUnomattina estate from 1 June to 11 September onRai Uno. In 2010 Leone was a judge onCiak! Si Canta. Since 2010, she has been co-hostingMattina in famiglia on the channel.[3][4] She also hosted theNastro d'Argento award ceremony in 2011.
Leone began her acting career with small roles before obtaining the lead role in television seriesDistretto di Polizia (2011–12),La dama velata (2015) andNon uccidere (2015–18). She played the main role of Veronica Castello in theSky Atlantic trilogy1992,1993 and1994.[5][6] In 2018 she starred as the lead in theblack comedy filmPut Grandma in the Freezer.[7]
Leone starred asEva Kant in theDiabolik film trilogy based on the comics seriesDiabolik.[8][9] She plays the lead role ofOriana Fallaci in the 2024 TV seriesMiss Fallaci.
Leone co-hosted the third night of theSanremo Music Festival 2025 alongsideElettra Lamborghini,Katia Follesa andCarlo Conti.[10]
Leone is married to businessman and DJ Paolo Carullo since September 2021. They have a son together.[11][12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using | Luigi's girlfriend | Cameo appearance |
| Il ritmo della vita | Lizabeth | Television film | |
| 2011 | I soliti idioti: Il film | TV reporter | Cameo appearance |
| 2014 | Unique Brothers | Sofia | |
| La scuola più bella del mondo | Margherita Rivolta | ||
| 2016 | An Almost Perfect Town | Anna | |
| At War with Love | Flora Guarneri | ||
| Sweet Dreams | Agnese | ||
| 2018 | Put Grandma in the Freezer | Claudia Maria Lusi | |
| The Invisible Witness | Laura Vitale | ||
| 2019 | A Cup of Coffee with Marilyn | Oriana Fallaci | Short film |
| Love Under House Arrest | Anna | ||
| 2021 | Marilyn's Eyes | Clara Pagani | |
| Diabolik | Eva Kant | ||
| 2022 | Corro da te | Chiara | |
| Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! | Eva Kant | ||
| War - La guerra desiderata | Lea | ||
| 2023 | Diabolik: Who Are You? | Eva Kant |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Camera Café | Herself | Episode: "Constatazione amichevole" |
| 2011–2012 | Distretto di Polizia | Mara Fermi | Main role (season 11); 26 episodes |
| 2012 | Un passo dal cielo | Astrid | Recurring role (season 2); 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Il tredicesimo apostolo | Miriam | Episode: "Il pianto del demonio" |
| 2015 | La dama velata | Countess Clara Grandi | Lead role; 12 episodes |
| 1992 | Veronica Castello | Main role; 10 episodes | |
| 2015–2018 | Non uccidere | Valeria Ferro | Lead role; 36 episodes |
| 2016 | Medici | Bianca | Episode: "Original Sin" |
| 2017 | In arte Nino | Erminia Ferrari | Television film |
| 1993 | Veronica Castello | Main role; 8 episodes | |
| 2019 | 1994 | Main role; 8 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Lions of Sicily | Giulia Portalupi | Main role |
| 2024 | Miss Fallaci | Oriana Fallaci | Lead role, also co-writer[13] |
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Miss Italia | Rai 1 | Contestant, winner |
| 2025 | Sanremo Music Festival | Rai 1 | Co-host |