Miriam Leone
Italian actress and beauty queen (born 1985)
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::summary Italian actress and beauty queen (born 1985) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Miriam Leone |
| image | Miriam Leone cropped.jpg |
| caption | Leone in 2008 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Catania, Italy |
| occupation | Actress |
| yearsactive | 2008–present |
| title | Miss Italia 2008 |
| spouse | |
| children | 1 |
| :: |
| name = Miriam Leone | image = Miriam Leone cropped.jpg | caption = Leone in 2008 | birth_date = | birth_place = Catania, Italy | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 2008–present | title = Miss Italia 2008 | spouse = | children = 1
Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian actress and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Italia 2008.
Early life
Born in Catania, Italy, Leone lived her youth in Acireale, the daughter of a literature teacher, Ignazio Leone, and Gabriella Leotta, employed in the municipality of Aci Catena. 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 the University of Catania, but did not finish her studies.
Career
Leone participated in the Miss 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 by Anna Strasberg of the Actors Studio, who also awarded a scholarship.
Leone co-presented Unomattina estate from 1 June to 11 September on Rai Uno. In 2010 Leone was a judge on Ciak! Si Canta. Since 2010, she has been co-hosting Mattina in famiglia on the channel. She also hosted the Nastro d'Argento award ceremony in 2011.
Leone began her acting career with small roles before obtaining the lead role in television series Distretto di Polizia (2011–12), La dama velata (2015) and Non uccidere (2015–18). She played the main role of Veronica Castello in the Sky Atlantic trilogy 1992, 1993 and 1994. In 2018 she starred as the lead in the black comedy film Put Grandma in the Freezer.
Leone starred as Eva Kant in the Diabolik film trilogy based on the comics series Diabolik. She plays the lead role of Oriana Fallaci in the 2024 TV series Miss Fallaci.
Leone co-hosted the third night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 alongside Elettra Lamborghini, Katia Follesa and Carlo Conti.
Personal life
Leone is married to businessman and DJ Paolo Carullo since September 2021. They have a son together.
Filmography
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| 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 | |
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::data[format=table title="Television"]
| 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 |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Miss Italia | Rai 1 | Contestant, winner |
| 2025 | Sanremo Music Festival | Rai 1 | Co-host |
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References
References
- (26 November 2023). "Miriam Leone guest of Fabio Fazio, from Miss Italy to cinema passing through TV: who is the actress, entrepreneur and future mother". [[Il Messaggero]].
- (14 September 2008). [http://www.repubblica.it/2008/09/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/missitalia-2008/missitalia-2008/missitalia-2008.html Miss Italia è Miriam Leone Siciliana dai capelli rossi], ''[[La Repubblica]]'' (in Italian)
- (4 March 2010). [http://www.sorrisi.com/2010/03/04/il-doppio-debutto-come-attrice-di-miriam-leone-miss-italia-2008-al-cinema-e-in-tv/ Il doppio debutto come attrice di Miriam Leone, Miss Italia 2008, al cinema e in tv] {{webarchive. link. (9 June 2011 , ''[[TV Sorrisi e Canzoni]]'' (in Italian))
- [http://unomattinainfamiglia.blog.rai.it/ Rai.it, "Uno Mattina in famiglia"] {{Webarchive. link. (25 April 2012 , accessed 13 November 2011 (in Italian).)
- (2 January 2016). "Miriam Leone torna in tv con 1992 - La serie e Non uccidere. Poi il cinema".
- (12 May 2017). "Miriam Leone: con 1993 una discesa agli inferi, incarno la tv dei falsi sorrisi".
- (19 February 2018). "Miriam Leone e Fabio De Luigi nel trailer di 'Metti la nonna in freezer'".
- (9 October 2019). "Martin Eden's lead will suit up in leather for a Diabolik remake".
- (11 October 2019). "Miriam Leone è una sexy e sensuale Eva Kant sul set di 'Diabolik'".
- Alicandri, Alessandro. (2025-01-15). "Festival di Sanremo 2025: le co-conduttrici e i co-conduttori al fianco di Carlo Conti". [[TV Sorrisi e Canzoni]].
- (26 November 2023). "Miriam Leone guest of Fabio Fazio, from Miss Italy to cinema passing through TV: who is the actress, entrepreneur and future mother". [[Il Messaggero]].
- (31 December 2023). "Miriam Leone Gives Birth to First Child". [[Il Messaggero]].
- Sollazzo, Boris. (20 April 2023). "Miss Fallaci, Miriam Leone: "Oriana fragile soul" (Exclusive)".
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