Born to an Italian father and a Monégasque mother, she embraced theatre early, moved to Rome in 2000 and trained for five years with Actors Studio member Francesca De Sapio before studying film at UCLA and acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Acting credits quickly grew, from Pupi Avati's Il cuore altrove (2003) and Abel Ferrara's Mary (2005) to a role in Giuseppe Tornatore's award-winning La sc…