Selene Caramazza

Selene Caramazza (born 10 February 1993) is an Italian actress best known for her role as Leonarda Scotellaro in the Amazon Prime Video series The Bad Guy (2022–present).

Selene Caramazza
Caramazza at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024
Born	(1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 32) Palermo, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

Biography

Caramazza was born in Palermo and grew up in Favara.^[1] She enrolled in university to study law in Palermo, but transferred at the end of her first year to study acting in Rome.^[2] Before becoming an actress, she originally wanted to be a director.^[3] In 2017, she made her film debut as Agnese in Pure Hearts, a role which earned her critical acclaim.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Pure Hearts	Agnese		[5]
2019	Bar Joseph	Selene		[6]
2020	Paradise - Una nuova vita [it]	Lucia		[7]
2021	Corpo e aria	Gaia	Short film	[8]
2022	Spaccaossa [it]	Luisa		[9]
2023	Uomo di fumo [it]	Silvia		[10]
2024	Beautiful Rebel	Carla		[11]
2025	Arrivederci tristezza	Alessia		[12]
	Tired of Killing: Autobiography of an Assassin			[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Catturandi - Nel nome del padre [it]	Sonia	2 episodes	[14]
	Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi	Sara	7 episodes
2016	Don Matteo	Katia	1 episode
2017	Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo [it]	Claudia	2 episodes	[15]
	Provaci ancora prof!	Nancy Paone	1 episode
2018	Cacciatore: The Hunter	Young Giada	6 episodes
	Prima che la notte [it]	Giusi	Television film	[16]
2019	Inspector Montalbano	Alessandra/Anita	1 episode
2020	The Sea Beyond	Valentina Colosimo	1 episode	[17]
	Tutto il giorno davanti [it]	Chiara	Television film	[18]
2022	L'Ora - Inchiostro contro piombo [it]	Olivia Butera	8 episodes	[19]
	The Bad Guy	Leonarda Scotellaro	Main role; 6 episodes	[20]
2022–2023	Christian	Benedetta	7 episodes	[21]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
Cerase Film Festival	2024	Television Personality of the Year	The Bad Guy, The Sea Beyond	Won	[22]
Fabrique du Cinéma Awards	2017	Best Actress	Pure Hearts	Nominated
Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	2023	Best Supporting Actress	The Bad Guy	Nominated	[23]
		Claudio Nobis Foundation Award		Won	[24]
Seville European Film Festival	2017	Best Actress	Pure Hearts	Won	[25]
Venice International Film Festival	2022	Rolling Stone Emerging Talents Award	Spaccaossa [it]	Won