Lea Gavino

Lea Gavino
Lea Gavino in June 2024
Born (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present
RelativesDamiano Gavino (brother)
Musical career
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2025–present
Labels

Lea Gavino (born 14 January 1999) is an Italian actress and singer-songwriter.

Early life and education

Born in Rome in 1999, she is the older sister of actor Damiano Gavino.[1][2] After high school, she decided to enroll in college to study psychology, where she earned a degree.[3][4] Around the same time, a casting director and family friend recruited her for an audition, which then began the lengthy selection process for the Gianmaria Volontè School of Cinematographic Arts, which she entered in 2019.[5][6]

Career

In 2019, she made her acting debut in the Rai 1 television film Io ricordo, Piazza Fontana, directed by Francesco Miccichè.[7][8] Her film debut was in the film Caravaggio's Shadow (2022), directed by Michele Placido; she then co-starred in the fifth season of the Netflix series Skam Italia.[9][10]

She was part of the cast of the international series SAS: Rogue Heroes (2023), distributed worldwide by the BBC.[11] The following year, she co-starred in the film Una storia nera, directed by Leonardo D'Agostini.[12]

She signed a recording contract with LaTarma Records,[13] with which she made her music debut, releasing her first two singles, "Mondo fiorito" and "Figli" (2025),[14] the latter dedicated to her brother Damiano.[15] She subsequently participated in the nineteenth edition of the Sanremo Giovani singing competition with the song "Amico lontano",[16][17] but failed to qualify for the Sanremo Music Festival 2026.[18] On February 6, 2026, the single "I treni" was released.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s)
2022 Caravaggio's Shadow Artemisia Gentileschi
2023 Una storia nera Rosa Semerano
2024 Dieci minuti

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2019 Io ricordo, Piazza Fontana Federica Dendena Television movie
2022–2024 Skam Italia Viola Loiero Main role (season 5-6)
2025 SAS: Rogue Heroes Sofia Amato Season 2, episode 4
Sanremo Giovani Contestant Annual music festival, competing with "Amico lontano"
2026 Guerrieri: La regola dell'equilibrio Consuelo Favia Main role

Discography

Singles

List of singles and album name
Title Year Album or EP
"Mondo fiorito" 2025 Non-album singles
"Figli"
"Amico lontano"
"I treni" 2026

Participation in singing events

  • Sanremo Giovani (Rai 2)
    • 2025 – Participant with "Amico lontano"

References

  1. ^ "Lea Gavino: "Ho tagliato i capelli come atto di disobbedienza. Mio fratello Damiano è la persona più importante della mia vita, ma i ruoli migliori li scrivono ancora per gli uomini"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Chi è la sorella di Damiano Gavino, Lea? Il rapporto tra i due fratelli attori". TAG24.
  3. ^ "Sara Battelli - Lea Gavino". sarabattellipress.it.
  4. ^ "Lea Gavino, la ragazza dello Sputnik". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian).
  5. ^ "Lea Gavino". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Lea Gavino, le ragazze stanno bene". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Lea Gavino, dopo il successo con Skam, debutta nella musica: "Una canzone è per mio fratello. Il mio sogno? Fare un disco"". Today (in Italian).
  8. ^ "Lea Gavino". Planet Film (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Lea Gavino, un'attrice nel segno della Generazione Skam". Movieplayer.it (in Italian).
  10. ^ "Lea Gavino: "Da piccola mi scoraggiavano, ma fare l'attrice è una figata"". Giffoni (in Italian).
  11. ^ "BBC One - SAS Rogue Heroes, Series 2, Episode 4". BBC.
  12. ^ "Lea Gavino figlia di Laetitia Casta al cinema: "Lei un'icona, io una ragazza che sta diventando sempre più donna"". Vogue Italia (in Italian).
  13. ^ "Lea Gavino". LaTarma (in Italian).
  14. ^ "Mondo fiorito e Figli i brani d'esordio di Lea Gavino". LaTarma (in Italian).
  15. ^ "Lea Gavino debutta nella musica: "Sentivo l'esigenza di raccontarmi senza filtri"". TGcom24 (in Italian).
  16. ^ "Lea Gavino - Amico lontano. Testo e significato del brano in gara a Sanremo Giovani 2025". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  17. ^ "Sanremo Giovani 2026, ecco chi saranno i 24 protagonisti". Billboard Italia (in Italian).
  18. ^ "Sanremo Giovani 2025: i vincitori della seconda puntata". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  19. ^ "Lea Gavino, I treni è il titolo del nuovo singolo". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian).