Matilda De Angelis
Matilda De Angelis | |
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De Angelis at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 11 September 1995 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Italian Race Rose Island The Law According to Lidia Poët |
Matilda De Angelis (Italian pronunciation: [maˈtilda de ˈandʒelis]; born 11 September 1995) is an Italian actress and singer. She made her film debut in Matteo Rovere’s Italian Race (2016), which earned her nomination for David di Donatello for Best actress. She also appeared in Alessandro Gassman’s The Prize (2017), Youtopia (2018), and in Sydney Sibilia’s Rose Island (2020), in which the latter, she won a David di Donatello and a Nastri d'Argento. In 2025, she portrayed a vampire in Luc Besson's Dracula.
On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023–2024)[1] and the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020).[2] She has also sung in soundtracks and recorded solo singles, including the collaboration "Litoranea" with Elisa.
Early life
De Angelis was born on 11 September 1995 in Bologna, Emilo-Romagna, Italy and grew up in a creative family. Her father worked as a graphic designer and comic book artist, while her younger brother, Tobia De Angelis is also an actor and an assistant director.[3]
De Angelis attended the liceo scientifico "Enrico Fermi" in Bologna, graduating in 2014.[4][5] From a young age she developed a strong interest in music. At the age of eleven, she began studying guitar and violin, and by thirteen she was writing her own songs.[4] Her early experiences as a musician and performer laid the foundation for her later transition into acting.[6]
Career
In 2011, De Angelis began singing in the band Rumba de Bodas, with whom she toured across Europe.[2][7][6] They released an album, Karnaval Fou, in 2014.[8]
In 2015, director Matteo Rovere discovered De Angelis via Facebook and cast her as the lead in Italian Race (2016). Rovere specifically sought a non-professional actress capable of speaking the Emilia Romagna dialect. De Angelis secured the role after completing multiple script-based auditions.[2][6]
For her debut role, De Angelis was nominated for the 2017 David di Donatello film award for Best Actress; she also wrote and sang the film's song "Seventeen", which received a nomination for Best Original Song at the same award ceremony.[9] She was also awarded a Flaiano Prize and a Nastro d'argento for the Best Newcomer.[10][11]
In 2017, she played the role of Brittia in the ensemble comedy film The Prize by Alessandro Gassmann.[12][13] In 2018, she starred in the drama film Youtopia, where she played a teenage girl selling her virginity online in order to save her family.[6][14][15]
In 2020, she was in the main cast of the HBO television miniseries The Undoing[2] and starred in the Netflix original film Rose Island, directed by Sydney Sibilia.[16] For her role in Rose Island she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress.[17]
De Angelis co-hosted the first date of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 alongside Amadeus.[18] The same year she acted in Italian films A Bookshop in Paris and Atlas, the latter for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Taormina Film Fest.[19] In 2022 she acted in Robbing Mussolini and starred alongside Liev Schreiber in the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel with the same name Across the River and into the Trees.[20] The same year she collaborated on the third single "Litoranea" from Elisa's studio album Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future, being De Angelis first certified song by FIMI.[21]
In 2023 she played the lead role in the Italian miniseries The Law According to Lidia Poët, for which she received a Nastro d'argento award nomination for best actress, and which won the award for Best Crime Series.[22][23] Between 2023 and 2024 she acted in the lead role of Amazon Prime Video television series Citadel: Diana.[24]
In 2025, she played a vampire in Luc Besson's Dracula and played the leading role in Siblings (La vita da grandi), directed by Greta Scarano,[25] and in Mario Martone's Fuori, which premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.[26] She participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, held in Milan's San Siro stadium.[27]
Personal life
De Angelis was named after Natalie Portman’s character in Léon: The Professional.[28]
Since 2022, De Angelis has been in a relationship with Alessandro De Santis, singer and frontman of musical duo Santi Francesi. They became engaged in 2024.[29] She moved to Rome in 2014 and eventually to Milan to be with her partner.[28]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Italian Race | Giulia De Martino | |
| 2017 | A Family | Stella | |
| Coco | Tía Victoria (voice) | Italian dub; voice role | |
| The Prize | Britta | ||
| 2018 | Youtopia | Matilde | |
| Reckless | Soledad Agramante | ||
| 2019 | I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'oro (Singing Mateo) | Mariele Ventre | |
| 2020 | Divine | Maria | |
| Rose Island | Gabriella | ||
| 2021 | Atlas | Allegra | |
| A Bookshop in Paris | Albertine | ||
| 2022 | Across the River and into the Trees | Renata Contarini | |
| Robbing Mussolini | Yvonne | ||
| 2025 | Siblings | Irene Nanni | Lead role |
| Fuori | Roberta | ||
| Dracula | Maria | ||
| 2026 | The Lesson | Elisabetta Sferzi | Lead role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Tutto può succedere | Ambra Scalvino | Main role; 42 episodes |
| 2020 | The Undoing | Elena Alves | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Leonardo | Caterina da Cremona | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Call My Agent - Italia | Herself | Season 1, episode 4[30] |
| 2023–present | The Law According to Lidia Poët | Lidia Poët | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2024 | Citadel: Diana | Diana Cavalieri | Main role; 6 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Tutto qui accade" | Negramaro |
| 2018 | "Felicità puttana" | Thegiornalisti |
| 2022 | "Litoranea" | Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis |
Discography
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| ITA | ||||
| "Domani" | 2016 | — | Non-album singles | |
| Mai dire" | — | |||
| "Seventeen" | — | |||
| "Shut Up" (featuring Empatee du Weiss) | — | |||
| "Litoranea" (Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis) | 2022 | — |
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Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future |
Soundtrack appearances
| Track(s) | Year | Credit | Soundtrack album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Seventeen" | 2016 | Voice | Veloce come il vento (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Wings " | 2017 | Il premio (Original Movie Soundtrack) | |
| "Proof" | |||
| "Ribellati e va! (Rage)" | 2024 | A Greyhound of a Girl (Original Movie Soundtrack) | |
| "More Emer (Addio Emer)" | |||
| "Sei tutta intorno a me (Forever in our Hearts)" |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2018 | Shooting Stars Award | Herself | Won | [32] |
| Bacco Award | Won | ||||
| David di Donatello | 2017 | Best Actress | Italian Race | Nominated | |
| Best Original Song | "Seventeen" (from Italian Race) | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Rose Island | Won | ||
| Nastri d'Argento | 2016 | Best Breakthrough Act | Italian Race | Won | [33] |
| 2018 | Best Original Song | "Proof" (from The Prize) | Nominated | [34] | |
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Fuori | Won | [35] | |
| Premi Flaiano | 2016 | Best Debut Actress | Italian Race | Won | [36] |
| Taormina Film Fest | 2016 | Revelation actress of the year | Italian Race | Won | |
| 2021 | Best Actress | Atlas | Won | [37] | |
| Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | 2022 | Best Actress - International Performance | The Undoing | Won | [38] |
| 2023 | Best Actress | The Law According to Lidia Poët | Nominated | [39][40] |
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