Jasmine Trinca (; born 24 April 1981) is an Italian actress and film director.
Life Trinca was born in Rome, Italy. She began her career in 2001, chosen by Nanni Moretti for his award-winning The Son's Room, receiving the Guglielmo Biraghi prize as Best New Talent of the Year. In 2004, she won a Nastro d'Argento for The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù). Trinca worked again with Moretti in Il caimano (2006).
In 2022, Trinca made her feature-length directorial debut with Marcel!, which premiered at the 75th Cannes Festival.
Trinca was chosen to play Maria Montessori in a biopic of her life. The film, which also includes Leïla Bekhti, achieved distribution deals in 2024.
In June 2024, Trinca was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes2001 The Son's Room Irene Sermonti2003 The Best of Youth Giorgia Esposti2005 Manual of Love Giulia Liguori Romanzo Criminale Roberta Vannucci2006 The Caiman Teresa2007 Piano, solo Cinzia2009 The Big Dream Laura Ultimatum Luisa2011 House of Tolerance Julie2013 There Will Come a Day Augusta Miele Irene / Miele Another Life Aurore Astier2014 Saint Laurent Talitha Getty2015 Wondrous Boccaccio Monna Giovanna You Can't Save Yourself Alone Delia The Gunman Annie2016 Tommaso Chiara Slam Antonella2017 Fortunata Fortunata2018 Euphoria Elena On My Skin Ilaria Cucchi The Happiest Man in the World Herself Cameo appearance2019 An Almost Ordinary Summer Penelope The Goddess of Fortune Annamaria Muscarà2020 Romantic Guide to Lost Places Allegra2021 The Story of My Wife Viola The Catholic School Coralla Martirolo Superheroes Anna2023 Profeti Sara A Brighter Tomorrow Herself Cameo appearance Maria Montessori – La Nouvelle Femme Maria Montessori Nuovo Olimpo Blonde Actress Cameo appearance2024 Diamonds Gabriella Canova2025 Gli occhi degli altri Elena La gioia Carla Illusione Cristina Camponeschi2026 The Spiral Anna It Will Happen Tonight Greta
Television Year Title RoleNotes2004 La fuga degli innocenti Tilla Nagler Two-parts television movie2005 Cefalonia Elena Two-parts television movie2024 La Storia Ida Ramundo Lead role; 8 episodes Supersex Lucia Main role; 7 episodes2025 The Art of Joy Mother Leonora 2 episodes
As filmmaker Year Title RoleNotes2020 Being My Mom Director Short film2022 Marcel! Director, writer Full-length directional debut
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategory Nominated workResult20th Rome Film Festival 2025 Monica Vitti Award for Best Actress Gli occhi degli altri 66th Venice International Film Festival 2009 Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Performance by an Emerging Actor or Actress The Big Dream 70th Cannes Film Festival 2017 Prix d'interprétation féminine – Un Certain Regard section Fortunata Ciak d'oro 2001Best Supporting Actress The Son's Room 2017 Slam 2020 Best Actress The Goddess of Fortune Cinematografo Award 2022 Best Directional Debut Marcel! David di Donatello 2001Best Supporting Actress The Son's Room 2004 The Best of Youth 2006 The Caiman 2013Best Actress There Will Come a Day 2014 Miele 2015 You Can't Save Yourself Alone 2018 Fortunata 2019 Best Supporting Actress On My Skin 2020 Best Actress The Goddess of Fortune 2023 Best Directional Debut Marcel! 2025 Best Supporting Actress The Art of Joy Flaiano Award 2022 Outstanding Performance Superheroes Globo d'oro 2001 Best Breakthrough Actress The Son's Room 2013Best Actress Miele 2019 An Almost Ordinary Summer La pellicola d'oro 2018 Best Actress Fortunata Nastro d'Argento2001 Mario Biraghi Award for Best Breakthrough PerformanceThe Son's Room Best Supporting Actress 2004Best Actress The Best of Youth 2013 Miele 2015 You Can't Save Yourself Alone 2017 Fortunata 2020 The Goddess of Fortune 2023 Profeti 2025 Special Nastro d'Argento Diamonds Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series The Art of Joy 2026 Best Actress Gli occhi degli altri
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