Apr 30, 2007 Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the Eon Productions James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Martin Campbell and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis, the film marks the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name. Jan 25, 2011 The exotic allure of sultry beauty Solange proves to be too much for James as he admires her from afar - right under the nose of her husband, Alex Dimitrios.
Murino at the 2010 Giffoni Film Festival | |
| Born | 15 September 1977 (age 42) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an Italian actress.[1] She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play Richard III and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film The Corsican File. She went on to appear in the 2006 film Casino Royale and received a European Golden Globe at the 2008 Italian Golden Globe Awards.
Solange Dimitrios
Life and career[edit]
Murino was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to be a doctor.[2] She finished fifth in the 1997 Miss Italy contest. Having moved to London, she fell in love with theatre and acting, saving up weekly to watch something in the West End theatre.[3]
Returning to Italy, she studied drama at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro run by Francesca De Sapio, between 1999 and 2000.[3] She then appeared in stage productions of Richard III and Italian-language plays.[citation needed] She began her career in television in 2002,[4] and then gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale.
In early 2011, she co-starred with Rufus Sewell in the short-lived BBC One TV series Zen.
In 2011 she also appeared in Bob Sinclar's music video clip Far l'amore.[5] She also starred the video clip of the famous party band The Gypsy Queens' 'l'Italiano'.[6][7]
In 2013, she starred as Penelope, Ulysses' wife for a TV production Odysseus.
Selected filmography[edit]
- Nowhere (2001)
- L'Enquête Corse (2004)
- L'Amour Aux Trousses (2004)
- Eleonora d'Arborea (2005)
- Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (2006)
- Vientos de agua (2006)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- St. Trinian's (2007)
- Il seme della discordia (2008)
- The Garden of Eden (2008)
- Alibi e sospetti (2008)
- XIII (2009)
- Die (2010)
- Zen (2011)
- Odysseus (2013)
- The Invincible Piglet (2015)
- The Squad (2015)
- Fever (2016)
- We Are Family (2016)
- Voice from the Stone (2017)
References[edit]
- ^Gary Susman (8 August 2006). 'Solange, It's Been Good to Know You'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
It's already been a rapid rise to stardom for the 28-year-old Murino...
- ^Rodney Chester (8 December 2006). 'Why I love Caterina'. The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ abGordon, Jane (25 December 2010). 'Caterina Murino: Meet the former Bond girl who's being hailed as the new Sophia Loren'. London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^'Caterina Murino page on MDOHMSS, unofficial italian 007 site'. Libero. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^Bob Sinclar feat. Raffaella Carrà 'Far l'Amore' music clip on YouTube
- ^'l'Italiano on imdb
- ^The Gypsy Queens 'l'Italiano' music clip on Youtube
External links[edit]
Solange Casino Royale
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