Diane Fleri

Diane Fleri
Fleri at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Born (1983-07-13) 13 July 1983 (age 41)
Quimper, France
OccupationActress

Diane Fleri (born 13 July 1983) is a French-born Italian actress.

Early life

Fleri was born in Quimper, Brittany, France, to an Italian father, Marino Fleri, a diplomat of Estonian and Maltese origins, and a French mother of Vietnamese origin.[1][2] She subsequently lived for eight years in Jerusalem, Israel, until the outbreak of the Gulf War;[1][3] At the age of 9 Fleri moved to Rome.[1][2] She has two brothers and a sister.[3][1]

Career

Fleri's career began by chance when, still a teenager, she accompanied a friend to an audition for the film Come te nessuno mai by Gabriele Muccino; she was eventually chosen by the director for the role of Arianna.[2][3][4] After her film debut, Fleri continued her studies, enrolling in the department of political science, and in the meantime she went to live for a year in Paris, where she studied acting and debuted on stage.[3][4]

After having appeared in several television dramas and short films, she had her breakout role in 2007, playing Francesca in Daniele Luchetti's My Brother Is an Only Child.[3][4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1999 But Forever in My Mind Arianna
2005 Achille e la tartaruga Fiamma Short film
2007 My Brother Is an Only Child Francesca
2008 Solo un padre Camille
Quell'estate Eleonora
François Lila Short film
Il prossimo tuo Caroline
2009 I Am Love Eva
2010 Hayfever Camilla
2011 L'amore fa male Antonia
It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show Sonia
Ghost Track Sophie
2012 A Flat for Three Claire
Nina Nina
2018 Looped Love Rachel Short film
2022 The Boat Elena
Questa notte parlami dell'Africa Fè
2023 Romantic Girls Susanna Celano

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2006 R.I.S.: Delitti imperfetti Susanna Reggiani Episode: "Ossessione"
2008–2009 I liceali Melanie Desmoulis Main role (season 1-2)
2010 Gli ultimi del paradiso Sara Television film
2014 Questo nostro amore Emanuela 6 episodes
2016–2018 Solo Barbara Migliardi Main role
2018 Liberi sognatori Alice Grassi Episode: "A testa alta: Libero Grassi"
2023 Rocco Schiavone Isabelle Baldaccini Episode: "Il viaggio continua"

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mario Dal Bello (March 2011). I ricercati: padri e figli nel cinema italiano contemporaneo. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 978-8874026722.
  2. ^ a b c Barbara Zorzoli, Lella Scalia (11 May 2010). "Diane Fleri. Lo charme di un attrice per caso". Vogue. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e Teresa Cannatà (11 May 2010). "Focus on Diane Fleri". Vogue. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Diane Fleri, professoressa per caso Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Mediaset. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2013.