Rosabell Laurenti Sellers
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| Born | March 27, 1996 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (born March 27, 1996[1]) is an American-Italian actress. She is known for her role as the titular character in the children's series Mia and Me, and also as Tyene Sand in Game of Thrones.
Early life
[edit]Sellers was born in Santa Monica, California, to Italian parents: actress Mary Sellers and filmmaker Fabrizio Laurenti.[2] She grew up in New York City before moving to Rome. She has one brother and one sister.[3]
Career
[edit]Sellers made her debut in the theater in 2004 at the age of eight, when she and her brother were assigned to the part of the children of Medea in the production of the theater company La Mama. After staging in New York and a tour of the same show in Poland and Austria, she moved briefly to Rome that same year with her family.[4]
After she arrived in Italy, she began to take part in TV and film productions. In 2006 she participated in the mini-series directed by Maurizio Ponzi's E poi c'è Filippo, the years following in L'amore e la guerra, the television series Medicina generale and the television movie Fuga per la libertà – L'aviatore, the miniseries Coco Chanel and the film Mi Ricordo Anna Frank in the lead role.[4] In 2009, in Fausto Brizzi's Many Kisses Later, while the following year in the miniseries Paura di amare.[4]
In 2010, Sellers played the daughter of Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) in Larysa Kondracki's The Whistleblower.[4] In 2012, she took part in the TV series Una grande famiglia[5] and arrived on Rai 2 in the series Mia and Me that features alternating sequences in live action and scenes created in computer graphics.[6] In June 2012 she took a part in Edoardo Leo's Out of the Blue, alongside Raoul Bova.[7][8] Meanwhile, at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, she was presented in Ivano De Matteo's Balancing Act[9] and in A Liberal Passion, alongside Alessandro Preziosi and Valentina Lodovini, loosely based on the 2008 novel by Chiara Gamberale.[10]
In 2015, she joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 5 as Tyene Sand.[11]
In 2020, she joined the cast of the SyFy series Spides as Nora Berger.[12]
Personal life
[edit]As of March 2017,[update] Sellers is studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[13][non-primary source needed] Sellers has participated in many equestrian competitions and has also studied tap dance.[1] Sellers is fluent in English and Italian.
Sellers founded the Young Actors for Humanitarian Involvement, to get teen Italian talents involved in charities such as ActionAid and Smile Again. She also serves meals at Rome's Comunità di Sant'Egidio soup kitchen.[3] Sellers also has volunteered with another organization called Veto the Squito which helps raise money for insecticide treated bed nets in Africa. She has also collaborated with the League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Many Kisses Later | Barbra | |
| 2010 | Cocapop | Young Laura | |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Erin | |
| 2011 | Women vs. Men | Flavia | |
| 2011 | Loon Lake | Rosy | |
| 2011 | This Property Is Condemned | Unknown | Short Film |
| 2012 | Balancing Act | Camilla | Nominated—David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2013 | Out of the Blue | Layla Brighi | |
| 2013 | A Liberal Passion | Angelica | |
| 2014 | The Dinner | Benedetta | |
| 2019 | Trading Paint | Cindy | |
| 2024 | What About Love | Young Girl |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | A Wheel in Time | Unknown | Television film |
| 2006 | E poi c'è Filippo | Unknown | |
| 2007 | L'amore e la guerra | Anita | |
| 2008 | Fuga per la libertà – L'aviatore | Nicoletta | Television film; credited as Rosabell Laurenti |
| 2008 | Coco Chanel | Coco Chanel (12 years old) | |
| 2009 | Medicina generale | Rebecca | Episode: "Incontri" |
| 2009 | Mi ricordo Anna Frank | Anne Frank | Television film |
| 2010 | Paura di amare | Carlotta Loi | Main role (season 1) |
| 2011 | Agata e Ulisse | Milla | Television film |
| 2011 | Cenerentola | Aurora (13 years old) | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Mia and Me | Mia Marconi | Lead live-action and voice role (season 1–2) |
| 2012–2013 | Una grande famiglia | Valentina Rengoni | Main role (season 1–2) |
| Wild Kratts | Matrioshika Girl | (Season 2) | |
| 2015–2017 | Game of Thrones | Tyene Sand | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Spides | Nora Berger | Main role |
| 2022 | Willow | Lili | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Swarm | Alicia Delaware |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rosabell Laurenti Sellers | Studio Emme Talent Agency". March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Trono di Spade, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers tra i nuovi volti della quinta stagione". Ciak Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (March 30, 2013). "Rosabell Laurenti Sellers: International Star You Need to Know". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Rosabell Laurenti Sellers". studioemmeagency.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ "Homepage – Studio Emme". Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Homepage – Studio Emme". Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Federico Moccia girerà Universitari, Anna Foglietta in Ho trovato l'America, Rosabell Laurenti Seller in Buongiorno Papà". Il Cinema Italiano.
- ^ "Homepage – Studio Emme". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ Giuseppe Sagnelli. "Gli "Equilibristi" di De Matteo fra miseria e baratro". recencinema.it. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ "Homepage – Studio Emme". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con!". Watchers on the Wall. July 25, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Spides". IMDb. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Guildhall School on Twitter". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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