Dharma Mangia Woods
Italian actress (born 1994)
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Early life and education
Dharma Mangia Woods was born on 15 September 1994, in Rome.[1] She has Italian heritage from her mother and Australian heritage from her father.[2][3][4]
After graduating from Dante Alighieri Classical High School in Rome, she enrolled in the Faculty of Communication sciences at Roma Tre University, where she earned her degree. She then pursued a master's in fashion journalism at Edios Communication and took an acting course at Duse International.[5] Mangia Woods completed a bachelor's degree in acting at the International Academy of Theatre in 2018.[6] In 2022, she graduated from the Scuola d'Arte Cinematografica Gian Maria Volontè.[2]
Career
In 2016, Mangia Woods made her film debut in Gabriele Muccino's Summertime.[7][8] The same year, she appeared in the TV series The Young Pope.[9] In 2017, she acted in the film Tainted Souls directed by Matteo Botrugno and Daniele Coluccini.[10] In 2019, she has a minor role in Abel Ferrara's film Tommaso.[11] In these years, she also appeared in some music videos, including "Martelli" by Gazzelle, and "Mi ci pulisco il cuore" by Luciano Ligabue.[10]
In 2021, Mangia Woods played the role of Stella in the film Blackout Love directed by Francesca Marino.[12] In 2022, she was cast as Costanza Di Giusto in the miniseries Più forti del destino directed by Alexis Sweet, co-starring Giulia Bevilacqua and Laura Chiatti.[13] Additionally, she portrayed Lietta Pirandello in Roberto Andò's film Strangeness[14] and Alessandra Delle Fave in the Netflix comedy film The Price of Family.[15][16]
In 2023, she has a small role in Walter Veltroni's film Quando.[17] In 2024, she reprised her role as Alessandra Delle Fave from The Price of Family in the sequel The Price of Nonna's Inheritance.[18] She also joined the cast of the Netflix series Deceitful Love directed by Pappi Corsicato.[19]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Summertime | Marco's girlfriend | |
| 2017 | Tainted Souls | Gypsy | |
| 2019 | Tommaso | Acting class dancer | |
| 2021 | Blackout Love | Stella | |
| 2022 | L'anima della festa | Vittoria | Short film |
| Strangeness | Lietta Pirandello | ||
| The Price of Family | Alessandra Delle Fave | ||
| 2023 | Quando | Francesca | |
| Catene | |||
| 2024 | The Price of Nonna's Inheritance | Alessandra Delle Fave |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Young Pope | TV series | |
| 2022 | Più forti del destino | Costanza Di Giusto | TV miniseries; main role |
| 2024 | Deceitful Love | Giulia | TV miniseries; main role |
| Nato il sei ottobre | Paola Curtoni | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Colazione a Cortina" | Tutti Fenomeni | Paula Ling Yi Sun |
| "Ologramma" | Mezzosangue | Marcello Saurino | |
| "Martelli" | Gazzelle | Andrea Losa, Lorenzo Silvestri | |
| 2021 | "Mi ci pulisco il cuore" | Luciano Ligabue | Davide Vicari |
