Sabrina Impacciatore
Italian actress (born 1968)
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Sabrina Impacciatore (Italian pronunciation: [saˈbriːna impattʃaˈtoːre]; born 29 March 1968) is an Italian actress.[1] She is known internationally for her roles as Valentina on season two of the HBO black comedy drama series The White Lotus (2022), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and as Esmeralda Grand in The Paper. Sabrina Impacciatore opened the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony alongside international stars such as Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli during the multi-site ceremony for the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. [2]
- Napoleon and Me (2006)
- Miss F (2007)
- The White Lotus (2022)
- The Paper (2025)
Sabrina Impacciatore | |
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Impacciatore at the 2010 Giffoni Film Festival | |
| Born | 29 March 1968 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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Life and career
Born in Rome to a father from Abruzzo and a mother from Sardinia, Impacciatore studied acting at the Actors Studio in New York and enrolled in several other acting courses in Rome.[3][4] She debuted as a teenager star, in roles of comedian and singer, in the Gianni Boncompagni's television shows Non è la RAI and Macao.[3][4] She also appeared as an impersonator in several variety shows.[3][4] While studying acting, she self-funded her studies working as a cleaning lady, vacuuming and preparing staging sets.[5]
Impacciatore made her film debut in 1999, in Francesco Maselli's Il compagno.[3][4]
She spoke about the challenges she faced in obtaining leading roles; especially in Sergio Castellitto's 2004 film Non ti muovere, of which she was convinced she had the leading role that ultimately went to Penelope Cruz.[6]
In 2007, she was nominated for a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress her performance in Paolo Virzì's 2006 film Napoleon and Me, and one year later she received a second nomination for the same award for Wilma Labate's 2007 film Miss F.[7]
In 2022, Impacciatore starred as Valentina in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus.[8][9][10] She and the rest of the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2023.[11] She also received an Emmy Award nomination in 2023 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal (75th Emmy Awards), ultimately losing to co-star Jennifer Coolidge.[12]
In early 2024, Impacciatore portrayed a fictionalized version of herself in season two of Call My Agent - Italia.[13] In April 2024, it was announced that she had been cast as a lead in the upcoming American comedy series The Paper.[14] In 2025, Impacciatore portrayed Elena Romano in the film G20, and Dr. Susanna Pulice in In the Hand of Dante.[13] She participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, held in Milan's San Siro stadium.
Brand ambassador
She was among the performers of the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony along stars like Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Cecilia Bartoli and Ghali.
In 2026, she served as a testimonial/brand ambassador alongside actor Michael Fassbender for the Italian fragrance house Acqua di Parma, appearing in “The Art of Living Italian” campaign celebrating the 110th anniversary of the brand’s Colonia fragrance.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Last Kiss | Livia | |
| Unfair Competition | Matilde | ||
| 2003 | People of Rome | Maria | |
| Instructing the Heart | Paola | ||
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | St. Veronica | |
| 2005 | Manual of Love | Luciana | |
| 2006 | Napoleon and Me | Diamantina Papucci | |
| 2007 | Miss F | Magda | |
| 2061: An Exceptional Year | Mara Pronesti | ||
| 2010 | Kiss Me Again | Livia | |
| 18 Years Later | Mirella | ||
| 2013 | Amiche da morire | Crocetta | |
| 2014 | Pane e burlesque | Mimì la Petite | |
| 2015 | Ever Been to the Moon? | Mara | |
| 2018 | There's No Place Like Home | Sara | |
| 2021 | Anni da cane | Rita | |
| 7 Women and a Murder | Agostina | ||
| 2022 | Turning Red | Lily | Italian dub |
| Across the River and into the Trees | Agostina | ||
| Ragazzaccio | Cinzia | ||
| 2025 | G20 | Elena Romano | |
| In the Hand of Dante | Dr. Susanna Pulice | ||
| 2026 | Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass | Completed |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Disokkupati | Caterina | Main cast |
| 1997 - 2004 | Ciro, il figlio di Target | Lara Croft | Parody |
| 2002 | Le ragioni del cuore | Rosamaria Ciccone | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Donne assassine | Veronica | Season 1, episode 8 |
| 2018 | The Immature: The Series | Serena Serafini | Main cast |
| 2021 | Inspector Coliandro | Thea Zahra | Season 8, episode 2 |
| 2022 | The White Lotus | Valentina | Main cast (season 2) |
| 2024 | Call My Agent - Italia | Herself | Season 2, episode 6[16][17] |
| 2024 | Belve | Herself | Interview (season 12) |
| 2025–present | The Paper | Esmeralda Grand | Main cast |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Drammaturgia" | Le Vibrazioni | ||
| 2009 | "Io che amo solo te" | Fiorella Mannoia | ||
| 2019 | "Baciami ancora" | Jovanotti | Livia | |
| "Scusate se non piango" | Daniele Silvestri | |||
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Noi, Ripellino e lo Zar | Lead role; Director: Gianfranco Evangelista | |
| 1991 | Garage | Lead role; Director: A. Belforte | |
| 1993 | Il boss di Bogotà | Director: Carlo Alighiero | |
| 1993 | Finalmente soli | Director: Carlo Alighiero | |
| 1994 | Carne di struzzo | Main cast; Director: Adriano Vianello; Teatro Tordinona, Rome[18] | |
| 1996 | Il mio boss ovvero Il boss di Bogotà | Director: Carlo Alighiero | |
| Forever Blues | Director: Maurizio Panici | ||
| 1998 | Telefonami in teatro | Director: Nora Venturini | |
| 1999 | Il cappello di carta | Main cast; Director: Nora Venturini[19] | |
| 2012 | È stato così | The woman | Lead role; Director: Valerio Binasco[20] |
