Английская Википедия:Greta Bellamacina

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Greta Rosanna Bellamacina (born 16 September 1990)[1] is a British actress, poet and filmmaker.

Early life

Bellamacina was born in Hampstead, London, England, and raised in Camden. She attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting, before attending King's College London,[2] where she graduated with a BA in English.

Acting

Bellamacina's break out role in the (2019) film Hurt by Paradise saw her nominated for the prestigious Michael Powell Award for her performance as Celeste at Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition .[3][4][5] The Evening Standard wrote, "Bellamacina is as precise and bold as Joanna Hogg."[6]

Bellamacina played the character Cleo Watson in Michael Winterbottom's (2022) six part political TV drama This England. She played the lead character Irene in both of the acclaimed, avant-garde Italian film director Riccardo Vannuccini’s films, (2023)Commedia and ‘Things And Other Things’ (2024) which were both filmed in Italy. Her performance in Commedia won her the award of the Stanley Kubrick Award for Best Actress [7] Her latest role Cecily in ‘All Five Eyes’, will see her perform alongside Honor Swinton Byrne as sisters. The film is set to shoot in August 2024 according to Variety magazine. [8][9]

Poetry

Bellamacina was shortlisted as Young Poet Laureate of London in 2014. [10]

In 2016, Bellamacina and artist Robert Montgomery co-founded New River Press.[11][12] In 2016 Bellamacina co-wrote a collection of collaborative poetry with Montgomery entitled Points for Time in the Sky, a psychogeographical journey through modern Britain, and a rare example of collaborative poetry in British literature.[13]

In 2018, she was commissioned by the National Poetry Library to write a group of poems for their Odyssey series, modern mediations on Homer's Odyssey.[14] In the same year, she published her collection,Selected Poems 2015–2017. Pierpaolo Piccioli commissioned Bellamacina to write ten love poems to coincide with his FW19 collection for Valentino fashion house.[15][16]

Bellamacina's poetry collection Tomorrow's Woman was published in 2020 by US publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing alongside a volume of feminist poetry she edited titled Smear.[17] In the same year the collection was translated into Spanish and published by Valparaíso Ediciones with translations by poet Juan José Vélez Otero.[18] The collection was launched at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris.[19][20]

Awards

In 2019, Bellamacina's debut film Hurt by Paradise was nominated for "Best UK Feature" at both Raindance Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition. Bellamacina was also nominated for the prestigious Michael Powell Award for her performance as Celeste. Filmotomy said "Bellamacina has it in her to become one of the great contemporary female voices in British cinema."[3][21][22] The Evening Standard wrote, "Bellamacina is as precise and bold as Joanna Hogg."[23]

In 2022, Bellamacina won the Stanley Kubrick Award for Best Actress at the Stanley Film Awards for her performance in Riccardo Vannuccini's film Commedia.[24]

Modelling

Bellamacina has appeared in ads for brands such as Prada,[25] Chanel, Rimmel London,[26] Mulberry, Stella McCartney,[27] Burberry and The Vampire's Wife.[28] She has walked in catwalk shows for Dolce & Gabbana.[29]

Bellamacina has featured internationally on magazine covers such as Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire,[30] Numéro,[31] and L'Officiel.[32]

She has worked with photographers such as Jurgen Teller, Liz Collins, Tom Craig, Rankin (photographer), Cass Bird, Oliver Hadlee Pearch[33] and Jack Davidson.

Personal life

Bellamacina is married to Scottish artist-poet Robert Montgomery, and the couple have two children.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Character Notes
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Stephanie Warner Bros
2010 Impossible Feet Barbie BraineHownd Films
2013 Blake's Wife Caroline Directed by Jacob Perlmutter
2013 San Francisco Love Story Willow
2014 A Surrealist Account After Dark Ella Directed by Eduardo Gonzalez
2016 Romanic Love Pregnant Sitter Directed by Alex Franco
2017 Myths Not for Sale Blaise
2017 The Last Birthday Maria Romanova European Independent Film Award[34][35]
2018 Hurt by Paradise Celeste Nominated for The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019[36]
2018 Indigo Valley Jane
2020 The Long Game Felicity Directed by Lauren McLaughlin
2021 Highway 1 Ina Santa Barbara International Film Festival [37][38]
2022 Venice at Dawn Sally Directed by Jamie Adams
2022 Free Sally Directed by Lauren McLaughlin
2023 Commedia Irene Directed by Riccardo Vannuccini
2023 Lake-Mouthed Duchess of Berry Directed by Luis Leitao
TBA Tell That to the Winter Sea Jo Directed by Jaclyn Bethany
TBA Things and Other Things Directed by Riccardo Vannuccini
TBA All Five Eyes[39]

Television

Year Title Role Director Notes
2022 This England Cleo Watson Directed by Michael Winterbottom & Julian Jarrold Recurring role Sky Atlantic and Now
2022 The Essex Serpent Directed by Clio Barnard Apple TV+ series

Theatre

Year Title Notes
2022 "Ara Pacis"[40] Special performance held at Ara Pacis

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