Dora Romano

Dora Romano


in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy
Dora Romano was born near Naples (Italy) and she graduated in sociology (1979). In 1980 she received a degree from the Bottega Teatrale di Firenze, the Vittorio Gassman' Acting School. She works and performs in english, as well as in Italian. She trained in theatre plays by Jerzj Gro-towskj, Elizabeth Kemp, Dominic De Fazio, Ivana Chubbuck, in Italy and the United States. Her first professional experience was under the direction of Otomar Kreijcha in Eschilo's "The Sup-plicants", at the Syracuse Greek Theatre, and was later a part of Eduardo de Filippo's company for the next two years. Dora has been directed by different italian directors in classic comedies written by Goldoni, Mo-lière, Eurypides, Plauto, G. D'Annunzio, J. Anouilh. In 1991 she met Ermanno Olmi, who chose her for the role of Mrs Gibbs in "Our Town" by T.Wilder. Throughout her career she has also amazed audiences in various Shakespeare comedies, such as: "Macbeth", "King Lear", "The thaming of the shrew" (BBC Television). Other credits include Martha in W. Goethe's "Doctor Faust", directed by Glauco Mauri, and the role of Mrs Sarti in B.Brecht's "Galileo's life". Dora is also a passionate and capable singer, and has performed in the following musicals: "Cuore Ingrato", a musical monologue, "She loves me" (2000), "Gianburrasca" (2004), "Sister act" (2011, Mother Superior), "Titanic" (2012), "Il Marchese del grillo" (The Marquess of Cricket), "Mary Pop-pins".

Movies for Dora Romano...

The First Omen
Title: The First Omen
Character: Sister Romano
Released: April 3, 2024
Type: Movie
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
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Immaculate
Title: Immaculate
Character: Mother Superior
Released: March 20, 2024
Type: Movie
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
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Mafia Mamma
Title: Mafia Mamma
Character: Maria aka “Aunt Esmerelda”
Released: April 13, 2023
Type: Movie
A suburban American woman inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire and, guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere, defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
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The Wedding Veil Unveiled
Title: The Wedding Veil Unveiled
Character: Maria
Released: July 1, 2022
Type: Movie
Emmа trаvels to Itаly to teаch аnd reseаrch а wedding veil sаid to bring its owner love. She meets Pаolo, the son of а lаce-mаking fаmily in the аreа, while she is there.
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L'ultima festa
Title: L'ultima festa
Released: June 25, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Bang Bang Baby
Character: Lina Barone
Released: April 28, 2022
Type: TV
Unfolding in Milan at the end of the 80s, Bang Bang Baby is a crime series centred around a shy and insecure teenager, Alice, who becomes a mafia organisation’s youngest member in a bid to win the love of her father, an ‘ndrangheta affiliate.
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The Hand of God
Title: The Hand of God
Character: Signora Gentile
Released: November 24, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Title: Rita Levi-Montalcini
Character: Caterina
Released: November 26, 2020
Type: Movie
In 1986, Rita Levi-Montalcini receives the Nobel Prize, but something is missing. After meeting a young violinist, the scientist faces a difficult choice: take refuge in fame or get back in the game.
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The Goddess of Fortune
Title: The Goddess of Fortune
Character: Lea
Released: December 19, 2019
Type: Movie
Alessandro and Arturo have been together for over 15 years and, despite the feeling they still have for each other, their relationship is now at crisis. When Alessandro’s best friend, out of the blue, asks them to take care of her two kids for a few days, something changes in their daily routine and love will drive them to a crazy and unexpected turn in their life.
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Forever You
Title: Forever You
Character: Luisa
Released: February 14, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: My Brilliant Friend
Character: Miss Oliviero
Released: November 18, 2018
Type: TV
When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.
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On My Skin
Title: On My Skin
Character: Dottoressa - Medicina Protetta
Released: September 12, 2018
Type: Movie
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
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Long Live the Bride
Title: Long Live the Bride
Character: Sasà's mother
Released: September 7, 2015
Type: Movie
In a despairing, fatalistic Rome, Nicola finds himself flirting with the city’s dark side. Drinking too much and living among drifters, petty criminals and anxious immigrants, Nicola becomes entwined in an insurance scam that leads him further into a netherworld he may never escape.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Title: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Character: Baldini's Wife
Released: September 13, 2006
Type: Movie
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
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Toto’ Sapore and the Magic Story
Title: Toto’ Sapore and the Magic Story
Character: (voice)
Released: December 19, 2003
Type: Movie
Naples, 18th century. Salvatore "Totò" Sapore, an unemployed minstrel, always manages to cheer up the hungry with his songs about good food, always upsetting Vesuvia, a magma witch who lives inside the Vesuvius.
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Ribelli per caso
Title: Ribelli per caso
Character: Carla
Released: April 20, 2000
Type: Movie
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Title: Il maresciallo Rocca
Character: Padrona de "La Casaccia"
Released: January 16, 1996
Type: TV
The adventures of the marshal of the carabinieri Giovanni Rocca, played by the great Gigi Proietti. Definitely one of the most successful Rai fictions ever, the series, after the first eight episodes broadcast in 1996, went on for six seasons, ending only in 2008. For over a decade the investigations and the private life of the marshal of Viterbo , born from an idea by Laura Toscano, have fascinated the television audience, making them become attached to characters such as the beautiful pharmacist Margherita (Stefania Sandrelli) or the brigadier Cacciapuoti (Sergio Fiorentini).
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Night Sun
Title: Night Sun
Released: May 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Based on Leo Tolstoy's novel, Father Sergius, Night Sun stars Julian Sands as Sergio, a nobleman in 18th-century Italy who is expected to marry a duchess, Nastassja Kinski. Upon learning that she was previously the King's mistress, Sergio turns his back on society and becomes a monk. While at the hermitage he tries to resist all sexual temptations before him and soon becomes known as a miracle worker. Eventually he succumbs to a young seductress and knowing he is undeserving of the adulation, leaves the hermitage to travel around as a homeless beggar.
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In the Hand of Dante
Title: In the Hand of Dante
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
When the original manuscript of The Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in New York City's dangerous underbelly, the mob calls weary scholar Nick to authenticate it. Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript. As he follows a dark and violent path from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta, a parallel tale unfolds: the odyssey of Dante himself, a man who, trapped in a loveless marriage with Gemma and bolstered only by his mentorship under an austere intellectual, escapes to Sicily and creates his masterpiece.