Matilda De Angelis (; born 11 September 1995) is an Italian actress and singer. She made her film debut in Italian Race (2016), which earned her nomination for David di Donatello for Best Actress. She also appeared in The Prize (2017), Youtopia (2018), and Rose Island (2020), for which she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Nastro d'Argento. In 2025, De Angelis portrayed a vampire in Luc Besson's Dracula.
On television, De Angelis is known for her roles in the Netflix series The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023–2026) and the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). She has also sung in soundtracks and recorded solo singles, including the collaboration "Litoranea" with Elisa.
De Angelis is an ambassador for Tiffany & Co.
Early life De Angelis was born on 11 September 1995 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and grew up in a creative family. Her father worked as a graphic designer and comic book artist, while her younger brother, is also an actor and an assistant director.
De Angelis attended the liceo scientifico "Enrico Fermi" in Bologna, graduating in 2014. From a young age she developed a strong interest in music. At the age of eleven, she began studying guitar and violin, and by thirteen she was writing her own songs. Her early experiences as a musician and performer paved the way for her transition into acting.
Career In 2011, De Angelis began singing in the band Rumba de Bodas, with which she toured across Europe. They released an album, Karnaval Fou, in 2014.
In 2015, director Matteo Rovere discovered De Angelis via Facebook and cast her as the lead in Italian Race (2016). Rovere specifically sought a non-professional actress capable of speaking the Emilia Romagna dialect. De Angelis secured the role after completing multiple script-based auditions.
For her debut role, De Angelis was nominated for the 2017 David di Donatello film award for Best Actress; she also wrote and sang the film's song "Seventeen", which received a nomination for Best Original Song at the same award ceremony. She was also awarded a Flaiano Prize and a Nastro d'argento for the Best Newcomer.
In 2017, she played the role of Brittia in the ensemble comedy film The Prize by Alessandro Gassmann. In 2018, she starred in the drama film Youtopia, where she played a teenage girl selling her virginity online in order to support her family.
In 2020, she was in the main cast of the HBO television miniseries The Undoing and starred in the Netflix original film Rose Island, directed by Sydney Sibilia. For her role in Rose Island she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress.
De Angelis co-hosted the first date of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 alongside Amadeus. The same year she acted in Italian films A Bookshop in Paris and Atlas, the latter for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Taormina Film Fest. In 2022 she acted in Robbing Mussolini and starred alongside Liev Schreiber in the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel with the same name Across the River and into the Trees. The same year she collaborated on the third single "Litoranea" from Elisa's studio album Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future, being De Angelis first certified song by FIMI.
In 2023 she played the lead role in the Italian miniseries The Law According to Lidia Poët, for which she received a Nastro d'argento award nomination for best actress, and which won the award for Best Crime Series. Between 2023 and 2024, she acted in the lead role of Amazon Prime Video television series Citadel: Diana.
In 2025, she played a vampire in Luc Besson's Dracula and played the leading role in Siblings (La vita da grandi), directed by Greta Scarano, and in Mario Martone's Fuori, which premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. She participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, held in Milan's San Siro stadium.
Personal life De Angelis was named after Natalie Portman’s character in Léon: The Professional.
Since 2022, De Angelis has been in a relationship with Alessandro De Santis, singer and frontman of musical duo Santi Francesi. They became engaged in 2024. She moved to Rome in 2024 and eventually to Milan to be with her partner.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Italian Race Giulia De Martino2017 A Family Stella Coco Tía Victoria (voice) Italian dub; voice role The Prize Britta2018 Youtopia Matilde Reckless Soledad Agramante 2020 Divine Maria Rose Island Gabriella 2021 Atlas Allegra A Bookshop in Paris Albertine2022 Across the River and into the Trees Renata Contarini Robbing Mussolini Yvonne 2025 Siblings Irene Nanni Fuori Roberta Dracula Maria 2026 The Lesson Elisabetta Sferzi
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015–2018 Tutto può succedere Ambra Scalvino Main role; 2019 I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'Oro Mariele Ventre Television movie 2020 The Undoing Elena Alves Main role; 6 episodes 2021 Leonardo Caterina Main role; 8 episodes 2023 Call My Agent - Italia Herself Season 1, episode 4 2023–2026 The Law According to Lidia Poët Lidia Poët Lead role; 18 episodes 2024 Citadel: Diana Diana Cavalieri Lead role; 6 episodes
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 2016 "Tutto qui accade" Negramaro 2018 "Felicità puttana" Thegiornalisti 2022 "Litoranea" Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis 2024 "Gatti" Santi Francesi
Discography Singles + List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA"Domani"2016—rowspan="4" Mai dire"—"Seventeen"—"Shut Up" (featuring Empatee du Weiss)—"Litoranea" (Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis)2022— ITA: GoldRitorno al futuro/Back to the Future
Soundtrack appearances Track(s)YearCreditSoundtrack album"Seventeen"2016VoiceVeloce come il vento (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"Wings "2017Il premio (Original Movie Soundtrack)"Proof""Ribellati e va! (Rage)"2024A Greyhound of a Girl (Original Movie Soundtrack)"More Emer (Addio Emer)""Sei tutta intorno a me (Forever in our Hearts)"
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Work Result Ref.Berlin International Film Festival2018Shooting Stars AwardHerself Bacco Award David di Donatello2017 Best ActressItalian Race Best Original Song "Seventeen" 2021 Best Supporting Actress Rose Island 2026 Best Supporting Actress Fuori Nastri d'Argento2016 Best Breakthrough ActItalian Race 2018 Best Original Song"Proof" 2025 Best Supporting ActressFuori Premi Flaiano2016 Best Debut ActressItalian Race Taormina Film Fest2016 Revelation actress of the yearItalian Race 2021 Best Actress Atlas Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie2022 Best Actress - International PerformanceThe Undoing 2023 Best ActressThe Law According to Lidia Poët
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