Aurora Ruffino (born 22 May 1989) is an Italian actress.
Early life and education Aurora Ruffino was born in Turin, the fourth of six children, but was raised in Druento, where she attended elementary and middle school. At age 5 she was orphaned when her mother died in childbirth and her father abandoned the children. She was then raised by her grandparents and aunt. At age 14, she enrolled in a theater course organized by the school. At 19, after graduation, she enrolled in the "Gipsy Musical Academy," a dance and drama school, in Turin.DOLOROSO PASSATO DI AURORA RUFFINO, CRIS DI BRACCIALETTI ROSSI, it.blastingnews.com; accessed 13 March 2016
Career Ruffino made her debut as an actress in the film La solitudine dei numeri primi (2010). After that, she moved to Rome to study at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 2013. In the fall of 2012 she became publicly known for her role as Benedetta Ferraris-Costa in the miniseries Questo nostro amore broadcast on Rai 1 and also starring Neri Marcorè and Anna Valle.
She appeared in the official music video for Modà in the song Se si potesse non morire which placed third in the Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo in 2013 and which was the soundtrack to the film White as Milk, Red as Blood where she starred as Silvia. In the same year she starred in a short LGBT-themed film called Ad occhi chiusi.Storia di un amore 'diverso': 'Ad occhi chiusi' di Lisa Riccardi, cinemio.it; accessed 2 March 2016.
In 2014 she played a protagonist in the television series Braccialetti Rossi as Cris, a girl suffering from anorexia, and also appeared in Una Ferrari per due and Purché finisca bene, both broadcast by RAI 1.
In October 2014 she reprised her role of Benedetta Ferraris-Costa for the second season of Questo nostro amore, renamed Questo nostro amore 70. Since February 2015 she has re-appeared in the second season of Braccialetti rossi.Questo nostro amore 70, su Raiuno Neri Marcorè ed Anna Valle alle prese con i cambiamenti di un decennio, tvblog.it; accessed 2 March 2016.
She also starred in some short films directed by Gianluca Testa and Gabriele Mainetti.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole2010The Solitude of Prime NumbersViola Bai2013White as Milk, Red as BloodSilviaAd occhi chiusiGinevraShort film2014Una Ferrari per dueLivia CarelliTelevision filmIcebergWaitressShort film2016NingyoSirenaShort film2019La mia seconda voltaLudovica2020Al posto suoAgataTelevision film2021Chiara Lubich - L'amore vince su tuttoInes SartoriTelevision film
Television YearTitleRole Notes2012-18Questo nostro amoreBenedetta Costa36 episodes2014Purché finisca beneLivia Carelli1 episode2014-16Braccialetti rossiCristina "Cris" Valli19 episodes2018Non dirlo al mio capoCassandra Reggiani12 episodes2018-19MediciBianca De Medici12 episodes2020Meraviglie: La penisola dei tesoriQueen Margherita1 episodeMi hanno sputato nel milkshakeSiri1 episode2021Un passo dal cieloDafne Mair8 episodes2022NoiRebecca Peirò12 episodes2023Black OutLidia Ercoli4 episodes2025Von FockMaria von Nottbeck
Awards and Accolades Premio Kinéo 2015 - Won - Kinéo Giovani Rivelazioni Roma Fiction Fest 2014 - Won - Special Jury Prize to the protagonists of the series Braccialetti rossi Giffoni Film Festival 2014 - Won - Explosive Talent Award
References
External links
Biography of Aurora Ruffino profile, FictionTravel.it; accessed 2 March 2016.