Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an Italian actress. She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play Richard III and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film The Corsican File. She went on to appear in the 2006 film Casino Royale and received a European Golden Globe at the 2008 Italian Golden Globe Awards.
Early life and career Murino was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to become a doctor. In 1997 she participated in the Miss Italy contest and finished fifth. Between 1999 and 2000 she studied drama at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro run by Francesca De Sapio. She then appeared in stage productions of Richard III and Italian-language plays.
In 2002 Italian director Dino Risi cast Murino in the television film Le ragazze di Miss Italia. She made her feature film debut the same year in Nowhere (2002), directed by Chilean writer and filmmaker Luis Sepúlveda, which received positive reviews in France. In 2004, she appeared in the French film Il bandito corso alongside Christian Clavier and Jean Reno, marking the beginning of her French acting career.
Murino gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale.
In early 2011, she co-starred with Rufus Sewell in the short-lived BBC One TV series Zen.
In 2011, she also appeared in Bob Sinclar's music video clip Far l'amore. She also starred in the video clip of the famous party band The Gypsy Queens' "l'Italiano".
In 2013, she starred as Penelope, Ulysses' wife for a TV production Odysseus.
In 2023, she hosted the 80th Venice International Film Festival from 30 August to 9 September.
Personal life Since 2017, Murino has been in a relationship with French attorney, Édouard Rigaud. In July 2025, she revealed that she was expecting the couple's first child, a boy, who was conceived via IVF. Murino also revealed that she had suffered two miscarriages in the past. On August 21, 2025 her son was born, named Demetrio Tancredi Rigaud Murino.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole(s)Director Notes2001NowhereDream womanLuis Sepúlveda2004The Corsican FileLéaAlain Berbérian2005L'amour aux troussesValeriaPhilippe de Chauveron2006Solange DimitriosMartin CampbellFrench Fried Vacation 3ElenaPatrice Leconte2007Don't Think About ItNadineGianni ZanasiSt. Trinian'sMiss MaupassantOliver Parker2008The Great AlibiLéa MantovaniPascal BonitzerThe Seed of DiscordVeronicaPappi CorsicatoThe Garden of EdenMaritaJohn Irvin2009Toute ma vieAlessandraPierre Ferrière2010Comme les cinq doigts de la mainLinda HayounAlexandre ArcadyDieSofia ValentiDominic James2011ÉquinoxeNathalieLaurent CarcélèsThe PreyAnna AdrienÉric Valette2012Gabin le mimeNinaCyril RigonShort film2014L'automne de ZaoThe MotherNikolaus Roche-KresseShort film2015The Invincible PigletAdditional voicesSong ZhantaoVoiceThe SquadMargauxBenjamin Rocher2016Ustica: The Missing PaperRoberta BellodiRenzo MartinelliWe Are FamilyMarieGabriel LaferrièreFeverIrina CaroRajeev Jhaveri2017AgadahPrincess M.S.Alberto RodndalliVoice from the StoneMalvina RiviEric HowellEt mon coeur transparentIrinaDavid Vital-Durand2018Se son roseBenedettaLeonardo Pieraccioni2019Toute ressemblanceElisaMichel Denisot2021My Brother, My SisterGiadaRoberto CapucciIl giudizioElenaGianluca Mattei, Mario SanzulloVenicephreniaClaudiaÁlex de la IglesiaArt of LoveCarmen LindoBetty Kaplan2022Maestro(s)Rebecca MartinelliBruno Chiche2025Summer Night, Winter MoonAntoniaPeter Field2025After The WarMariaGavin J. Chalcraft
Television YearTitleRole(s)Network Notes1997Miss ItaliaHerself / ContestantRai 1Annual beauty contest1999PassaparolaHerself / Co-hostCanale 5Game show2002Il giovane CasanovaZanettaCanale 5Don MatteoSandra LovatiRai 1Episode: "Il passato ritorna"2004OrgoglioFranca BaldiniRai 1Main role (season 2)2006Vientos de aguaSophieTelecinco6 episodes2008XIII: The ConspiracySam TaylorCanal+Television filmDonne assassineAnna MariaFox CrimeEpisode: "Anna Maria"2011ZenTania MorettiBBC OneMain roleXIII: The SeriesSam TaylorCanal+Main role (season 1)2013OdysseusPenelopeArteMain role2014Taxi BrooklynGiada GianniniNBC4 episodes2015È arrivata la felicitàClaudia MeddaRai 1Main role (season 1)2019L'isola di PietroTeresa OrrùCanale 5Main role (season 3)Le temps est assassinPalma IdrissiTF1Main role2022–2023BalthazarOlivia VésinetTF1Main role (season 4-5)
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