Simona Tabasco

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Simona Tabasco
Simona Tabasco on Deluge TV.jpg
Tabasco in 2022
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30)
Naples, Italy
Alma mater Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Simona Tabasco (born 5 April 1994) is an Italian actress. Tabasco is best known for her role as Lucia Greco on season two of the HBO black comedy-drama series The White Lotus (2021), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She also gained recognition for her supporting role in the Italian neo-noir film Perez. (2014) and as Elisa Russo in the Rai 1 medical drama Doc – Nelle tue mani (2020–present).

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Early life

Simona Tabasco was born in Naples on 5 April 1994. [1] Tabasco is the daughter of an advertising graphic designer and an office worker. She has a twin brother named Marco. [2]

Career

In 2013, after shooting two short films at the Giffoni Film Festival, Tabasco was cast in the second season of the Italian teen drama series Fuoriclasse . [2] Broadcast on Rai 1 in March 2014, [3] Tabasco portrayed Aida Merlissi, a Muslim girl. [2] Filming for Fuoriclasse interrupted her studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, ultimately leading to her expulsion due to repeated absences. [4]

In 2014, she made her film debut in Edoardo De Angelis's Perez. , which received critical acclaim. [5] For her role as Tea, daughter of the protagonist Demetrio (portrayed by Luca Zingaretti), Tabasco was awarded the Premio Guglielmo Biraghi at the 2015 Nastro d'Argento awards. [6]

Since 2020, Tabasco has starred in the Italian medical drama Doc – Nelle tue mani , playing Elisa Russo, a resident in internal medicine. [2]

In 2022, Tabasco made her international debut in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus . [7] [8] [9] [10] Her performance as Lucia, a sex worker in Sicily, [11] received praise. [12] CNN's Brian Lowry wrote that it "feels like a breakout role". [13] Nylon magazine deemed her the "lifeblood" of the show, writing, "Lucia's energy is so infectious, thanks to the frenzied, effortless performance from Tabasco". [14] Tabasco won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series along with the cast of The White Lotus. [15] She also received an Emmy nomination in 2023 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal. [16]

In February 2023, Tabasco was cast opposite Sydney Sweeney in the psychological horror film Immaculate . [17]

In March 2023, Tabasco was included in Forbes magazine's annual 30 Under 30 list, which recognises the 30 most influential people in Europe under the age of 30. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Perez. Tea Perez
2016I babysitterSonia
2018Bob & MarysUrsula
2020 The Ties Delivery girl
2024 Immaculate Sister Mary
2024Ma chi ti conosceSilvia [19] Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015 Fuoriclasse Aida Merlissi16 episodes
2015–2018 È arrivata la felicità Nunzia48 episodes
2017–2023 The Bastards of Pizzofalcone Alex Di Nardo20 episodes
2019 1994 GabriellaEpisode: Season 3, Episode 8
2020–2024 Doc – Nelle tue mani Elisa Russo33 episodes (Regular in season 1 and 2, plus a cameo in episode 3x06)
2021 Luna Park Nora6 episodes
2022 The White Lotus Lucia Greco7 episodes

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotesRef.
2019"Rose viola" Ghemon
"Scusate se non piango" Daniele Silvestri
"Vento del Sud" Tiromancino
2023"Furore" Paola & Chiara [20]

Awards and nominations

Accolades received by Simona Tabasco
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2014Galà del Cinema e della Fiction in CampaniaBest Cinema Actress Perez. Won [21]
2015 Nastro d'Argento Premio Guglielmo BiraghiWon [6]
Premio Wella per l'immagineWon [6]
Venice Film Festival Premio L'Oréal Paris per il cinemaNominated [22]
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the ensemble cast) The White Lotus Won [23]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Duo (shared with Beatrice Grannò)Nominated [24]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [25]

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