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Marcella Cortese

SILVIA FERRARESE
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Marcella Cortese

SILVIA FERRARESE
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Actress, author, director and singer, she has attended numerous master classes in Genoa, Milan, Turin, Rome and Budapest, held by established Acting Coaches, such as Eugenio Allegri, Alberto Giusta ( acting coach at Teatro Stabile di Genova) and Paolo Antonio Simioni (Susan Batson's pupil, international acting coach, founder of EuAct). She also dedicates herself to singing, exploring different genres, from jazz (with the singer Anna Sini) to ancient music (with the teachers Piera Raineri and Paola Cialdella) and participates in various polyphonic concerts, also as a soloist, produced by Cantores Bormani and MAP-Musica Antica a Palazzo- Genova. She performs as the voice of the duo Quartelà, for which in 2018 and 2021 she co-produced the CDs “Canto di Migranti” and “Lupi d’inverno” as a voice and author of lyrics.
Recent theatrical experiences: 2023-25 ​​“Trilogia della Panchina” 3 monologues by A.Nicolaj, direction and interpretation; 2022 “Aspettando de Sade” directed by P.A. Simioni and “Voces” by L.Guido, directed by Alessia Pellegrino; 2021 “Venerdì Santo” by L.Guido, directed by Alessia Pellegrino; February 2020: “Amen E Così Sia” by Maxence Dinant, co-star; June-July 2019: “Sei Donne” by Luciana Guido, direction and interpretation of two characters. November 2018 and December 2019: Reading in English and Italian for the concert “Love Fail” by David Lang, performed by the Cleantha ensemble; September 2017: Dramatic Concerto for three voices “The Waste Land” by TS Eliot, (co-star) directed by Paolo Antonio Simioni. December 2015-January 2016 “Tredici a tavola” by Sauvajon, (co-star), directed by Massimo Chiesa. Television: September 2019 participation in the fiction with Alessandro Preziosi. Advertising: commercial for a well-known Italian drink, which will be broadcast at the end of 2025.

Marcella Cortese
68 yearsGenoa (IT)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1957 (68 years)
Acting age61-71 years
Place of birthImperia
NationalityItalian
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsMilan (IT), Turin (IT), Rome (IT)
SpecializationsTheater
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorgreen
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)158
Weight (in kg)57
LanguagesItalian(native)EnglishFrench
AccentsEnglishFrench
PitchSoprano
SingingA cappellaChoraleEarly musicPop songs
Special skillsAudio dramaImprovisation
Training

Dal 1985 ho iniziato la mia formazione attraverso seminari e workshop con attori e registi, quali Eugenio Allegri e Alberto Giusta (docente della Scuola del Teatro Nazionale di Genova)
Dal 2016 frequento le Master Class di Alta formazione di Paolo Antonio Simioni (coach internazionale, allievo di Susan Batson e fondatore di EuAct.

Awards
2023
Fo_emozioni-Festival Essenza di Prodigi
Film
2021
La gazza ladra
Nonna Ida-coprotagonista
Carola Del Bono
Television
2021
Masantonio - Decima puntata (TV series)
Episode Featured Role
Fabio Mollo Cattleya Canale 5
Theater
2023 – 2025
Trilogia della Panchina-3 monologhi di Aldo Nicolaj (Other)
Olimpia, Emilia, Gioconda-Protagonista (LR)
Marcella Cortese
2022
Aspettando De Sade-studio su Yukio Mishima
Madame de Montreuil
Paolo Antonio Simioni
2022
Voces di Luciana Guido
Arpia-Coprotagonista
Alessia Pellegrino
2021
Venerdì Santo di Luciana Guido
Florinda-Coprotagonista
Alessia Pellegrino
2020
Amen e così sia di Maxence Dinant
Suor Agata-coprotagonista
Maxence Dinant
2018 – 2019
Love fail di David Lang
Reading in italiano e inglese
2019
Sei Donne di Luciana Guido
Arpia e Maddalena
Marcella Cortese
2017
The Waste Land di T.S. Eliot
Reading
Paolo Antonio Simioni
2015 – 2016
Tredici a tavola di M.G. Sauvajon
Consuelo-Coprotagonista
Massimo Chiesa
1989
Boeing Boeing di Marc Camoletti
Bertha-coprotagonista
Giuseppe Porcu
Commercial
Mercurio (Commercial) In development
Leading Role