Neva Leoncini

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Neva Leoncini

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Neva was born in Rome and raised in Florence by an art historian and a space engineer. She is an actress, opera singer, pianist, and linguist fluent in Italian, English, French, Spanish, and Russian. She has lived across Europe—Italy, France, Spain, the UK, and Russia—and is now based between Los Angeles and Florence/Rome.

She began performing in Florence at a young age in venues such as Teatro della Pergola, Teatro Verdi, and Teatro Puccini. She trained at the Florence Opera Academy under sopranos Susanna Rigacci (Ennio Morricone’s lead soprano) and Silvia Bossa, performing in numerous opera productions across Italy.

Neva joined the theatre company Magno Prog, touring Italy with musicals like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hair, and Corpse Bride. She also trained and performed under Maurizio Lombardi (The Young Pope, Ripley) in works like Peter Pan and White Snow.

She holds a triple degree with honors in English, French, and Russian from the University of Florence (2019). Her language studies took her to London, Paris, and Saint Petersburg.

In mid-2023, Neva moved to Los Angeles to study opera and stage performance at USC with Elizabeth Hynes, and later completed a master’s at UCLA’s TFT Acting for the Camera program. She’s part of the Victory Theatre Company (dir. Maria Gobetti) and Diana Castle’s The Imagined Life.

In 2023, she transitioned from stage to screen, starring in several short films and pilots, including Double Down – 2. Parità, Cindy, Always, and Love Last Stand. Her first feature film, co-starring Robert Bronzi and Daniel Baldwin, opens with her monologue and premieres at Cannes Marché du Film 2025. She also appeared in campaigns for Naked Wolfe (Dec 2024) and Ferrari – Cavallino (Jan 2025).

She also works as a script translator and accent coach for European productions.
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Neva Leoncini
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22-32 years•Los Angeles (US), Florence (IT)
Genderfemale
Acting age22-32 years
Place of birthRome
NationalityItalian, American
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27), United Kingdom, United States
Housing optionsRome (IT), Milan (IT), Neapel (IT), Bologna (IT), Paris (FR), London (GB), Madrid (ES), Barcelona (ES), Wien (AT), Budapest (HU), New York (US), San Diego (US), San Francisco (US), Texas City (US), Miami (US), Austin (US), Vancouver (CA), Mexico City (MX)
SpecializationsAction / Martial arts actor, Advertising actor, Model, Musical actor, Opera singer, Singer, Theater
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorgreen
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)172
Weight (in kg)57
Ethnicity and heritageWhite or Caucasian, Italian
Statureathletic / training, female, slim
LanguagesEnglish(native)Italian(native)FrenchRussianSpanish
DialectsAmerican-Standard(native dialect)English-Standard(native dialect)London(native dialect)MexicanParisian dialectRomanesco(native dialect)Tuscan(native dialect)
AccentsAmericanFrenchItalianRussianSpanish
InstrumentsDrumsPianoGuitar
SportAerial yogaFitnessHikingYogaAlpine skiingBackpackingBeach volleyballBowlingBycicle racingCanoeClimbingCricketDivingGolfHorse ridingSwimmingTennisVolleyballIce skatingMotocrossShooting (handgun)SkydivingSurfing
DanceChoreographyBachataContemporary danceSalsaSirtaki
PitchSoprano
SingingBel cantoBluesChoirClassicFalsettoOperaOpera singingPop
Special skillsImprovisationModelSinger-songwriterStudio musician
Training
Primary professional training
2023
USC School of Dramatic Arts
Other professional training
2023 – 2025
The Victory Theatre - Meisner Technique
2024 – 2025
The Imagined Life
2024
UCLA - Business of Acting with Katie Amanda Keane
2024
UCLA - Scene study with Alicia Coppola
2024
UCLA - Acting For The Camera with Emily Swallow
2024
UCLA - Comedy Study with Michael Kostroff
2024
UCLA Acting For The Camera Program
2023
UCLA - Improvisation Technique with Toni Attell
2018 – 2023
Florence Opera Academy - Bel canto & Opera with soprano Silvia Bossa
2023
USC Opera Singing & Stage Perfromance
2016 – 2017
Acting Techique with Maurizio Lombardi
2016 – 2017
Pergola Academy Florence - Method Acting Orazio Costa
Film
2025
Club Souvenir picture
Club Souvenir (Short film) In development
Tatiana (LR)
Will Verchere-Gopaulsingh Ryan Flaherty Sophia Alloggiamento Will Verchere-Gopaulsingh
2025
The Birth Of The Crying Indian (Short film) In development
Nanlinle (LR)
Montana Cypress Montana Cypress
2025
Millman Productions picture
Millman Productions (Feature film) In development
Grace (SUP)
Fady Jeanbart Jeff Miller Dylan Matlock Joe Knetter & Jeff Miller
2024
Love's Last Stand picture © Elly Aronson
Love's Last Stand (Short film) In development
Penelope (SUP)
Sam Stewart Rachel Brownlee Sam Stewart
2024
Ragù picture
Ragù (Short film) In development
Isabella (LR)
Adam Sigal Adam Sigal Adam Sigal
2024
Love Letter To Italy picture
Love Letter To Italy (Short film) In development
Neva (LR)
Mykhailo Dolgin Mykhailo Dolgin Mykhailo Dolgin
2023
Served With A Smile picture
Served With A Smile (Short film) In development
Katia (LR)
James Setara James Setara MSMU Film Production James Setara
2023
A week picture
A week (Short film) In development
Rebecca (LR)
Tony Rackshit Tony Rackshit
2023
Double Down 2 / Raddoppiare parità picture © Vincent Peter Mocco
Double Down 2 / Raddoppiare parità (Pilot) In development
Elettra (LR)
Vincent Peter Mocco Josh Murphy, Samuele Bergamini, Mariano Dongo & Vincent Peter Mocco Mocco Motion Picture Vincent Peter Mocco
2024
Humankind / David Kushner picture © Luke Shaw and Landon Juern
Humankind / David Kushner (Music video)
Clothed Woman (LR)
Landon Juern & Luke Shaw Yonel Cohen ALTAR8 Studio Yonel Cohen
2024
Paranoid picture © Junda Wu
Paranoid (Short film)
Selene (LR)
Junda Wu Junda Wu Michael O'Harlem
2023
Done picture
Done (Short film)
Anna (LR)
Matthew Winters Matthew Winters Johnny Bui
2023
Being Direct picture
Being Direct (Short film)
Sophia (LR)
Matthew Winters Matthew Winters Johnny Bui
2023
Cindy, Always picture © Noelle White
Cindy, Always (Short film)
Cindy (LR)
Noelle White Lydia Gallegos Mac DeMarco Noelle White
2016
Rails picture © Samuele Alfani
Rails (Short film)
Sara (SUP)
Samuele Alfani Samuele Alfani Samuele Alfani
Commercial
2024
Naked Wolfe picture © Naked Wolfe
Naked Wolfe (Commercial) In development
Main Character (LR)
Mario Oros Naked Wolfe Mario Oros
2025
Cavallino Classic Ferrari picture © Cavallino Classic Ferrari
Cavallino Classic Ferrari (Commercial)
Main Character (LR)