Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Caterina Rohrwacher is an Italian actress known for her work in film and television. Born on 27 February 1979 in Florence, Italy, she was raised by a German father and an Italian mother. Her younger sister is film director Alice Rohrwacher. Between the ages of 17 and 21, she studied medicine with the intention of becoming a doctor. At age 21, she relocated to Rome to pursue acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.

Rohrwacher made her feature film debut in 2004 with a role in An Italian Romance. Her early career quickly gained industry distinction, leading to a David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008. The following year, she received the Shooting Stars Award at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival. She also earned the David di Donatello for Best Actress in 2009 for her performance in Pupi Avati's film Giovanna's Father.

Throughout her career, Rohrwacher has collaborated on multiple projects with her sister, Alice Rohrwacher. She appeared in the 2014 semi-autobiographical film The Wonders, playing a role loosely based on their mother. The sisters collaborated again on the film Happy as Lazzaro, which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

In addition to her work with her sister, Rohrwacher starred in Saverio Costanzo's film Hungry Hearts. Her performance in the movie earned her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2014. She also performed in television, providing the narration as Older Elena for the adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, My Brilliant Friend, before taking over the physical role of Elena in the show's fourth season.

Her other film credits include Marc Cousins' 2022 documentary March on Rome, as well as the 2023 film Finally Dawn, in which she portrayed Alida Valli. Beyond acting in films, Rohrwacher joined an advertising campaign for the Italian jewelry brand Pomellato in 2020.

Rohrwacher has also served as a jury member at several international film festivals. She served on the jury of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011 under jury chair Darren Aronofsky, the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in 2016 chaired by Meryl Streep, the 8th Fashion Film Festival Milano in 2022 chaired by Pierpaolo Piccioli, and the 78th Cannes Film Festival in 2025 chaired by Juliette Binoche. As of August 2018, she was in a relationship with director Saverio Costanzo.