Matilda De Angelis

Matilda De Angelis is an Italian actress and singer known for her roles across film, television, and music. Named after Natalie Portman's character in Léon: The Professional, she gained early recognition with her film debut in Italian Race. She later earned wider fame through projects such as the Netflix series The Law According to Lidia Poët, the HBO miniseries The Undoing, and the film Rose Island. Alongside her artistic work, she is an ambassador for Tiffany & Co.

De Angelis was born on 11 September 1995 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, into a creative family. Her father worked as a graphic designer and comic book artist, and her younger brother, Tobia De Angelis, is an actor and assistant director. She graduated from the liceo scientifico Enrico Fermi in 2014. Her early musical interests began with studying guitar and violin at age eleven and writing original songs by age thirteen.

In 2011, De Angelis joined the band Rumba de Bodas as a vocalist, touring Europe and releasing the album Karnaval Fou in 2014. Director Matteo Rovere discovered her on Facebook in 2015 while seeking a non-professional actress fluent in the Emilia Romagna dialect. After script-based auditions, she made her screen debut in Italian Race (2016). Her performance brought her a Flaiano Prize, a Nastro d'argento for Best Newcomer, and a David di Donatello nomination for Best Actress. She also wrote and sang "Seventeen" for the film, earning a nomination for Best Original Song.

De Angelis followed her debut with roles in the comedy film The Prize (2017) and the drama Youtopia (2018). In 2020, she appeared in HBO's The Undoing and starred in Netflix's Rose Island, winning both a Nastro d'Argento and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. In 2021, she co-hosted the first night of the Sanremo Music Festival alongside Amadeus and starred in A Bookshop in Paris and Atlas, winning Best Actress at the Taormina Film Fest for Atlas.

In 2022, De Angelis appeared in Robbing Mussolini and starred with Liev Schreiber in Across the River and into the Trees. She also collaborated with Elisa on the single "Litoranea," marking her first FIMI-certified song. From 2023 to 2026, she starred in the title role of The Law According to Lidia Poët, receiving a Nastro d'argento nomination, and led the series Citadel: Diana between 2023 and 2024. In 2025, she played a vampire in Luc Besson's Dracula, starred in Siblings (La vita da grandi), and featured in Mario Martone's Fuori at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. She also participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan.

In her personal life, De Angelis began a relationship with singer Alessandro De Santis in 2022, and the couple became engaged in 2024. After moving to Rome in 2024, she later relocated to Milan to live with her partner.