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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was born on 16 November 1964 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Like Crazy (2016), Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003) and Human Capital (2013).

Stefania Rocca was born on 24 April 1971 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Nirvana (1997), Rosa e Cornelia (2000) and Viol@ (1998).

Carla Bruni was born on 23 December 1967 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is a composer and actress, known for Midnight in Paris (2011), 500 Days of Summer (2009) and The Lake House (2006). She has been married to Nicolas Sarkozy since 2 February 2008. They have one child.

Paola Dionisotti was born in 1946 in Turin, Italy. She is an actress, known for Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985), Les Misérables (1998) and Florence Foster Jenkins (2016).

Cristina Serafini was born in Turin, Italy, the only child of a journalist and a restaurant owner. She won a scholarship to attend Scuola del Teatro Stabile di Torino, founded by Italian director Luca Ronconi. She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish. Serafini has appeared in 30 films and television series. Her first significant role came in Roberto Cuzzillo's Senza fine (2008) as a young homosexual, winning her critical and commercial recognition, as well as the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at 2009 Chieti Film Festival directed by Roberto Faenza.

In 2011 Serafini played the role of Alessandro Gassmann's fiancée in Un Natale per due (2011) and received the Best Rising Italian Actress Award at the International Euro-Mediterranean Awards, Rome, Italy.

Milena Canonero grew up in Genoa. She studied design and costume in Genoa before moving to England to finish her studies. Milena's film career started with Stanley Kubrick, designing the costumes for three of his films: Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), winning her first of her four academy awards, and The Shining (1980). Milena has worked with Alan Parker, Midnight Express (1978), Hugh Hudson, Chariots of Fire (1981) her second Oscar. Francis F. Coppola, Cotton Club (1984), Godfather III (1990), Sydney Pollock, Out of Africa (1985), Louis Malle, Damage (1992), Warren Beatty, Dick Tracy (1990) and Bulworth (1998) Julie Taymor, Titus (1999) Roman Polanski, Carnage (2011), and the legendary director, Manoel De Oliveira, Belle Toujours (2006), Sofia Coppola, Marie Antoinette (2006) brought her third Oscar. She has also production designed Barbet Schroeder's Single White Female (1992) and Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli's Last Summer 2014 and designed costumes for opera productions at La Scala, The Vienna opera House, The Metropolitan Opera and the Garnier Opera de Paris. She was also a producer on Romeo and Juliet (2013). Canonero has collaborated with Wes Anderson on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) winning her fourth Oscar.

Born in Turin, he got a degree in Economics and Business in 2004. In 2005, he made his acting debut in the TV series "Carabinieri" and a year later on the big screen in "A casa nostra", directed by Francesca Comencini. In 2007, he appeared on the big screen again in "Saturno contro", directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, and in "Lezioni di cioccolato", directed by Claudio Cupellini. In 2008, he starred in the movie "Solo un padre" by Luca Lucini, and in 2009 "Diverso da chi?", directed by Umberto Carteni, with Claudia Gerini, and was nominated for a David di Donatello as best leading actor. That same year he was in Michele Placido's "Il grande sogno" with Jasmine Trinca and Riccardo Scamarcio, as the leader of the 1968 student protest movement, and after a series of successful comedies, he appeared in two international movies: Ryan Murphy's "Eat Pray Love" with Julia Roberts, and "Le Guetteur" with Daniel Auteil. In 2020, he starred in the TV series "Doc - nelle tue mani" which was wildly popular in Italy - gathering an audience share of over 30% - as well as worldwide (Spain, Portugal, France, England, Australia, New Zealand, and some Latin American countries). The second season was equally successful. He also starred in the Disney Plus series "Le Fate Ignoranti", directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, based on the movie of the same name. Since 2012, he's been vice-president of the NPO 1caffe.org which has revived the historic tradition of the "pending coffee" as an act of charity for people in need.

Actress and model she is the first child of an Italian art dealer and a Greek mother, raised in Calabria then soon after her teen age years in Athens where she worked as an accomplished model for main companies and a cover girl since the 90's. Dorotea has lived a big part of her life in New York where she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and had her two children at an early age. As a young girl, she was a student of classical ballet and continued to practice studies of dance. She is fluent in five languages, Italian, Greek, English, French, and Spanish. She is also an accomplished vocalist and recording artist.

Giulio Base, was born in Turin (Italy). He achieved two Doctorates. The first one in Literature and Philosophy and the second one in Theology. He's a Mensa Member (the society of people whose IQ is in the top 2% of the population). He started as an actor studying in Florence at the School for Dramatic Art directed by the great Italian master Vittorio Gassman.

Ludovico Einaudi was born on 23 November 1955 in Turin, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Nomadland (2020), The Father (2020) and This Is England (2006).

Valeria Cavalli was born on 1 November 1959 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for Double Team (1997), Joseph (1995) and The Past (2013).

Franco Cristaldi was born on 3 October 1924 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for Cinema Paradiso (1988), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). He was married to Zeudi Araya Cristaldi, Claudia Cardinale and Carla Simonetti. He died on 1 July 1992 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Glauco Onorato was born on 7 December 1936 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), La freccia nera (1968) and Merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973). He died on 31 December 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Gabriel Garko was born on 12 July 1972 in Turin, Italy. He is an actor, known for Black Angel (2002), Beauty Centre (2001) and Non è stato mio figlio (2016).

Caterina Boratto was born on 15 March 1915 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She was an actress, known for Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), 8½ (1963) and Castle Keep (1969). She was married to Armando Ceratto. She died on 14 September 2010 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Prince Aly Khan was born on 13 June 1911 in Turin, Italy. He was married to Rita Hayworth and Joan Yarde-Buller. He died on 12 May 1960 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Aurora Ruffino was born on 22 May 1989 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010) and White as Milk, Red as Blood (2013).

She was born Maria Luisa Lucia Allasio, the daughter of Lucia Rocchietti and Federico Allasio, a successful football player (for Genoa and Torino) and latterly coach (of Bologna, Lazio and Cagliari). Educated in Genoa, Maria won a beauty pageant ("Miss Lido") at the age of fourteen. This did not go unnoticed in the press and magazines published pin-ups of her, which led to the girl pushing her parents to enrol her in Rome's Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. Discovered there by the producer/director Carlo Ponti, she appeared on the screen from 1952 and had a leading role in the crime drama Cuore di mamma (1954), now billed as Marisa Allasio. Blonde and well-proportioned, she was soon touted as the 'Italian Jayne Mansfield', though her screen personae rarely strayed from the straight and narrow. In Italy, she became popular as Anna in Luigi Zampa's Ragazze d'oggi (1955) and as Giovanna in Dino Risi's Belle ma povere (1957), both romantic comedies. Marisa gained some international exposure through her appearance in Seven Hills of Rome (1957), starring the opera singer Mario Lanza.

Her career ended abruptly upon her marriage to Count Pier Francesco Vittorio Maria Agostino Luca Frediano Calvi di Bergolo, nephew of the former King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, on November 10 1958. As a bona fide countess, she resided in the Piedmontese Castle of Pomaro Monferrato. In a 1985 interview, she confessed that her sole regret was having spurned the role of Angelica Sedara in The Leopard (1963). offered her by director Luchino Visconti (it went to Claudia Cardinale instead).

Luigi Diberti was born on 29 September 1939 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for Immortal Beloved (1994), Apparitions (2008) and Tutti pazzi per amore (2008). He was previously married to Marina Pegoraro.

A passionate film director renown for his exploratory techniques, and courage to embrace various film genres from fantasy/action/adventure and horror. His latest feature films are inspired by the life of Richard the Lionheart. Filmed in evocative, historical locations, with a dedicated cast and expert crew who have remained faithful to Stefano throughout his varied, original, if not controversial career. "Richard: The Lionheart" and "Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion" mark an apex of years of experience, bringing together all the true elements of a real epic. "Richard the Lionheart" is released in US by LIONSGATE and stars Malcolm McDowell as King Henry II. In October 2011 he directed "Solid State", proving yet again his desire to explore unknown territories. A sci-fi movie distributed by Wonderphil Productions, presented by Wonderphil Entertainment at MIPTV, Marché du Film in Cannes and American Film Market 2011-12. The cast of "Solid State" included Debbie Rochon, Suzi Lorraine and the star Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day/ Kill Bill vol.1). In 2011 his feature/TV film "Kingdom of Gladiators" won an Excellence Award at the Indie Film Fest in La Jolla. It's again a visual feast of stunning, intriguing locations, with gladiatorial fights to the bitter end marking the destiny of a kingdom. Right from the start of his career his work was appreciated and seen throughout major international festivals, not only at Cannes, but also at Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival. His first feature film "Armaghedon" (1993) was distributed in home video, Followed by a period of short film releases. 2001 saw the release of "La Via Della Gloria" (The Road of Glory), which was selected for the Donatello David Award and Golden Ciak, the major awards in Italy. His next feature "Shan - The Ancient Heart of Natural People" was produced with support from the United Nations, and screened at the UN Headquarters in New York during the Permanent Forum of Indigenous People. This project grew out of experimental theatre shows (2005) in collaboration with the Celtic music group Lab Graal. As producer he won the Kodak Showcase Award at the Turin Film Festival (2006) with the short movie "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" which was also seen at Cannes Film Festival in the same year. 2006 was a fruitful year as Stefano began working with the NWE (European Wrestling Federation) creating a TV series with international wrestling stars, leading to the production and direction (2007) of a pilot TV show "Black & 4X", with the WWE star Kishi as main character. In 2009 he returned to action and adventure with "Claang the Game" distributed worldwide by Wonderphil Productions, earning yet another Excellence Award at the Indie Film Fest. Claang Entertainment is his own production company set up specifically to offer a structure open to all forms of exploration regarding the film world of fantasy and action. Film critics have admired Stefano's scenographic and photographic skills, his capacity to create and produce epic feature films with limited resources and time deadlines, free from preconceptions and a "traditional" film approach. Whether it's to be considered a quality is obviously debatable, but the numerous awards and professional recognition he has gathered along his journey are proof of a director with clear, original, enjoyable ideas. In November 2014 his short movie "The Third Layer" won the Critics' Choice Award at the Medieval Short Film Festival in Italy.

Walter Volpatto was born on 15 January 1971 in Turin, Italy. Walter is known for Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Megalopolis (2024) and The Woman King (2022). Walter has been married to Melineh Khachikian since 2012. They have two children. Walter was previously married to Valentina Defilippi.

Alberto Marini was born on 3 September 1972 in Turin, Italy. He is a writer and producer, known for Sleep Tight (2011), The Way (2010) and REC (2007). He has been married to Aurelia Rodríguez since 25 June 2005.

Flavio Bucci was born on 25 May 1947 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Suspiria (1977), Ligabue (1977) and Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973). He was married to Micaela Pignatelli. He died on 18 February 2020 in Passoscuro, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Mario Soldati studied by the Jesuits and in the 1920s was acquainted with liberal intellectuals who gathered around Piero Gobetti. He wrote his first play ("Pilatus") when he was 18, and published hist first short story collection ("Salmace") in 1929. In 1935 he reached literary success with "America primo amore" (America First Love), a novel in which he transposed his diary of his stay in the U.S. between 1929 and 1931 as guest professor at the Columbia University. His life was divided between literature and movie-making. He was also a well-known scholar of English and American Literature, and authored several documentary programs for Italian State broadcaster RAI-TV.

Ruggero Mastroianni was born on 7 November 1929 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an editor and actor, known for Speriamo che sia femmina (1986), Ginger & Fred (1986) and Carmen (1984). He died on 9 September 1996 in Torvaianica, Pomezia, Lazio, Italy.