Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (Italian: [ˈalba rorˈvaːker] , German: [ˈʁoːɐ̯vaxɐ]; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian actress.
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Early life
Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence to a German father and an Italian mother.
From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a doctor. At the age of 21 she moved to Rome to study acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Her younger sister is director Alice Rohrwacher.
Career
Her first movie role was in 2004 in An Italian Romance. In 2008, she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress. In 2009, she received a David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance in Pupi Avati's Giovanna's Father. At the Berlin International Film Festival 2009 she was awarded the Shooting Stars Award.
Rohrwacher worked with her sister, director Alice Rohrwacher in the 2014 film The Wonders a semi-autobiographical film in which Alba played a role loosely based on the sisters' mother.
On 6 September 2014, Rohrwacher won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Hungry Hearts, a film by Italian director Saverio Costanzo.
Rohrwacher worked with her sister a second time on the film Happy as Lazzaro which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Rohrwacher provided the narration as Older Elena for the series My Brilliant Friend, an adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels. In season 4 of the series, Rohrwacher took over the role of Elena. She also appeared in Marc Cousins' 2022 documentary March on Rome. She played Alida Valli in the film Finally Dawn in 2023.
Other activities
Rohrwacher served on the juries of the 68th Venice International Film Festival, chaired by Darren Aronofsky (2011); the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, chaired by Meryl Streep (2016); the 8th Fashion Film Festival Milano, chaired by Pierpaolo Piccioli (2022); and the 78th Cannes Film Festival, chaired by Juliette Binoche (2025).
In 2020, Rohrwacher joined an advertising campaign for Italian jewelry brand Pomellato.
Personal life
As of August 2018 Rohrwacher was in a relationship with Italian director Saverio Costanzo.
