Benedetta Porcaroli

Benedetta Porcaroli (born 11 June 1998) is an Italian actress. She drew international attention for portraying Chiara Altieri in the Netflix teen drama series Baby (2018–2020). She subsequently starred in the drama films 18 Presents and The Catholic School (2021), in the comedy-drama film Amanda and in the horror film Immaculate (2024). She was also featured as a series regular in the historical drama miniseries The Leopard (2025).

For her performance in The Kidnapping of Arabella (2025), Porcaroli won the Orizzonti award for Best Actress at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

Early life and education

Benedetta Porcaroli was born in Rome, Italy. She has a younger brother named Guglielmo. She studied at the liceo classico Mamiani di Roma, then entered the University of Rome to study philosophy.

Career

Porcaroli's debut on TV was in Rai 1 series Tutto può succedere (2015–18) where she played Federica Ferraro.

Personal life

She dated Italian actor and director Michele Alhaique from 2018 to 2021. Since 2021, she has been in a relationship with Italian actor and producer, Riccardo Scamarcio.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Perfect Strangers Sofia Feature film debut 2018 Sconnessi Stella As Needed Giulietta Reckless The Young Star Tutte le mie notti Sara2020 18 Presents Anna The Croods: A New Age Dawn Betterman Voice, Italian dub 2021 The Catholic School Donatella Colasanti 7 Women and a Murder Caterina 2022 The Shadow of the Day Anna Amanda Amanda The Hummingbird Adele Carrera 2023 Enea Eva Vangelo secondo Maria Maria 2024 Immaculate Sister Gwen 2025 The Kidnapping of Arabella Holly

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015–2018 Tutto può succedere Federica Ferraro 2018 Thou Shalt Not Kill Alice Episode: "Episodio 17" 2018–2020 Baby Chiara Altieri 18 episodes 2025 The Leopard Concetta 6 episodes

Music videos Year Title Role Notes 2019 "Maradona y Pelé" Thegiornalisti 2020 "16 marzo" Achille Lauro

Awards and nominations