Emanuela Postacchini

Emanuela Postacchini is an Italian actress. Her television roles include the satire Who Is America? and her film roles include Riff Raff (2024).

Early life Born in Italy to an Italian father and a French mother, she grew up in the Marche region where she did ballet dancing as a child and became interested in acting as a 13 year-old, after seeing local actors performing theatre. She first visited the United States in 2009 and relocated to the country a few years later.

Career She appeared in the Calvin Harris music video for My Way in 2016. Her early screen roles included The Last Ship, an adaptation of Anna Karenina and the feature films Better Days, The Man Who Was Thursday and Third Person. In 2017, she joined the cast of the television series The Alienist. She appeared in the Sacha Baron Cohen satire Who Is America? (2018).

She appeared in the 2022 anthology film The Seven Faces of Jane alongside Gillian Jacobs. In 2023, she could be seen in the film Robots. That year, she joined the film Riff Raff as part of an ensemble cast featuring Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, Lewis Pullman and Bill Murray. The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Personal life She gave evidence during a Harvey Weinstein sexual assault trial in 2020. She is in a relationship with fellow actor Eoin Macken. They have a daughter, Bianca, born in October 2024.

Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013 Third Person Neapolitan beauty Film 2013 Anna Karenina Sasha 2 episodes 2016 The Man Who Was Thursday Tuesday Film 2017 The Last Ship Cali 2 episodes 2018 The Alienist Flora 1 episode 2018 Who Is America? Christina 4 episodes 2019 Better Days Mia Film 2022 The Seven Faces of Jane Valentina Feature film 2023 Robots Francesca Feature film 2024 Riff Raff Marina Feature film