Liliana Mele

Liliana Mele (born in 1984, in Gondar, Ethiopia) is an Italian-Ethiopian actress and model.

Biography
Born in Gondar to an Italian-Ethiopian family, she arrived in Italy at six and then moved back to Ethiopia with her family at fourteen. She attended the Airbag third millennium theatre workshop of the Italian cultural institute for three years. In 2000 she won the pre-selection of Miss Italia nel Mondo, obtaining the title of Miss Ethiopia, which allowed her to return to Italy for the competition's final, where she ranked in fourth place.

She made her film debut in 2004 on the set of Carlo Verdone in Love Is Eternal While It Lasts. In 2005 she played the role of Amina, one of the protagonists of the television series Gente di mare, broadcast on Rai 1 for two seasons. She was also part of the regular cast of the television series Rome, an international drama consisting of two seasons.

In 2009 she starred alongside Sergio Castellitto and Riccardo Scamarcio in an episode of the film Italians directed by Giovanni Veronesi. In 2011 she played the role of Sinan in The Beautiful Adventure of Antonio Franconi by Luca Verdone with Massimo Ranieri and Sonia Aquino. Between 2012 and 2015, she played various roles in various television episodes, including Distretto di Polizia, The Captain, Laura's Choice, Red Valentine's Day, For the Love of my People, and Don Matteo 10.

She subsequently devoted a period to study, graduating in performing arts and sciences and earning a master's degree in Los Angeles at the prestigious acting school Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. In 2017 she worked alongside Giuseppe Fiorello, Corrado Fortuna and Daniela Marra in the film. All the world is a country, directed by Giulio Manfredonia. In 2021, she was part of the cast of the series Mare fuori broadcast on Rai 2, playing the role of Latifah.

Cinema

 * Love is eternal while it lasts, directed by Carlo Verdone (2004)
 * Italians, directed by Giovanni Veronesi (2009)
 * On & Off, directed by Mario Marasco (2009)
 * The wonderful adventure of Antonio Franconi, directed by Luca Verdone (2011)
 * Tutto tutto niente niente, directed by Giulio Manfredonia (2012)

Television

 * District of Police (fifth season), directed by Lucio Gaudino (2005)
 * Rome, directed by Steve Shill (2005)
 * Seafarers (seasons 1–2), directed by Alfredo Peyretti, Vittorio De Sisti, Franco Angeli (2005-2007)
 * Rome (second season), directed by Steve Shill (2007)
 * The Captain (second season), directed by Vittorio Sindoni (2008)
 * Laura's Choice, directed by Alessandro Piva (2009)
 * Rosso San Valentino, directed by Fabrizio Costa (2012)
 * For the Love of My People, directed by Antonio Frazzi (2013)
 * Don Matteo (tenth season), directed by Monica Vullo (2015)
 * All the World Is a Country, directed by Giulio Manfredonia (2018)
 * L'isola di Pietro (second season), directed by Luca Brignone and Giulio Manfredonia (2018)
 * The Sea Beyond (second season), directed by Milena Cocozza and Ivan Silvestrini, 3 episodes (2021)
 * The Sea Beyond (third season), directed by Ivan Silvestrini, 6 episodes (2023)

Shorts

 * What good boys, directed by Hedy Krissane (2012)
 * Wake up, directed by Evaristus Ogbechie (2018)

Advertising

 * Telecom Gandhi Speech directed by Spike Lee and Alessandro D'Alatri (2008)
 * Advertising campaign for Monte dei Paschi di Siena (2011)
 * Advertisement Fao (2012)
 * Vraylar America, directed by M. Haussman
 * Super Dry Beer Japan (2019)

Dubbing

 * Bakhita. The African Saint, directed by Giacomo Campiotti (2008)
 * Black and White, directed by Cristina Comencini (2008)

Video clips

 * I can't resist by Irene Grandi, (2005)
 * Mun up by Cosma Brussani, (2012)

Theater

 * Love, directed by Leonardo Ferrari Dearest (2013)
 * Cleopatra, directed by Johannes Bramante (2015)
 * I don't know, you know, what do they know?, directed by Vito Ostuni (2016)
 * Nero Cuore, directed by Giorgio Crisafi (2019)

Acknowledgments

 * Youth Oscar – delivered in the Campidoglio (2007)