Birth Date: 15.09.1977. Birth Place: Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Rating: 3.99 out of 5.00. Caterina Murino Short Biography: She was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to be a doctor, but switched career paths to modelling after twice failing the medical school entrance exams. She came fifth in the 1996 Miss Italy contest. Having moved to London she fell in love with theatre and acting, saving up weekly to watch something in the West End theatre.Returning to Italy, she studied drama at the Cinema of Theatre run by Francesca De Sapio, between 1999 and 2000.[citation needed] She then appeared in stage productions of Richard III and Italian language plays. She began her career in television in 2002. She gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale.
Besides her native Italian she speaks Spanish, English and French. Since 2004, s [more]