Greta Bellamacina

Greta Rosanna Bellamacina (born 16 September 1990)^[2] is a British actress, poet and filmmaker.

Bellamacina was born in Hampstead, London, England, and raised in Camden. She attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting, before attending King's College London,^[3] where she graduated with a BA in English.

Bellamacina's breakout performance as Celeste in the 2019 film Hurt by Paradise saw her nominated for the prestigious Michael Powell Award at the 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival.^[4][5][6] The Evening Standard wrote, "Bellamacina is as precise and bold as Joanna Hogg."^[7]

Bellamacina played Cleo Watson in Michael Winterbottom's 2022 six-part political TV drama This England. She played the lead character Irene in both of the acclaimed, avant-garde Italian film director Riccardo Vannuccini’s films, Commedia (2023) and Things And Other Things (2024) which were both filmed in Italy. Her performance in Commedia won her the Stanley Kubrick Award for Best Actress.^[8] Her role as Cecily in All Five Eyes (set to shoot in August 2024) will see her perform alongside Honor Swinton Byrne as sisters.^[9][10]

Bellamacina was shortlisted as Young Poet Laureate of London in 2014.^[11]

In 2016, Bellamacina and artist Robert Montgomery co-founded New River Press.^[12][13] In 2016 Bellamacina co-wrote a collection of collaborative poetry with Montgomery entitled Points for Time in the Sky, a psychogeographical journey through modern Britain, and a rare example of collaborative poetry in British literature.^[14]

In 2018, she was commissioned by the National Poetry Library to write a group of poems for their Odyssey series, modern mediations on Homer's Odyssey.^[15] In the same year, she published her collection,Selected Poems 2015–2017. Pierpaolo Piccioli commissioned Bellamacina to write ten love poems to coincide with his FW19 collection for Valentino fashion house.^[16][17]

Bellamacina's poetry collection Tomorrow's Woman was published in 2020 by US publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing alongside a volume of feminist poetry she edited titled Smear.^[18] In the same year the collection was translated into Spanish and published by Valparaíso Ediciones with translations by poet Juan José Vélez Otero.^[19] The collection was launched at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris.^[20]

In 2019, Bellamacina's debut film Hurt by Paradise was nominated for "Best UK Feature" at both Raindance Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition. Bellamacina was also nominated for the prestigious Michael Powell Award for her performance as Celeste. Filmotomy said "Bellamacina has it in her to become one of the great contemporary female voices in British cinema."^[4][5][6] The Evening Standard wrote, "Bellamacina is as precise and bold as Joanna Hogg."^[7]

In 2022, Bellamacina won the Stanley Kubrick Award for Best Actress at the Stanley Film Awards for her performance in Riccardo Vannuccini's film Commedia.^[8]

Bellamacina has appeared in ads for brands such as Prada,^[21] Chanel, Rimmel London,^[22] Mulberry, Stella McCartney,^[23] Burberry and The Vampire's Wife.^[24] She has walked in catwalk shows for Dolce & Gabbana.^[25]

Bellamacina has featured internationally on magazine covers such as Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire,^[26] Numéro,^[27] and L'Officiel.^[28]

She has worked with photographers such as Jurgen Teller, Liz Collins, Tom Craig, Rankin (photographer), Cass Bird, Oliver Hadlee Pearch^[29] and Jack Davidson.

Bellamacina is married to Scottish artist-poet Robert Montgomery, and the couple have two children.^[17]

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