Margareth Made
Photo By Mauricio Miranda
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MARGARETH MADE
Director Giuseppe Tornatore took a risk when he hand-picked former model Margareth Madè to star in his autobiographical epic, “Baaria.” He was embarking on the most expensive Italian film ever made, and it was her first time speaking in front of a camera.
“I was taken aback when he kept calling me back for auditions,” recalls the 27-year-old, who was overjoyed when she landed the part.
Besides Madè’s innate ability, her Sicilian roots were an added qualification for the film, which is set on the southern Italian island in the director’s hometown of Bagheria.
And Tornatore’s big gamble paid off: “Baaria” is on the Academy Awards short list for Best Foreign Language Film.
BIG BREAK: At 15, Madè won Elite’s Look of the Year competition, which also helped launch the careers of Inès Sastre and Naomi Campbell.
ROLE MODEL: She is filming “La mia casa è piena di specchi” (“My House Is Full of Mirrors”), a TV biopic of Sophia Loren, in which she appears alongside the Italian icon. Madè, who plays Loren ages 16 to 24, says the elder star quickly put her at ease. “It was fascinating to observe her, considering [when she started out] she was just a poor girl from Pozzuoli,” says Madè. “The one thing Loren drilled into me is that determination is key in this business.”
MADE IN ITALY: Normally clad in jeans and a T-shirt, Madè turns to Dolce & Gabbana for red-carpet outings.
— Alessandra Ilari
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