Denise Capezza

Denise Capezza was born on November 7, 1989 in Naples, Campania, Italy. After fifteen years of academic studies throughout her childhood and early teenage years, she eventually graduated in ballet. Indulging in her lifelong spontaneous love for theatre and cinema, she decided to take on acting, first studying in Naples before moving to Rome. In 2012 she was cast as the main character in the Turkish TV series Uçurum (2012), which brought her to Istanbul, where she had to learn Turkish at a fast pace and in quite a short time. After two successful seasons of the series, she took part in several other projects for the Turkish market. Encouraged by the personal and professional growth experienced abroad, in 2015, she decided to return to Italy, determined to build a career for herself in her country. Shortly afterwards, director Stefano Sollima cast her to play Marinella in Gomorrah (2014). She then took part in a variety of TV, film and theatre projects: among these, she played Natalia in