Biography

Marial Bajma-Riva, is an Italian actress and professional dancer. She is highly recognized for her international versatility, performing fluently as a native speaker in both Italian and French, as well as in English, across film, television, and theater. She began her artistic journey as a classical dancer. She trained rigorously from a young age, earning her professional diploma from the prestigious Académie de Danse Princesse Grace in Monaco. Seeking to blend her movement skills with vocal and dramatic arts, she moved to the United States to complete the high-level Musical Theater Dance Intensive (MTDI) at the Boston Conservatory. Her passion for pure acting led her to Rome, where she graduated in 2016 from the world-renowned National Academy of Dramatic Arts "Silvio D'Amico". To further refine her craft, she later studied in Paris at the prestigious Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD). Bajma-Riva's screen career spans prominent Italian productions and international projects. In television, she gained widespread recognition for her role as Alice in the Rai crime series I casi di Teresa Battaglia - Ninfa dormiente. Her television credits also include popular streaming series such as Netflix's La legge di Lidia Poët (The Law According to Lidia Poët) and Sky's Petra. On the big screen, she made her Hollywood studio debut in 2024 with 20th Century Studios' horror prequel The First Omen. Her filmography also includes acclaimed Italian features like Governance (2021) and La festa del ritorno (2023).An accomplished stage actress, she won the Premio Stampa Teatro in 2019 for her performance as Cassandra in The Trojan Women at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse. Celebrated for her multi-disciplinary background, she recently won the Premio Gennaro Cannavacciuolo (3rd Edition) in Rome. The jury officially praised her artistic maturity and exceptional ability to seamlessly merge her high-level skills in dance, singing, and acting into a powerful, comprehensive scenic presence.
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