Biography

Manuela Mezzadri was born and raised in Parma, Italy. She started her modeling career at the age of 16 and moved to Milan soon after. She modeled for world renowned designers and has traveled the world for photo shoots, print ads, catalogs, and TV commercials.

She made her acting debut in 2000 landing a starring role in the Italian TV series "Estreme." Some other credits include "Le ragazze di Miss Italia" with Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award winner, director Dino Risi and "The story of Adam & Eve" (winner of the Alternative Film Festival 2002) with emerging Italian director Alessandro Aronadio. She soon moved to the United States and proudly became an American in April of 2005.

Manuela is a member of a company specializing hyper realistic pre-deployment training for our military men and women. The program helps improving and refining military and law enforcement skills for current operations, including duties in Afghanistan and Iraq. She very much enjoys working with the dedicated men and women of our armed forces.

She is weapon trained, loves horseback riding and played volleyball in the second division of the Italian league. Manuela is a versatile actress. She speaks English and Spanish in addition to her native Italian.
- IMDb mini biography by: emw