Dharma Mangia Woods (born 15 September 1994) is an Italian actress.
Early life and education
Dharma Mangia Woods was born on 15 September 1994, in Rome.[1] She has Italian heritage from her mother and Australian heritage from her father.[2][3][4]
After graduating from Dante Alighieri Classical High School in Rome, she enrolled in the Faculty of Communication sciences at Roma Tre University, where she earned her degree. She then pursued a master's in fashion journalism at Edios Communication and took an acting course at Duse International.[5] Mangia Woods completed a bachelor's degree in acting at the International Academy of Theatre in 2018.[6] In 2022, she graduated from the Scuola d'Arte Cinematografica Gian Maria Volontè.[2]
Career
In 2016, Mangia Woods made her film debut in Gabriele Muccino's Summertime.[7][8] The same year, she appeared in the TV series The Young Pope.[9] In 2017, she acted in the film Tainted Souls directed by Matteo Botrugno and Daniele Coluccini.[10] In 2019, she has a minor role in Abel Ferrara's film Tommaso.[11] In these years, she also appeared in some music videos, including "Martelli" by Gazzelle, and "Mi ci pulisco il cuore" by Luciano Ligabue.[10]
In 2021, Mangia Woods played the role of Stella in the film Blackout Love directed by Francesca Marino.[12] In 2022, she was cast as Costanza Di Giusto in the miniseries Più forti del destino directed by Alexis Sweet, co-starring Giulia Bevilacqua and Laura Chiatti.[13] Additionally, she portrayed Lietta Pirandello in Roberto Andò's film Strangeness[14] and Alessandra Delle Fave in the Netflix comedy film The Price of Family.[15][16]
