Marina Fiorato
Marina Fiorato is an Italian English designer, actress, film producer and author.
Also recorded as M. A. Bennett
Marina Fiorato
- Born
- 1973 · Manchester.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- writer · actress · novelist · film producer · film critic · designer · illustrator · theatre critic
- Fields
- visual arts · illustration · literature · acting
- Education
- University of Oxford · Durham University · University of Warwick
- Languages
- English
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Marina Fiorato is an Italian English designer, actress, film producer and author.
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Marina Fiorato (born 1973) is an actress, designer and film critic, among other activities, of British nationality. The actress was born in Manchester.
Marina Fiorato was educated at Durham University, University of Oxford and University of Warwick. The actress worked in London. Activity centred on acting, illustration and literature. Languages used include English.
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Early life
Early life
Fiorato was born in Manchester, with a Venetian father, but was raised in Langcliffe, North Yorkshire. She studied history at Durham University, before specialising in the study of Shakespeare for a Master's at the University of Warwick. On completing her degrees, she studied art and worked for a period as an illustrator and film reviewer.
Career
Career
• Film and artwork Fiorato co-produced and starred in the award-winning short film Devilwood (2006), and also appeared in The Wrong Blonde, An Ideal Husband (both 1999), Maybe Baby (2000) and Tuesday (2008). She also designed tour visuals for bands such as U2 and The Rolling Stones and for films including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. • Publications Fiorato's first novel, The Glassblower of Murano (2008), was written in bookshop coffee-shops so that she could research the Venetian setting. It was rejected by numerous publishers before being accepted by Beautiful Books Ltd. and becoming an international success. Two years later, Fiorato's The Botticelli Secret (2010) earned a large advance. Her other works also have an Italian theme or setting.
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Family life
Fiorato is married to filmmaker Sacha Bennett and they have two children.
As Marina Fiorato
As Marina Fiorato
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- 1.Monica Bottino, "La scrittrice inglese che ama il Rinascimento genovese", il Giornale, 25 November 2011
- 2."Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town", Craven Herald & Pioneer, 10 January 2009.
- 3.Marina Fiorato at the IMDb
- 4.Javier Espinoza, "Faces in the News: Art Imitating J.K. Rowling: Marina Fiorato was inspired by the Harry Potter author to write her novel in cafes, and it's now a best seller", Forbes.com, 9 December 2008.
- 5."Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance", The Telegraph, 16 May 2010.
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