Born in Rome, the talented, serious, and hardworking actress Greta Scarano loves to cross over into new territories, not only when acting in the theatre, on a TV series, or in a film, but also in real life. In fact, she is ready to put herself on the line with AF by taking part in our fashion shoot: a challenge that she gladly tackles with the same passion and intensity with which she plays her roles.

While she dreams of playing the part of an athlete, so she can experience first-hand the competitiveness and strict regime associated with professional sports “a world that is far from my own reality – she comments – but which nevertheless intrigues me”, we bring her into the territory of fashion, in order to discover what she thinks of it both on the set and in real life. Here is what she told us…

What is your rapport with fashion?

I like it, I have fun, but I have little time to follow it. This is why for some time now I have trusted in my stylist Valeria Marchetti to be my own personal fashion guru. She is the one who chose the fabulous outfits I wore on the red carpet at the 2017 Venice International Film Festival, including the Alberta Ferretti gown I wore at the opening ceremony, which was fire red with a sheer voile wraparound neckline.

What do you think of fashion on the set?

There is a constant dialogue between fashion and cinema. The role of Sabrina Minardi, wife to Magliana boss, Renatino de Pedis (editor’s note:  in the film La verità sta in cielo by Roberto Faenza), allowed me to play around with this aspect. Sabina was a huge fan of fashion, and on the set, I had the chance to wear fabulous outfits ranging from the Eighties to present-day times. However, the outfits I liked the most were those of Viola in Suburra: for this Roman suburbanite junky, Veronica Fragola constructed the perfect punk look, which helped me to immerse myself in the role.

What do you usually wear in everyday life?

I am very casual; all I need is a pair of pants and a shirt to feel at ease. Like today, I’m wearing jeans, sneakers, a sweater, and a superb oversize jacket that wraps around me like a protective shield. A look that allows me to pass unobserved…

What is your favourite style?

Most definitely boyish. I like jacket and pant sets, with a blouse or shirt underneath them for a touch of femininity, and a pair of high-heeled shoes. Sometimes, of course, I would like to wear something much more daring, but I just don’t see myself in skimpy outfits, it’s just not my style.

The bag with which you would never leave the house?

My black Fendi shoulder bag: a gift from many years ago, which with time and use has taken on a striking vintage look. I would not trade it for anything!

The last pair of shoes you bought?

A pair of Dansko sandals: I like their ugly-chic style. And, they are also very comfortable!

We would like to wrap this up by asking you what your next projects will be…

I will be Emanuela Loi, the police officer who served as an escort to Paolo Borsellino and who was killed in the bombing in via D’Amelio, in the first episode of a film anthology dedicated to victims of the mafia, directed by Stefano Mordini and outgoing on Channel5. I will then play the wife of Valerio Mastrandrea in the TV series La linea Verticale (directed by Mattia Torre, and outgoing on Rai3), which takes an ironic spin on the issue of cancer; followed by my participation in the international production of The Name of the Rose based on the book by Umberto Eco, where I will have the chance to act next to stars of the calibre of John Turturro and Rupert Everett.

Born in 1986, after her youthful foray into the world of theatre (at the tender age of 5 years old!), Greta Scarano made her debut in the Italian soap opera Un posto al sole in 2007. She then made appearances in Distretto di Polizia, R.I.S., Romanzo criminale, Squadra antimafia, and in the cult TV series In treatment, where she acted alongside Sergio Castellitto. Her first cinematic appearance was in the starring role of a young bride in the film Qualche nuvola by Saverio di Biagio in 2011, and then as an escort in Senza nessuna pietà by Michele Alhaique in 2014. She then went on to play a role in the film Suburra by Stefano Sollima, where she won the Nastro d’Argento (Silver Ribbon) for Best Supporting Actress. Last, but not least, she played the part of Sabrina Minardi in the 2016 film La verità sta in cielo by Roberto Faenza, and a strong-willed anti-narcotics inspector in Smetto quando voglio – Ad honorem by Sydney Sibilia.