Scene from Eros (2004)

Alternate Names: Elemy Georgescu

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Rocketeer (1991) as Girl at Newsstand

Most Important Roles:

• Frankie and Johnny (1991) as Artemis
• Alive (1993) as Susana Parrado
• Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1996) as Chloe
• Eros (2004) as The Woman / Cecilia
• White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild (1995) as Beri
• White Dwarf (1995) as Princess Ariel
• Equilibrium (2004) as The Woman / Cecelia
• Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996) as Sarah Porter
• Liebestraum (1991) as Actress on Soap Opera
• Lipstick Camera (1994) as Omy Clark

Career Highlights:

• Frankie and Johnny (1991)
• Alive (1993)
• Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1996)
• Eros (2004)
• White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild (1995)
• White Dwarf (1995)
• Equilibrium (2004)
• Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996)
• Liebestraum (1991)
• Lipstick Camera (1994)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 Young Artist Award - Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture (1993)
• Won Award of Excellence - Best Leading Actress (2014)
• Won Diamond Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role (2015)
• Nominated for 1 LAIFF March Award - Best Actress (2015)
• Won Award of Excellence - Best Ensemble Cast (2021)

Born in Paris and raised across Europe and New York, Ele Keats is a multi-talented American actress and jewelry designer whose career began at the age of fifteen in a Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial. She quickly rose to prominence in the early 1990s with standout roles in major films, notably playing Sarah Jacobs in the cult classic Disney musical Newsies (1992) and appearing in the survival drama Alive (1993) alongside Ethan Hawke. Her early filmography also includes work in Garry Marshall’s Frankie and Johnny and the Steven Soderbergh segment of the anthology film Eros (2004), where she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr..

Beyond her early success, Keats has maintained a steady presence in both television and film, with credits in series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cold Case, and NCIS, as well as roles in horror hits like Insidious: Chapter 3 and Ouija: Origin of Evil. In addition to her acting achievements, she has successfully transitioned into the world of entrepreneurship. In 2005, she founded Ele Keats Jewelry, a brand focused on ethically sourced gemstones and "healing" crystals that has gained a high-profile following among celebrities like Diane Keaton and Cameron Diaz. Today, she balances her artistic life in Los Angeles, known as much for her screen presence as for her role as a "crystal shepherd" and designer.

Alternate Names: لوئیزا رانیری

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Prince and the Pirate (2001) as Chiara

Most Important Roles:

• The Dangerous Thread of Things (2004) as The girld / Linda
• 7 Women and a Murder (2021) as Maria
• The Friends At The Margherita Café (2009) as Ninni
• Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010) as Laura
• Eros (2004) as The Girl / Linda
• Mozzarella Stories (2011) as Sofia
• Welcome Aboard (2011) as Margarita Cavallieri
• Dark Love (2010) as Chiara
• The Immature (2011) as Marta
• The Marquis (2011) as Olga

Career Highlights:

• The Dangerous Thread of Things (2004)
• 7 Women and a Murder (2021)
• The Friends At The Margherita Café (2009)
• Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010)
• Eros (2004)
• Mozzarella Stories (2011)
• Welcome Aboard (2011)
• Dark Love (2010)
• The Immature (2011)
• The Marquis (2011)

Awards:

• Won Golden FIPA - TV Series and Serials: Actress (2006)
• Nominated for 1 David - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista) (2025)
• Nominated for 1 David - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista) (2022)
• Won Film of the Year (Film dell'Anno) (2025)
• Won Silver Ribbon - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) (2022)
• Nominated for 1 Silver Ribbon - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2018)
• Won Silver Ribbon - Best Short Film Actress (Migliore Attrice di Cortometraggio) (2008)
• Nominated for 1 CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition (2022)
• Won CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition (2022)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Graal - Best Dramatic Actress (Migliore Attrice Drammatica) (2011)
• Won Kineo Award - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) (2009)
• Won Golden Ciak - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2024)
• Won Golden Ciak - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2024)
• Won Filming Italy Women Power Award (2022)

Luisa Ranieri was born on December 16, 1973, in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress in theater, cinema, and television, in 2001 she made her debut on the big screen as the protagonist in the film The Prince and the pirate, she is known for eros (2004), Letters to Juliet (2010), and The Friends at the Margherita Cafe (2009). Between 2009 and 2010 she acted in the theater with L'oro di Napoli by Gianfelice Imparato and Armando Pugliese, the latter also the director of the show, a theatrical transposition of the stories by Giuseppe Marotta that became famous thanks to the homonymous film by Vittorio De Sica

In 2021, she became widely famous by playing Aunt Patrizia in "The Hand of God" and became such a female icon for it.

First Appearances:

• And the Ship Sails On (1983) as Giovane Indovina (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• The Dangerous Thread of Things (2004) as Cloe
• Eros (2004) as Cloe
• Nucleo Zero (1984) as Irene Donati
• And the Ship Sails On (1983) as Giovane Indovina (uncredited)

Career Highlights:

• The Dangerous Thread of Things (2004)
• Eros (2004)
• Nucleo Zero (1984)
• And the Ship Sails On (1983)

Regina Nemni originally pursued a career as a dancer, studying at the school of ballet at the Teatro ala Scala of Milan. Federico Fellini discovered her performing at La Scala and asked her to dance in his film And the Ship Goes On. Nemni was seen on Fellini's set by Carlo Lizzani, who gave her a major role in his 1984 TV film Nucleus Zero, followed by Leonardo, and other film and TV work.

In the early 90's, Nemni relocated to New York City, where she studied acting at NYU, at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and with Sandra and Greta Seacat. In New York, she appeared often in the theatre, in Fool for Love, and Antony & Cleopatra, among others.