{{Short description|Italian actress and comedian (born 1974)}} {{Infobox person | name = Maria Di Biase | image = Maria Di Biase Palazzo Chigi 2019 (cropped).png | image_size = | caption = Di Biase in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|17 December 1974}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/celebrities/a36750932/corrado-nuzzo-e-maria-di-biase-scopri-lavoro-e-vita-privata/|title=Corrado Nuzzo e Maria Di Biase tra amicizia e corteggiamento|date=19 June 2021|first=Lucia|last=Resta|work=Elle}}</ref> | occupation = Actress, writer, comedian | years_active = 2002–present }} '''Maria Di Biase''' (born 17 December 1974) is an Italian actress, writer and comedian.
==Life and career== Born in Montreal, Canada, Di Biase raised in Bonefro, in Molise, Italy. After studying mathematics at the University of Bologna, she developed an interest in acting and met Corrado Nuzzo, with whom she formed the comedy duo "Nuzzo e Di Biase".<ref name=libero>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libero.it/magazine/personaggi/maria-di-biase-74480|title=Maria Di Biase, i successi della comica italiana|work=Libero}}</ref><ref name=fanpage>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/personaggi/chi-e-maria-di-biase-lattrice-concorrente-di-lol-2-e-compagna-di-corrado-nuzzo/|title=Chi è Maria Di Biase, attrice e comica in coppia con il compagno Corrado Nuzzo|work=Fanpage.it|date=31 March 2023}}</ref> They made their television debut in 2003 and gained prominence through appearances on shows such as ''Mai dire lunedì'' and ''Mai dire reality'' by Gialappa's Band, portraying various characters.<ref name=libero/><ref name=fanpage/> As a film actress, Di Biase appeared in films including ''La matassa'' (2009) and ''It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show'' (2011).<ref name=libero/> In 2018, she co-wrote and co-directed her first feature film, ''I'll Come Too'', together with Nuzzo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/cinema/vengo_anch_io_esce_il_film_di_nuzzo_di_biase_anche_registi-3587708.html|title="Vengo anch'io", esce il film di Nuzzo-Di Biase anche registi|date=5 March 2018|work=Il Mattino}}</ref>
In 2020, Di Biase was cast in her first leading role as Carmen, Aldo's wife, in the film ''I Hate Summer'' by Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.it/cinema/interviste/odio-l-estate-le-tre-protagoniste-femminili-il-valore-aggiunto-del-film/n100045/|title=Odio l'estate: le tre protagoniste femminili, il valore aggiunto del film|first=Mauro|last=Donzelli|date=30 January 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, she secured prominent roles in the comedy films ''Bla Bla Baby'' by Fausto Brizzi and ''Needing a Friend?'' by Alessandro Siani.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2023/12/13/bla-bla-baby-cast|title=Bla Bla Baby, il cast del film con Alessandro Preziosi e Matilde Gioli|date=13 December 2023|work=Sky TG24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hotcorn.com/it/film/news/maria-di-biase-matilde-gioli-raccontano-tramite-amicizia-video-intervista-trama-cast-alessandro-siani-max-tortora/|title=Tramite amicizia: Maria Di Biase e Matilde Gioli raccontano il film|date=14 February 2023|work=Hot Corn}}</ref>
Since 2018, she has been involved in radio broadcasting with the program ''Numeri uni'' on Rai Radio 2.<ref name=libero/> In 2022, Di Biase competed in the second season of ''LOL - Chi ride è fuori'' on Amazon Prime Video, also participating in its spin-off ''Prova prova sa sa'' the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsnews.it/it/persone/incontri/lol-2-cast-maria-di-biase.html|title=LOL 2, nel cast anche Maria Di Biase|work=FS News|date=15 February 2022|first=Gaspare|last=Baglio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/tv/programmi/prova-prova-sa-sa-quante-risate-improvvisate/|title=Prova prova sa sa: quante risate improvvisate|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|date=2 November 2022|first=Barbara|last=Mosconi}}</ref>
==Personal life== Di Biase has been in a relationship with her colleague Corrado Nuzzo since 1997. They are not married and do not have children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bergamo.corriere.it/notizie/cultura-e-spettacoli/25_febbraio_04/corrado-nuzzo-e-maria-di-biase-all-inizio-non-volevamo-recitare-insieme-nella-vita-facciamo-ridere-di-piu-9a217567-5389-4614-a8ca-2835c0429xlk.shtml|title=Corrado Nuzzo e Maria Di Biase: "All'inizio non volevamo recitare insieme. Nella vita facciamo ridere di più"|first=Rosanna|last=Scardi|work=Corriere della Sera|date=4 February 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''La matassa'' | Svetlana | |- | 2011 | ''It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show'' | Natasha's friend | |- | 2014 | ''Amici come noi'' | Marika | |- | 2015 | ''The Last Will Be the Last'' | Loredana | |- | rowspan="2"|2016 | ''Tiramisù'' | Pizzaiolo's wife | |- | ''What's the Big Deal'' | Linda | |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | ''I'll Come Too'' | Maria | Also writer and director |- | ''Arrivano i prof'' | Prof. Melis | |- | 2020 | ''I Hate Summer'' | Carmen | |- | 2022 | ''Bla Bla Baby'' | Celeste | |- | rowspan="2"|2023 | ''Needing a Friend?'' | Filomena | |- | ''Lea e il fenicottero'' | Benedetta | Short film |}
==Television programs== * ''I Caruso'' (Happy Channel, 2003) * ''Bulldozer'' (Rai 2, 2003) * ''Tutti a scuola'' (Rai 1, 2003) * ''Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli'' (Italia 1, 2004–2006; Canale 5, 2006) * ''Mai dire lunedì'' (Italia 1, 2005) * ''Mai dire reality'' (Italia 1, 2006) * ''Mai dire martedì'' (Italia 1, 2007) * ''Zelig'' (Canale 5, 2009–2016, 2021) * ''Se stasera sono qui'' (La7, 2012) * ''Quelli che... il calcio'' (Rai 2, 2013–2015) * ''Alessandro Borghese - Celebrity Chef'' (TV8, 2022) * ''LOL - Chi ride è fuori'' (Amazon Prime Video, 2022) * ''LOL Xmas Special'' (Amazon Prime Video, 2022) * ''Prova prova sa sa'' (Amazon Prime Video, 2023) * ''Name That Tune - Indovina la canzone'' (TV8, 2023) * ''Pour parler'' (Rai 2, 2023)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Di Biase, Maria}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian actresses Category:Italian film actresses Category:Italian women comedians Category:Actresses from Montreal Category:Comedians from Montreal