Giovanna Cesare (born April 3, 2005 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) is a Latina American actress and recording artist. Cesare is best known for co-starring as Jessy in film Street.[1][2][3][4]

Gigi Cesare
Born
Giovanna Cesare

(2005-04-03) April 3, 2005 (age 19)
NationalityAmerican
Known forJessy in Street
Awardssee below
Websitegigicesare.com

Career

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Cesare started her career at the age of six. She is best known for her role as Jessy in Street and lead role as Sarah Lapp in the TV series Amish Haunting filmed at the true Amish farm historical White Chimneys.[5] She is also known for her role as Nina in the film The Kids From 62F.[6]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories Harper
2013 Sleeping with the Fishes Guest at Bat Mitzvah
The Blacklist Schoolgirl
2014 The Can Sarah
The Haunting of... Harper Cullen
Amish Haunting (documentary) Sarah Lapp
2015 The Story of Billy the Kidd (TV movie) Amy
2015 Disillusioned Kid
Films
Year Title Role
2013 Jew in Choctaw Country (Short) Christine
Charity Case (Short) Autumn
Innova (Short) Izzy
2014 Moreau Young Charlie
A Little Game Schoolgirl
Diamonds to Dust Mariska Hargitay
The Lion (Short)
Ready or Not (Short) Riley
Jew in Choctaw Country Pt 3 (Short) Daughter #1
La vie est belle (Short) Eden
The 30 Year Old Bris Schoolgirl
2015 Alma (Short) Gaby
Street Jessy
2016 Rum Runners Young Kitt
The Kids from 62-F Nina
Finding Riley (Short) Riley
Tom's Dilemma Sarah
2017 The Downside of Bliss Amber
Street 2 Death Fight Jessy
2018 Within and Without (Short) Emily
Mordy (Short) Isabelle
Lil' Varmints Millie Tate

Awards and nominations

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Year Nomination Category Film Result Ref.
2017 Imagen Award Best Actress The Kids From 62-F Nominated [7][8]
2016 Young Entertainer Awards Best Supporting Young Actress Street (2015) Won [9]
2014 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film Young Actress 10 and Under Won [10]

References

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  1. ^ Colby, Amanda (2016-06-21). "Street The Movie Is A Runaway Hit!". Amanda Colby. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  2. ^ "Movie Review: STREET". Assignment X. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  3. ^ Writer, By TOM KNAPP | Staff. "Amish horror series on tap for fall season, from makers of 'Amish Mafia'". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  4. ^ Street (2015), retrieved 2017-08-30
  5. ^ "ACTRESS GIGI CESARE SETS HERSELF AS ONE TO WATCH". Essex Star. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "All Eyes On This Young Award-winning Actress GIGI CESARE". Welab Magazine. September 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Giovanna Cappetta , nominated for a 2017 32nd Annual Imagen Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film". SnT Mag. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  8. ^ "Nominations Announced for 32nd Annual Imagen Awards". Imagen Foundation. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  9. ^ Girl, Not A. Gossip (2016-03-22). "Red Carpet Recap: Talking to Rising Stars at The Young Entertainer Awards at Universal Studios Hollywood #YEAAwards #Video #Interviews". Red Carpet Report Entertainment News Media. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  10. ^ "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". www.youngentertainerawards.org. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
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