Serena Autieri (born April 4, 1976 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian singer, and actress of cinema, theatre and television. She co-hosted the 53rd presentation of the annual Sanremo Music Festival in 2003, along with Pippo Baudo and Claudia Gerini.
Serena Autieri was born in Naples, Campania. As a child she studied ballet, singing, and recitation.
In 1997, she released her album CD Anima Soul. Her television debut was in 1998 on the soap opera Un posto al sole broadcast by RAI Tre. Autieri made her first appearance on the stage in 2002 in the musical Bulli e pupe. The following year, 2003, she was co-host for the 52nd presentation of the nationally-televised Sanremo Music Festival alongside presenter Pippo Baudo and actress Claudia Gerini. In 2004, she had her first starring role in a major picture with Sara May, which was directed by Marianna Sciveres.
Autieri, who is blonde and blue-eyed, has had roles in several soap operas and television mini-series. These include La maledizione dei templari ("The Curse of the Templars"), in which she portrayed Clemence of Hungary, and L'onore e il rispetto ("Honour and Respect"), where she played the part of Olga.
Autieri occasionally appears in television commercials.
