Meet Mădălina Ghenea, Romanian model and actress on the rise: after bit parts in House of Gucci with Lady Gaga and Zoolander 2, she landed the lead in Deep Fear – and may have dated Leonardo DiCaprio
Fluent in four languages, Ghenea was a model before she switched to acting; she’s already starred alongside the likes of Lady Gaga, Jared Leto and Jude Law
Mădălina Ghenea, the Romanian model turned House of Gucci actress, is working hard to capture audiences’ attention beyond what’s written about her in the tabloids.
From model to actress
The 37-year-old actress began her career at 15, modelling across Europe. Throughout her modelling career she appeared in campaigns for brands including Peroni beer and for the long-standing German mail-order catalogue Quelle.
Despite finding success as a model in Europe, Japan and South Africa, Ghenea had aspirations beyond the runaway and so began pursuing a career in acting. In 2011 she starred in her first film, Italian comedy I soliti idioti: Il film (The Usual Idiots: The Film).
She followed that up with a leading role in the film Deep Fear. In the 2023 thriller she plays Naomi, a solo sailor forced to retrieve drugs from shark-heavy waters. Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick also stars in the film.
International appeal
