Michela Giraud

Michela Giraud (born 28 July 1987) is an Italian actress, film director, comedian and television presenter. She was born in Rome to parents from Torre Annunziata, Naples. Her paternal great-grandfather Alfredo Giraud, of French descent, was president of the Torrese soccer team A.C. Savoia 1908 and is the namesake of the local stadium.

Raised in the Roman neighborhood of Balduina, Giraud graduated from the Liceo Classico Mamiani, where she was classmates with comedian Edoardo Ferrario. In 2006 she enrolled at the Sapienza University of Rome, earning a bachelor's degree in historical and artistic studies in 2010 and a master's degree in modern art history in 2013. She also studied acting at Teatro Azione, earning her acting diploma in 2013. In 2015 she joined the cast of Colorado on Italia 1, and later appeared in CCN - Comedy Central News, which she hosted from 2020 to 2021. She made her film debut with a small role in I babysitter (2016).

Giraud has appeared as a writer and stand-up comedian on various television programs on Rai 2, Rai 3 and Rai 4, and worked as a radio host on Rai Radio 2. In April 2021 she competed on the Amazon reality game show LOL - Chi ride e fuori, and was part of the cast of the film Mascarpone, reprising her role in the 2024 sequel Mascarpone: The Rainbow Cake. Her Netflix special Michela Giraud: The Truth, I Swear! was released in 2022, and in 2024 she made her directorial debut with Flaminia.