# Rosabell Laurenti Sellers
**Rosabell Laurenti Sellers** (born 1996) is an Italian-American actress best known for playing Tyene Sand, one of the Sand Snakes, in the HBO series *Game of Thrones*, and the title role in the children's series *Mia and Me*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) Born in [Santa Monica, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/santa-monica-california), to an Italian father and an American mother, she grew up in New York City and Rome and has worked in both Italian and international film and television.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996, Santa Monica, California, USA; holds U.S. and Italian citizenship[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) |
| Breakthrough role | Tyene Sand in *Game of Thrones*, 9 episodes across seasons 5 to 7 (2015–2017)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/58096/rosabell-laurenti-sellers) |
| Early fame | Title role in the television movie *Memories of Anne Frank* (2009)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) |
| Children's series lead | Mia in *[Mia and Me](https://www.edgepedia.org/mia-and-me)*, 52 episodes (2012–2015)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) |
| Awards | Nastro d'Argento for Most Promising Young Talent (2013); David di Donatello nomination for Best Supporting Actress for *Gli Equilibristi*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) • [3](https://www.comingsoon.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers/236014/biografia/) |
| Recent series | Lili in *Willow* (2022–2023); Alicia Delaware in *The Swarm* (2023)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/58096/rosabell-laurenti-sellers) |
## Background and beginnings
Sellers was born in Santa Monica, California, to the Italian director Fabrizio Laurenti and the actress Wanja Mary Sellers, and has a brother, Diego Laurenti Sellers.[4](https://www.imdb.com/it/name/nm3065809/bio/) She grew up in New York City, where she first performed at the East Village experimental theater club La MaMa, and as a child moved with her family to Rome, where she developed her career in Italian film and television.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) Italian sources describe her as having grown up between New York, Rome, and London.[5](https://www.mymovies.it/persone/rosabell-laurenti-sellers/231895/)
Her first screen work came in Italian television. Between 2006 and 2009 she appeared in series and miniseries including *E poi c'è Filippo* (2006, directed by Maurizio Ponzi), *L'amore e la guerra* (2007, Giacomo Campiotti), and *Coco Chanel* (2008, Christian Duguay), in which she played the designer as a twelve-year-old.[6](https://www.lettera43.it/rosabell-laurenti-sellers-biografia-carriera/) • [7](https://movieplayer.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers_233908/) In 2008 she played Nicoletta, daughter of [Sergio Castellitto](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-castellitto)'s protagonist, in *In fuga per la libertà – L'aviatore*, directed by Carlo Carlei.[7](https://movieplayer.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers_233908/)
## Italian film and television career
**Anne Frank and early recognition.** Sellers achieved European renown playing the title role in *Memories of Anne Frank* (2009), Alberto Negrin's television film adapted from Alison Leslie Gold's book, which follows Anne from the Dutch hiding place to her death in the extermination camp.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) • [8](https://www.movietele.it/vocabulary_18/rosabell-laurenti-sellers) Shortly afterward she played [Rachel Weisz](https://www.edgepedia.org/rachel-weisz)'s daughter in *The Whistleblower* (2010), released in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Larysa Kondracki.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) • [9](https://presseportal.zdf.de/fileadmin/zdf_upload/Bilder/Teaser-Bilder/Dokumente/DerSchwarm_EN_pdf_neu.pdf)
Her Italian film work through the 2010s included Camilla in *Balancing Act* (*Gli Equilibristi*, 2012) by Ivano De Matteo, Layla opposite [Raoul Bova](https://www.edgepedia.org/raoul-bova) in *Buongiorno Papà* (2013) by Edoardo Leo, Benedetta in *The Dinner* (*I nostri ragazzi*, 2014), and Filomena in *Wondrous Boccaccio* (*Maraviglioso Boccaccio*, 2015).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) • [3](https://www.comingsoon.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers/236014/biografia/) For *Gli Equilibristi*, which won the Audience Prize at the 2013 Bastia Festival, she received a David di [Donatello](https://www.edgepedia.org/donatello) nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[8](https://www.movietele.it/vocabulary_18/rosabell-laurenti-sellers) • [3](https://www.comingsoon.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers/236014/biografia/) In 2013 the Italian Film Critics Association awarded her the Nastro d'Argento for Most Promising Young Talent.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) On Italian television she also played a regular role in the series *Una Grande Famiglia* (2012–2013) as Valentina Rengoni.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/)
## Game of Thrones and international work
In July 2014 HBO announced Sellers as Tyene Sand, a bastard daughter of Prince Oberyn Martell, among nine new cast members for season 5 of *Game of Thrones*.[10](https://time.com/3038171/game-of-thrones-season-5-cast/) Tyene is one of the Sand Snakes, the trio of Oberyn's daughters who seek vengeance for his death alongside Obara ([Keisha Castle-Hughes](https://www.edgepedia.org/keisha-castle-hughes)) and Nymeria ([Jessica Henwick](https://www.edgepedia.org/jessica-henwick)).[11](https://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/) Sellers appeared in nine episodes from her debut in "Sons of the Harpy" (May 2015) through "The Queen's Justice" in season 7 (2017).[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/58096/rosabell-laurenti-sellers) Her character's final storyline came in season 8: after Euron captures [Ellaria Sand](https://www.edgepedia.org/ellaria-sand), Cersei imprisons Ellaria with her daughter Tyene and poisons Tyene, leaving Ellaria alive to watch her die.[12](https://time.com/5539248/game-of-thrones-season-8-who-is-alive/) According to the *Game of Thrones* fan wiki, Sellers had read neither the books nor watched the show before being cast.[13](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Rosabell_Laurenti_Sellers)
**Later television and film.** She starred as Nora Berger in the science-fiction series *Spides* (2020, 8 episodes), played Lili in three episodes of the Disney+ and [Lucasfilm](https://www.edgepedia.org/lucasfilm) series *Willow* (2022–2023), and appeared as Alicia Delaware in eight episodes of *The Swarm* (*Der Schwarm*, 2023), the German ecological thriller based on Frank Schätzing's novel.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/58096/rosabell-laurenti-sellers) • [9](https://presseportal.zdf.de/fileadmin/zdf_upload/Bilder/Teaser-Bilder/Dokumente/DerSchwarm_EN_pdf_neu.pdf) Her film credits include *Trading Paint* (2019), alongside [John Travolta](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-travolta), and *What About Love*, in which she appears with [Sharon Stone](https://www.edgepedia.org/sharon-stone) and Andy Garcia.[9](https://presseportal.zdf.de/fileadmin/zdf_upload/Bilder/Teaser-Bilder/Dokumente/DerSchwarm_EN_pdf_neu.pdf) • [14](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rosabell_laurenti_sellers) On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, her highest-rated film is *Wondrous Boccaccio* at 60 percent and her lowest is *Trading Paint* at 0 percent.[14](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rosabell_laurenti_sellers)
## Off screen
Sellers founded Young Actors for Humanitarian Involvement, an initiative to involve young Italian acting talent in charities such as ActionAid and Smile Again.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/) In a 2021 interview with *Vanity Fair Italia*, she described a strong feminist formation, said she had turned down a role that required her to lose weight within a week, and noted that *Game of Thrones* had not changed her daily life; she also said she does not own a smartphone and had not updated her Instagram profile for a long time.[15](https://www.vanityfair.it/show/tv/2021/03/24/rosabell-laurenti-sellers-intervista-attrice-stereotipi-game-of-thrones)
## References
1. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3065809/)
2. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/58096/rosabell-laurenti-sellers)
3. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers biografia, Comingsoon.it](https://www.comingsoon.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers/236014/biografia/)
4. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers – Biografia, IMDb (Italian)](https://www.imdb.com/it/name/nm3065809/bio/)
5. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, MYmovies.it](https://www.mymovies.it/persone/rosabell-laurenti-sellers/231895/)
6. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers: biografia e carriera dell'attrice, Lettera43](https://www.lettera43.it/rosabell-laurenti-sellers-biografia-carriera/)
7. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers: biografia, film, foto, Movieplayer.it](https://movieplayer.it/personaggi/rosabell-laurenti-sellers_233908/)
8. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, MovieTele.it](https://www.movietele.it/vocabulary_18/rosabell-laurenti-sellers)
9. [Der Schwarm press release, ZDF Presseportal](https://presseportal.zdf.de/fileadmin/zdf_upload/Bilder/Teaser-Bilder/Dokumente/DerSchwarm_EN_pdf_neu.pdf)
10. [Game of Thrones Confirms New Season 5 Cast Members, TIME](https://time.com/3038171/game-of-thrones-season-5-cast/)
11. [Your Ultimate Guide to Binge-Watching Every Game of Thrones Episode, TIME](https://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/)
12. [Here's Who Is Still Alive on Game of Thrones, TIME](https://time.com/5539248/game-of-thrones-season-8-who-is-alive/)
13. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Wiki of Westeros (Fandom)](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Rosabell_Laurenti_Sellers)
14. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rosabell_laurenti_sellers)
15. [Rosabell Laurenti Sellers: «Diciamo no agli stereotipi», Vanity Fair Italia](https://www.vanityfair.it/show/tv/2021/03/24/rosabell-laurenti-sellers-intervista-attrice-stereotipi-game-of-thrones)
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