Valentina Nappi, born on November 6, 1990, in Scafati, Salerno, Italy, is a prominent Italian pornographic actress and adult model. After graduating from art school in Salerno and studying design at the Second University of Naples, she boldly entered the adult industry in 2011 by emailing legendary director Rocco Siffredi. Her debut was in Rocco's POV Volume 24, followed by Bitches in Uniform (2012). She has worked extensively in Italy and the United States, amassing numerous accolades including the 2017 XBIZ Award for Foreign Female Performer of the Year, AVN Awards for Best Three-Way Sex Scene (2016), and XRCO honors. Dubbed the 'intellectual pornstar,' Nappi writes essays on societal issues for MicroMega magazine and speaks at philosophy festivals. She was Playboy's June 2012 Playmate, Penthouse Pet of the Month (November 2013), and starred in the 2018 documentary Io sono Valentina Nappi and Amazon Prime's 2024 film Still Fabulous. A lifelong atheist, she married her long-time partner Giovanni Lagnese in 2020.
