Gaia Girace grew up in
Vico Equense,
Naples. Her father is a lawyer and her mother works in insurance. She attended the
Liceo Classico Publio Virgilio in
Meta, and was cast in
My Brilliant Friend in her first year. At the age of 13, Girace began attending acting classes, citing a need to express herself. Soon after, she auditioned for
My Brilliant Friend, which had been casting actresses from Naples. She underwent 7 months of auditions before being chosen to play Lila Cerullo out of 10,000 girls. == Filmography ==