Trinca was born in Rome, Italy. She began her career in 2001, chosen by
Nanni Moretti for his award-winning ''
The Son's Room'', receiving the Guglielmo Biraghi prize as Best New Talent of the Year. In 2004, she won a
Nastro d'Argento for
The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù). Trinca worked again with Moretti in
Il caimano (2006). In 2022, Trinca made her feature-length directorial debut with
Marcel!, which premiered at the
75th Cannes Festival. Trinca was chosen to play
Maria Montessori in a biopic of her life. The film, which also includes
Leïla Bekhti, achieved distribution deals in 2024. In June 2024, Trinca was invited to become a member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ==Filmography==