Giordana was born in
Rome, the daughter of actors
Marina Berti and
Claudio Gora, and the sister of actors
Andrea and Carlo Giordana. She began her acting career with a role in the Italian comedy
Che notte quella notte! (1976) and the little-known film ''Quella strana voglia d'amare
(1977). Her best-known film is the crime thriller La belva col mitra'' from 1977, starring
Helmut Berger and
Marisa Mell. However, Giordana soon abandoned her film career and instead went on to act in numerous
fotoromanzi (magazine photo novels illustrated with photographs instead of drawings) for publishing house Lancio. Giordana worked at Lancio from late 1976 to early 1981 appearing in more than 90
fotoromanzi. After her time at Lancio, Giordana has continued her acting career with theatrical work that includes
Shakespeare plays such as ''
Love's Labour's Lost and The Taming of the Shrew, and Under Milk Wood'' by
Dylan Thomas. Recent film roles include the award-winning drama
Concorrenza sleale (2001), directed by renowned filmmaker
Ettore Scola, and the comedy
Se fossi in te (2001). Giordana appeared in some TV movies in the 1980s and participated in TV series such as ''L'ispettore Giusti
(1999) directed by Sergio Martino, and Giornalisti
(2000). Giordana is played the regular role of Artemisia Scalzi during the first two seasons (2003–2004) of the TV series Elisa di Rivombrosa''. ==References==