Dharma Mangia Woods

Dharma Mangia Woods was born on 15 September 1994, in Rome. She has Italian heritage from her mother and Australian heritage from her father.

After graduating from Dante Alighieri Classical High School in Rome, she enrolled in the Faculty of Communication sciences at Roma Tre University, where she earned her degree. She then pursued a master's in fashion journalism at Edios Communication and took an acting course at Duse International. Mangia Woods completed a bachelor's degree in acting at the International Academy of Theatre in 2018. In 2022, she graduated from the Scuola d'Arte Cinematografica Gian Maria Volontè. In 2016, Mangia Woods made her film debut in Gabriele Muccino's Summertime. The same year, she appeared in the TV series The Young Pope. In 2017, she acted in the film Tainted Souls directed by Matteo Botrugno and Daniele Coluccini. In 2019, she has a minor role in Abel Ferrara's film Tommaso. In these years, she also appeared in some music videos, including "Martelli" by Gazzelle, and "Mi ci pulisco il cuore" by Luciano Ligabue.

In 2021, Mangia Woods played the role of Stella in the film Blackout Love directed by Francesca Marino. In 2022, she was cast as Costanza Di Giusto in the miniseries Più forti del destino directed by Alexis Sweet, co-starring Giulia Bevilacqua and Laura Chiatti. Additionally, she portrayed Lietta Pirandello in Roberto Andò's film Strangeness and Alessandra Delle Fave in the Netflix comedy film The Price of Family.

In 2023, she has a small role in Walter Veltroni's film Quando. In 2024, she reprised her role as Alessandra Delle Fave from The Price of Family in the sequel The Price of Nonna's Inheritance. She also joined the cast of the Netflix series Deceitful Love directed by Pappi Corsicato.