Fabiana Udenio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spent her formative years in Italy, where she was crowned "Miss Teen Italy" at the tender age of thirteen. This impressive feat was followed by her theatre debut as "Miranda" in a production of "The Tempest" directed by the renowned Giorgio Strehler.
At the age of thirteen, Fabiana made her theatrical debut as "Miranda" in "The Tempest" directed by the legendary Giorgio Strehler.
Miss Udenio's journey to America began with her performance at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics Arts Festival, where she starred in a production of "The Tempest".
Her film career boasts a diverse range of roles, including the daughter of a World War II Resistance fighter, costarring with Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, and John Gielgud in the CBS miniseries "The Scarlet and the Black" (1983).
Fabiana also played the role of Anna-Maria Mazzarelli, an Italian foreign-exchange student, in the comedy film "Summer School" (1987),directed by Carl Reiner and starring Mark Harmon and Kirstie Alley.
Additionally, she appeared as a sunbather in the "Sunblock 5000" commercial within the film "RoboCop 2" (1990).
In the late 1990s, Fabiana took on the role of "Alotta Fagina" in the comedy film "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997),directed by Jay Roach and starring Mike Myers.
She also starred as "Don Na" in the comedy film "The Godson" (1998),alongside Dom DeLuise and Rodney Dangerfield.
In recent years, Fabiana has appeared in the independent films "Love and Love Not" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas".
On television, Fabiana had a recurring role as "Giulietta" on the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" from 1985 to 1986, and was a regular cast member in the syndicated drama "Amazon" (1999-2000),written by Peter Benchley.
She has also had guest starring and recurring roles on numerous television shows, including "Babylon 5", "Baywatch", "Full House", "NYPD Blue", "Quantum Leap", "Cheers", "Mad About You", "Wings", and "The Magnificent Seven".
Fabiana had a recurring role as Atooza Shirazi on the popular television series "90210" (2008-2011).
She also had a recurring role as Elena Di Nola/Mutter in the critically acclaimed series "Jane the Virgin" (2015-2016).
Fabiana will soon be seen as a series regular in the new spy series for Netflix, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Throughout her career, Fabiana has demonstrated her proficiency in four languages.
