The Undoing’s Matilda De Angelis sports a hairnet over her 1940s pin curls to film Robbing Mussolini

She became an overnight star following her appearance in HBO miniseries The Undoing.

And just weeks after wrapping Across The River And Into The Trees, it was back to work for Matilda De Angelis as she began filming for Robbing Mussolini in Rome on Friday.

The Italian actress, 25, sported her brunette hair in pin curls with a robe over her costume as she ran lines before heading to set. 

Gorgeous: The Undoing star Matilda De Angelis, 25, was channelling the 1940s with her brunette tresses in pin curls as she began filming for Robbing Mussolini in Rome on Friday

Before heading to set, Matilda sported a white bathrobe over her costume, which appeared to consist of a floor-length pink dress.

Paired with her brunette dresses in pin curls, her look appeared to have been plucked straight from the 1940s.

Between scenes, Matilda could be seen chatting on her phone before practising her lines, pulling on a white face mask to make her way to the set.

Gorgeous:u00A0The Italian actress sported a robe over her costume as she ran lines before heading to set for the film

Gorgeous: The Italian actress sported a robe over her costume as she ran lines before heading to set for the film

Flawless:u00A0Before heading to set, Matilda sported a white bathrobe over her costume, which appeared to consist of a floor-length pink dress

Flawless: Before heading to set, Matilda sported a white bathrobe over her costume, which appeared to consist of a floor-length pink dress

Little has been revealed about her upcoming film Robbing Mussolini, but its likely to focus on the ruthless Italian dictator of the same name, who ruled over the country from 1922 to 1943.

Forming the Fascist party in 1919, the journalist used his organised of ex-war veterans to – known as Black Shirts – to terrorise his political opponents, and after joining the coalition government in 1921, gradually took power as dictator.

Eventually Mussolini was overthrown by Allied troops at the height of the Second World War, and after fleeing north, was captured by Partisans and shot in 1945.

Relaxed: Between scenes the star had a hairnet over her look to keep it in place, as she practised her lines ahead of filming

Relaxed: Between scenes the star had a hairnet over her look to keep it in place, as she practised her lines ahead of filming

Pretty:u00A0Paired with her brunette dresses in pin curls, her look appeared to have been plucked straight from the 1940s

Pretty: Paired with her brunette dresses in pin curls, her look appeared to have been plucked straight from the 1940s

Keeping warm: Attempting to keep warm on the outdoor set, Matilda also pulled a white padded coat over her costume

Keeping warm: Attempting to keep warm on the outdoor set, Matilda also pulled a white padded coat over her costume

Despite being buried in an unmarked grave in 1946, Mussolini’s body was famously stolen by Fascists supporters before being recovered, missing a leg, four months later. 

It’s been an exciting few months for Matilda after she soared to fame at the end of last year due to her role as Elena Alves in HBO drama The Undoing, which also starred Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. 

More recently, the Italian actress was filming Across The River And Into The Trees alongside Liev Schreiber in Venice.

In the film, Matilda plays an 18-year-old Italian contessa called Renata. Liev’s character Colonel Richard Cantwell falls in love with her. 

Set in post WW2 Venice, US Army Col. Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard.

What's it about?u00A0Little has been revealed about Robbing Mussolini, but its likely to focus on the ruthless Italian dictator of the same name, who ruled over the country from 1922 to 1943

What’s it about? Little has been revealed about Robbing Mussolini, but its likely to focus on the ruthless Italian dictator of the same name, who ruled over the country from 1922 to 1943

Big things:u00A0It's been an exciting few months for Matilda after she soared to fame at the end of last year due to her role as Elena Alves in HBO drama The Undoing

Big things: It’s been an exciting few months for Matilda after she soared to fame at the end of last year due to her role as Elena Alves in HBO drama The Undoing

Role after role: More recently, the Italian actress was filming Across The River And Into The Trees

Hard at work: She had been seen working on the film withu00A0Liev Schreiber in Venice

Role after role: More recently, the Italian actress was filming Across The River And Into The Trees alongside Liev Schreiber in Venice

Dramatic:u00A0In the film, Matilda plays an 18-year-old Italian contessa called Renata. Liev's character Colonel Richard Cantwell falls in love with her

Dramatic: In the film, Matilda plays an 18-year-old Italian contessa called Renata. Liev’s character Colonel Richard Cantwell falls in love with her

Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to some of his old haunts in Venice.  

As Cantwell’s plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to rekindle in him the hope of renewal.

Based on the last full-length novel by Ernest Hemingway, the movie captures a fleeting moment of immortality where time stands still.

Matilda has previously revealed that her first ever role was the lead in an Italian film after an open casting call and she got the part as the director was looking for a ‘non-professional actress who had a specific accent from a specific region in Italy’. 

The star said that she has never studied acting and has instead learnt on the job, which can be both ‘great’ and ‘frightening’. 

Rising star: Matilda previously said she has never studied acting and has instead learnt on the job, which can be both 'great' and 'frightening'

Rising star: Matilda previously said she has never studied acting and has instead learnt on the job, which can be both ‘great’ and ‘frightening’