Italian Cinema Personalities

1. Benedetta Porcaroli

Actress | Amanda

Benedetta's mother works as a secretary at the Quirinal Palace and her father was a lawyer and now works as an archaeologist, they separated when she was nine years old. She also has a younger brother, Guglielmo.

She has taken modeling classes since she was a child and began modeling at age 14 for ...

2. Angela Fontana

Actress | Indivisibili

Angela Fontana was born on April 24, 1997 in Maddaloni, Caserta, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Indivisible (2016), Likemeback (2018) and Lucania (2019).

3. Marianna Fontana

Actress | Capri-Revolution

Marianna Fontana was born on April 24, 1997 in Maddaloni, Caserta, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Capri-Revolution (2018), Indivisible (2016) and Romulus (2020).

4. Luigi Fedele

Actor | Quanto basta

Luigi Fedele is known for As Needed (2018), Robbing Mussolini (2022) and Feather (2016).

5. Matilda De Angelis

Actress | L'incredibile storia dell'isola delle rose

Matilda De Angelis is an Italian actress and singer. Her credits include the films Italian Race and Rose Island, and the television miniseries "The Undoing" and "The Law According to Lidia Poet." She started playing guitar and violin at the age of thirteen. She attended the Liceo Scientifico (...

6. Eduardo Scarpetta

Actor | Qui rido io

Eduardo Scarpetta was born on April 14, 1993 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor, known for The King of Laughter (2021), Gionatan with a G (2016) and Mafia Mamma (2023).

7. Valentina Bellè

Actress | Ferrari

Valentina Bellè was born on April 16, 1992 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. She is an actress, known for Ferrari (2023), Love Gets a Room (2021) and The Good Mothers (2023).

8. Pietro Castellitto

Actor | I predatori

Pietro Castellitto was born on December 16, 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for The Predators (2020), Twice Born (2012) and Enea (2023).

9. Alessandro Borghi

Actor | Suburra

Alessandro Borghi was born on September 19, 1986 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Suburra (2015), The Eight Mountains (2022) and The First King (2019).

10. Greta Scarano

Actress | Circeo

Greta Scarano was born on August 27, 1986 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Circeo (2022), La cena perfetta (2022) and Chiamami ancora amore (2021).

11. Silvia D'Amico

Actress | Fino a qui tutto bene

Silvia D'Amico was born on May 4, 1986 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for So Far So Good (2014), The Place (2017) and L'Invenzione di Noi Due.

12. Alessandra Mastronardi

Actress | To Rome with Love

Alessandra Mastronardi was born on February 18, 1986 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for To Rome with Love (2012), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) and Master of None (2015). She has been married to Gianpaolo Sannino since July 8, 2023.

13. Salvatore Esposito

Actor | La cena perfetta

Salvatore Esposito, Neapolitan, born in '86, studied at Beatrice Bracco Theater Academy and at the School of Cinema in Naples. He then moved to Rome and in 2013 he was cast for his first role on the TV series "Il clan dei camorristi". But his trampoline to fame was "Gomorra - the TV series" (2014) ...

14. Ilenia Pastorelli

Actress | Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot

Ilenia Pastorelli was born on December 24, 1985 in Rome, Italy. She is an actress, known for They Call Me Jeeg Robot (2015), Blessed Madness (2018) and Dark Glasses (2022).

15. Serena Rossi

Actress | Ammore e malavita

Serena Rossi was born on August 31, 1985 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Love and Bullets (2017), La tristezza ha il sonno leggero (2020) and Mina Settembre (2021). She has been married to Davide Devenuto since June 17, 2023. They have one child.

16. Cristiana Dell'Anna

Actress | Cabrini

Cristiana Dell'Anna was born on August 24, 1985 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Cabrini (2024), Toscana (2022) and The King of Laughter (2021).

17. Miriam Leone

Actress | Diabolik

Miriam Leone was born in Catania, Sicily, to Gabriella Leone, a municipal employee, and Ignazio Leone, a retired teacher. As a child, she lived in Aci Catena, where her parents were from.

In 2008, she was the winner of the 69th edition of the Miss Italy beauty contest that opened for her the doors ...

18. Luca Marinelli

Actor | The Old Guard

Luca Marinelli was born on October 22, 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Old Guard (2020), They Call Me Jeeg Robot (2015) and Martin Eden (2019). He is married to Alissa Jung.

19. Alice Rohrwacher

Director | Lazzaro felice

Alice Rohrwacher was born on December 29, 1981 in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. She is a director and writer, known for Happy as Lazzaro (2018), La Chimera (2023) and The Wonders (2014).

20. Marco D'Amore

Actor | Gomorrah

Born in 1981, he graduated from Paolo Grassi Dramatic Arts Academy. At 18, he made his theater debut alongside Toni Servillo in "Le avventure di Pinocchio", directed by Andrea Renzi. Since 2005, he's written, directed, and produced for theater, cinema, and TV, mainly with "La piccola società" the ...

21. Isabella Ragonese

Actress | Tutta la vita davanti

Isabella Ragonese was born on May 19, 1981 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Tutta la vita davanti (2008), The First Assignment (2010) and La nostra vita (2010).

22. Jasmine Trinca

Actress | The Gunman

Jasmine Trinca was born on April 24, 1981 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for The Gunman (2015), The Son's Room (2001) and Fortunata (2017).

23. Elio Germano

Actor | Il giovane favoloso

Elio Germano was born on September 25, 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Leopardi (2014), Nine (2009) and Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007).

24. Valentina Acca

Actress | Mare nero

Valentina Acca is known for Mare nero (2006), Segui le ombre (2003) and Querido Fidel (2021).

25. Carolina Crescentini

Actress | Mine vaganti

Blonde beauty Carolina Crescentini was born in Rome on April 18, 1980; daughter of two commerce graduates, she grew up in the Roman quarter of Monteverde. She originally wanted to be a film critic but at 19 her interest in acting increased and she decided to attend several acting schools, including...

26. Cristiana Capotondi

Actress | La peggior settimana della mia vita

Cristiana Capotondi was born on September 13, 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for The Worst Week of My Life (2011), Come tu mi vuoi (2007) and Notte prima degli esami (2006).

27. Vittoria Puccini

Actress | Elisa di Rivombrosa

Vittoria Puccini was born on 18 November 1979 in Florence, Italy. After graduating from high school, she first appeared on screen in Sergio Rubini's TV movie Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000) and in other minor titles, and finally became a star on Italian TV, playing the title character in Elisa ...

28. Riccardo Scamarcio

Actor | John Wick: Chapter 2

Riccardo Scamarcio was born on November 13, 1979 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), Loose Cannons (2010) and Tre metri sopra il cielo (2004).

29. Edoardo Pesce

Actor | Dogman

Edoardo Pesce was born on September 12, 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Dogman (2018), Fortunata (2017) and Non sono un assassino (2019).

30. Kasia Smutniak

Actress | Perfetti sconosciuti

Kasia Smutniak was born on August 13, 1979 in Pila, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress and director, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), From Paris with Love (2010) and Tutta colpa di Giuda (2009). She has been married to Domenico Procacci since September 15, 2019. They have one child.

31. Lino Guanciale

Actor | To Rome with Love

Lino Guanciale was born in Avezzano, Italy on 21 May 1979. In 2003, he graduated from the Accademia d'arte drammatica "Silvio d'Amico", where he won the Gassman Prize as Best Actor of the previous ten years. Immediately upon graduation, he began working in the theatre, with Gigi Proietti on Romeo e...

32. Anna Foglietta

Actress | Perfetti sconosciuti

Throughout her career, Anna Foglietta has worked successfully in various fields, including film, theatre, television and advertising. One of her most significant achievements was in 2015 when she starred in the multi-award-winning film "Perfect Strangers" by Paolo Genovese. For her role, Anna ...

33. Alba Rohrwacher

Actress | Hungry Hearts

Alba Rohrwacher was born on February 27, 1979 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress, known for Hungry Hearts (2014), The Wonders (2014) and I Am Love (2009).

34. Micaela Ramazzotti

Actress | La pazza gioia

Micaela Ramazzotti was born on January 17, 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Like Crazy (2016), The First Beautiful Thing (2010) and Felicità (2023). She has been married to Paolo Virzì since January 17, 2009. They have two children.

35. Marcello Fonte

Actor | Dogman

Marcello Fonte was born on November 7, 1978 in Melito di Porto Salvo, Calabria, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Dogman (2018), Asino vola (2015) and Il posto della felicità (2019).

36. Alessandro Roja

Actor | Romanzo criminale - La serie

Alessandro Roja was born on June 4, 1978 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Romanzo criminale - La serie (2008), Song of Napoli (2013) and Con la grazia di un Dio (2023).

37. Luca Argentero

Actor | Eat Pray Love

Born in Turin, he got a degree in Economics and Business in 2004. In 2005, he made his acting debut in the TV series "Carabinieri" and a year later on the big screen in "A casa nostra", directed by Francesca Comencini. In 2007, he appeared on the big screen again in "Saturno contro", directed by ...

38. Elena Lietti

Actress | La pazza gioia

Elena Lietti is known for Like Crazy (2016), The Eight Mountains (2022) and The Miracle (2018).

39. Checco Zalone

Actor | Tolo Tolo

Checco Zalone was born on June 3, 1977 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Tolo Tolo (2020), Quo vado? (2016) and What a Beautiful Day (2011).

40. Ambra Angiolini

Actress | Saturno contro

Ambra Angiolini was born in Rome. Actress for cinema and theater, television and radio presenter. In 2023 she won the silver ribbon for the category Best Series 2022 and Best supporting actress together with Anna Ferzetti, for the series "Le fate ignoranti". In 2013 she won the David di Donatello, ...

41. Gabriele Mainetti

Director | Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot

Gabriele Mainetti (born November 7, 1976) is an Italian actor, director, composer and a film producer. He attended courses in directing, screenwriting and cinematography at the Tisch School of the Arts NY and improved his acting skills under the guide of important masters as Beatrice Bracco, ...

42. Violante Placido

Actress | The American

Italian actress/singer/songwriter Violante Placido was born in Rome. She made her on-screen debut in Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993) alongside her father Michele Placido. In 1996 she starred in Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band (1996) which became quite successful in Italy. Her first major role was in ...

43. Vinicio Marchioni

Actor | C'è ancora domani

Vinicio Marchioni was born on August 10, 1975 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for There's Still Tomorrow (2023), Romanzo criminale - La serie (2008) and Dry (2022). He has been married to Milena Mancini since September 24, 2011. They have two children.

44. Claudio Gioè

Actor | Ti racconto una storia

Claudio Gioè was born on January 27, 1975 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Ti racconto una storia (2005), Passato prossimo (2003) and La mafia uccide solo d'estate (2016).

45. Claudia Pandolfi

Actress | Quando la notte

Cinema, television and theater actress, Claudia Pandolfi has worked with some of the most famous Italian directors such as Mario Monicelli, Paolo Virzì, Cristina Comencini, Enzo Monteleone, Michele Soavi, Luca Lucini, Riccardo Milani, Guido Chiesa, Michele Placido, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Gianluca ...

46. Claudio Santamaria

Actor | Casino Royale

Claudio Santamaria is born in Rome. His career begins on the big screen in 1998, but his big break arrives in 2001, when Gabriele Muccino casts him for "L'Ultimo Bacio". Throughout the years he appears in many movies and in 2005 he wins the Nastro D'Argento for Best Actor for "Romanzo Criminale" ...

47. Stefano Fresi

Actor | C'è tempo

Stefano Fresi was born on July 16, 1974 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and composer, known for C'è tempo (2019), The Name of the Rose (2019) and The Man Who Bought the Moon (2018).

48. Giorgio Marchesi

Actor | Mission: Impossible III

Giorgio Marchesi is known for Mission: Impossible III (2006), Loose Cannons (2010) and Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012). He is married to Simonetta Solder. They have two children.

49. Barbora Bobulova

Actress | Cuore sacro

Born in Martin, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) in 1974, Barbora Bobulova graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of Bratislava and briefly studied in New York before moving to Italy in the mid-1990s. Her first major role was in Marco Bellocchio's The Prince of Homburg (1997) but her breakthrough...

50. Luisa Ranieri

Actress | È stata la mano di Dio

Luisa Ranieri was born on December 16, 1973 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for The Hand of God (2021), Letters to Juliet (2010) and Gli amici del bar Margherita (2009). She has been married to Luca Zingaretti since May 23, 2012. They have two children.

51. Paola Cortellesi

Actress | C'è ancora domani

Cortellesi debuted in the show business at the age of 13, as a singer for "Cacao meravigliao", the jingle of the popular RAI TV show "Indietro tutta!" by Renzo Arbore. At 19 she began studying as an actress at the Teatro Blu in Rome (the same theatre school that Kim Rossi Stuart, Gianmarco Tognazzi...

52. Teresa Saponangelo

Actress | È stata la mano di Dio

Teresa Saponangelo was born on October 22, 1973 in Taranto, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Hand of God (2021), Il buco in testa (2020) and Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004).

53. Guido Caprino

Actor | Medici

Guido Caprino was born on January 3, 1973 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Medici (2016), Una relazione (2021) and We Believed (2010).

54. Pif

Writer | La mafia uccide solo d'estate

Pif was born on June 4, 1972 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013), At War with Love (2016) and E noi come stronzi rimanemmo a guardare (2021).

55. Edoardo Leo

Actor | Diciotto anni dopo

Edoardo Leo was born on April 21, 1972 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for 18 Years Later (2010), The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015) and Perfect Strangers (2016).

56. Valerio Mastandrea

Actor | Perfetti sconosciuti

Valerio Mastandrea was born on February 14, 1972 in Garbatella, Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), Ride (2018) and Balancing Act (2012).

57. Claudia Gerini

Actress | The Passion of the Christ

Claudia Gerini was born in Rome, where she did classical studies and dance training. Her acting career began when an advertising agency cast her in several commercials.

Claudia Gerini has had a long movie career in Italy and abroad, working with actors and directors like Sergio Castellito, Giuseppe ...

58. Paola Minaccioni

Actress | Magnifica presenza

Paola Minaccioni was born on September 25, 1971 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for A Magnificent Haunting (2012), Fasten Your Seatbelts (2014) and Don't Stop Me Now (2019).

59. Stefano Accorsi

Actor | Le fate ignoranti

Stefano Accorsi got his diploma from the School of Theater in Bologna. He divides his time between theater, cinema, and television. Currently he is the Artistic Director of the Theater Foundation of Tuscany. He was appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts ...

60. Fortunato Cerlino

Actor | Inferno

Fortunato Cerlino was born on June 17, 1971 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor, known for Inferno (2016), Gomorrah (2008) and Medici (2016). He has been married to Antonella Sava since July 21, 2018. They have one child.

61. Stefania Rocca

Actress | Nirvana

Stefania Rocca was born on April 24, 1971 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Nirvana (1997), Rosa e Cornelia (2000) and Viol@ (1998).

62. Donatella Finocchiaro

Actress | Angela

Donatella Finocchiaro was born on November 16, 1970 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Angela (2002), The Wedding Director (2006) and Galantuomini (2008).

63. Paolo Sorrentino

Writer | È stata la mano di Dio

Director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970, and and became an orphan when he lost both of his parents at the age of 16. At the age of 25, after studying for a few years at the Faculty of Economics and Business in University of Naples Federico II, he decided to work in the...

64. Kim Rossi Stuart

Actor | Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male

Kim Rossi Stuart was born on October 31th, 1969 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He began acting at the age of 5 along with his father Giacomo Rossi Stuart in The Murri Affair (1974). Kim's mother, Klara Müller, is an ex-top model. Kim has 3 sisters, 2 of them actresses like him: Loretta Rossi Stuart and ...

65. Pierfrancesco Favino

Actor | World War Z

Pierfrancesco Favino was born on August 24, 1969 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for World War Z (2013), Rush (2013) and Angels & Demons (2009).

66. Matteo Garrone

Director | Dogman

Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968. He is the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone, and a photographer. In 1996 he won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette (1996), that became one of the three episodes of his first feature film Land in Between ...

67. Giuseppe Battiston

Actor | Perfetti sconosciuti

Giuseppe Battiston was born on July 22, 1968 in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), Pinocchio (2022) and Bread and Tulips (2000).

68. Luigi Lo Cascio

Actor | La meglio gioventù

Born in Palermo, Sicily on the 20th of October, 1967. Following the family tradition, enrolled into Medicine with the intention of becoming a psychiatrist. Began performing with a group of street actors in his native Palermo. In 1989 received a small part in a theatrical production ("Waiting for ...

69. Maria Pia Calzone

Actress | Equilibrium

Maria Pia Calzone was born on October 10, 1967 in Reino, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Equilibrium (2002), The Final Inquiry (2006) and Gomorrah (2014).

70. Alessio Boni

Actor | La meglio gioventù

Alessio Boni was born on July 4, 1966 in Sarnico, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for The Best of Youth (2003), The Tourist (2010) and The Girl in the Fog (2017).

71. Sonia Bergamasco

Actress | La meglio gioventù

Sonia Bergamasco was born on January 16, 1966 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Best of Youth (2003), Quo vado? (2016) and Amorfù (2003). She has been married to Fabrizio Gifuni since 2000. They have two children.

72. Valeria Golino

Actress | Rain Man

Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and film director. She is known to English-language audiences for her role in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee and the two Hot Shots! films, especially the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. The second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter, Valeria Golino ...

73. Alessandro Gassmann

Actor | Transporter 2

Alessandro Gassmann was born on February 24, 1965 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Transporter 2 (2005), The Mongrel (2012) and My Name Is Vendetta (2022). He has been married to Sabrina Knaflitz since June 7, 1998. They have one child.

74. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Actress | La pazza gioia

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was born on November 16, 1964 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Like Crazy (2016), Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003) and Human Capital (2013).

75. Antonio Albanese

Actor | L'intrepido

Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue an acting career. His first experiences as a comedian date back to 1992, when he made his debut at the Zelig Theatre in Milan. He showcased his acts on the popular Maurizio Costanzo talk show ...

76. Paolo Calabresi

Actor | The Talented Mr. Ripley

Paolo Calabresi was born on June 17, 1964 in Rome, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Boris (2007) and La corrispondenza (2016).

77. Monica Bellucci

Actress | Malèna

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci. She originally pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to ...

78. Sabrina Ferilli

Actress | La grande bellezza

Daughter of the former speaker of the Italian Communist Party's delegation at the Lazio's Regional Council, Sabrina Ferilli never kept secret her leftism. Firm and stubborn, she did not care about the first unsuccessful attempts to come on to the stage. Her stubbornness was rewarded in the 1990, ...

79. Isabella Ferrari

Actress | La grande bellezza

Isabella Fogliazza in art Isabella Ferrari, was born in Ponte Dell'Olio. She debut in 1982 with the film "Sapore di Mare" directed by Carlo Vanzina and in 1983 in "Sapore di Mare 2", so her career took off and started participate in many cult comedies of the 80s such as: "Appuntamento a Liverpool" ...

80. Paolo Virzì

Writer | La prima cosa bella

Paolo Virzì was born on March 4, 1964 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The First Beautiful Thing (2010), Tutta la vita davanti (2008) and Like Crazy (2016). He has been married to Micaela Ramazzotti since January 17, 2009. They have two children. He was previously ...

81. Marco Giallini

Actor | Perfetti sconosciuti

Marco Giallini was born on April 4, 1963 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Perfect Strangers (2016), Rocco Schiavone (2016) and A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards (2012). He was previously married to Loredana Giallini .

82. Elena Sofia Ricci

Actress | Mine vaganti

Elena Sofia Ricci was born on March 29, 1962 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Loose Cannons (2010), Io e mia sorella (1987) and Ne parliamo lunedì (1989). She has been married to Stefano Mainetti since October 2003. They have one child. She was ...

83. Margherita Buy

Actress | Mia madre

Margherita Buy was born on January 15, 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Mia madre (2015), The Ignorant Fairies (2001) and Days and Clouds (2007). She was previously married to Sergio Rubini.

84. Francesca Archibugi

Writer | Mignon è partita

Francesca Archibugi was born on May 16, 1960 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is a writer and director, known for Mignon è partita (1988), Questione di cuore (2009) and Il grande cocomero (1993). She is married to Battista Lena. They have three children.

85. Nicoletta Braschi

Actress | La vita è bella

Nicoletta Braschi was born on April 19, 1960 in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), Happy as Lazzaro (2018) and Johnny Stecchino (1991). She has been married to Roberto Benigni since December 1991.

86. Nunzia Schiano

Actress | Dogman

Nunzia Schiano was born on May 16, 1959 in Portici, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Dogman (2018), Welcome to the South (2010) and Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco (2021).

87. Toni Servillo

Actor | La grande bellezza

Actor and director Toni Servillo was born in Afragola in 1959. In 1977 Servillo founded the Teatro Studio in Caserta for whom he directed 'Propaganda' (1979), 'Norma' (1982), 'Billy il bugiardo' (1983) and 'Guernica' (1985), amongst others. In 1986 he collaborated with the Falso Movimento group, ...

88. Carla Signoris

Actress | Lasciati andare

Carla Signoris was born in Genoa. Actress, writer, dubber, singer for fun, she owes her fame to a long activity in theatre, television and cinema for which she has received prestigious awards. She made her debut at the "Teatro Stabile di Genova" where she worked for several seasons with various ...

89. Ferzan Özpetek

Director | La finestra di fronte

He is a Turkish-Italian director, screenwriter and writer. In 1976, he first went to Perugia Foreigners University in Italy, learned Italian for a year, and then transferred to Rome La Sapienza University to study cinema. After completing his education there, he went to Accademia Navona and ...

90. Luca Bigazzi

Cinematographer | La grande bellezza

Luca Bigazzi was born on December 9, 1958 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is a cinematographer, known for The Great Beauty (2013), This Must Be the Place (2011) and Youth (2015).

91. Stefano Mainetti

Music_department | Grido per un nuovo Rinascimento

Professor of Music Composition for Film and Theatre at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Stefano Mainetti is one of the founders of the ACMF, the Italian Association of Music Composers for Films. He was born in Rome, Italy, August 8th 1957. After studying classical guitar attended Santa ...

92. Vincenzo Salemme

Actor | L'amico del cuore

Vincenzo Salemme was born on July 24, 1957 in Bacoli, Campania, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for L'amico del cuore (1998), Ho visto le stelle (2003) and No Problem (2008).

93. Silvio Orlando

Actor | Il caimano

Silvio Orlando was born on June 30, 1957 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for The Caiman (2006), Il posto dell'anima (2003) and The Inner Cage (2021). He has been married to Maria Laura Rondanini since October 7, 2008.

94. Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Actor | Un eroe borghese

Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born on January 4, 1957 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Un eroe borghese (1995), Human Capital (2013) and Turné (1990). He has been married to Silvia Pippia since May 19, 2012. They have two children.

95. Laura Morante

Actress | La cerise sur le gâteau

Laura Morante was born on August 21, 1956 in Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Cherry on the Cake (2012), The Son's Room (2001) and Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981). She has been married to Francesco Giammatteo since October 3, 2004. She was previously married ...

96. Giuseppe Tornatore

Director | La migliore offerta

Giuseppe Tornatore was born on May 27, 1956 in Bagheria, Sicily, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for The Best Offer (2013), Cinema Paradiso (1988) and The Legend of 1900 (1998). He is married to Roberta Pacetti.

97. Ennio Fantastichini

Actor | Mine vaganti

Ennio Fantastichini was born on February 20, 1955 in Gallese, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Loose Cannons (2010), Open Doors (1990) and Napoléon (2002). He died on December 1, 2018 in Napoli, Campania, Italy.

98. Diego Abatantuono

Actor | Mediterraneo

He was born in Milan in 1955. His mother, Rosa, was from Como (a city in Northern Italy), and his father, Matteo, was from Puglia (the "heel" of the Italian peninsula). He grew up in a suburbia quarter of Milan. His mother worked as a wardrobe maid at the "Derby", a well-known theater where lots of...

99. Ornella Muti

Actress | Flash Gordon

Ornella Muti was born on March 9, 1955 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Oscar (1991) and The Most Beautiful Wife (1970). She was previously married to Federico Fachinetti and Alessio Orano.

100. Cristina Donadio

Actress | Gomorrah

Cristina Donadio was born on November 7, 1954 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress, known for Gomorrah (2014), Razza selvaggia (1980) and Libera (1993).