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David di Donatello Award The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the '' Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award ca ...
for Best Supporting Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice non protagonista) is a
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presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. It has been awarded every year since 1981.


Winners and nominees

Winners are indicated in bold.


1980s

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Maddalena Crippa Maddalena Crippa (born 4 September 1957) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Academy Award nominee '' Three Brothers'' by Francesco Rosi. Life and career ...
– '' Three Brothers'' (ex aequo) Maddalena Crippa - David di Donatello 1981
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Camera d'albergo ''Camera d'albergo'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. Ida Di Benedetto won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and Ruggero Mastroianni won the David di Donatello for Best Editing. Cast * Vitto ...
'' (ex aequo) Ida Di Benedetto - David di Donatello 1981
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Laura Antonelli Laura Antonelli ( Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991. Early years Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former cap ...
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Passion of Love ''Passion of Love'' ( it, Passione d'amore) is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola and was adapted from the 1869 novel '' Fosca'' by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti. The film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival and served as the ...
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Alida Valli Alida Maria Laura, '' Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, ...
– '' La caduta degli angeli ribelli'' * Piera Degli Esposti – '' Sweet Dreams'' *
Valeria D'Obici Valeria D'Obici (born 17 April 1952) is an Italian film and television actress. Born in Lerici, Valeria D'Obici debuted in 1974 in the "poliziottesco" '' La polizia ha le mani legate''. Her breakout role was the ugly Fosca in Ettore Scola's '' ...
– '' Piso pisello'' ;1983 *
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– '' Time for Loving'' (ex aequo) * Lina Polito – ''
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'' (ex aequo) * Milena Vukotic – '' My Friends Act III'' ;1984 * Elena Fabrizi – '' Acqua e sapone'' * Stefania Casini – '' Lontano da dove'' *
Rossana Di Lorenzo Rossana Di Lorenzo (4 March 1938 – 13 August 2022) was an Italian film actress. Life and career Born in Rome, the sister of actor Maurizio Arena, she debuted in a main role in 1970, playing Alberto Sordi's wife in a segment of the antholo ...
– '' Ballando ballando'' * Anna Longhi – '' Il tassinaro'' ;1985 * Marina Confalone – ''
Così parlò Bellavista ''Così parlò Bellavista'' is a 1984 Italian comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Luciano De Crescenzo. De Crescenzo directed the film and also played the main role. For this film De Crescenzo won David di Donatello and Nastro d'Arg ...
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Valeria D'Obici Valeria D'Obici (born 17 April 1952) is an Italian film and television actress. Born in Lerici, Valeria D'Obici debuted in 1974 in the "poliziottesco" '' La polizia ha le mani legate''. Her breakout role was the ugly Fosca in Ettore Scola's '' ...
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A Proper Scandal ''Uno scandalo perbene'' (internationally released as ''A Proper Scandal'') is a 1984 Italian drama film. It represents the last film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is a true dramatization of the Bruneri-Canella case. The f ...
'' * Ida Di Benedetto – '' Pizza Connection'' ;1986 * Athina Cenci – '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' *
Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''commedia all'Italiana'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in '' Divorce Italian Style'' as Angela, the cousin and love i ...
– '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' * Isa Danieli – ''
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Lina Sastri Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her ...
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The Inquiry The Inquiry was a study group established in September 1917 by Woodrow Wilson to prepare materials for the peace negotiations following World War I. The group, composed of around 150 academics, was directed by the presidential adviser Edward Hou ...
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Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was born ...
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Via Montenapoleone Via Monte Napoleone, also spelled Via Montenapoleone, is an upscale shopping street in Milan, Italy, Europe's most expensive street (2022) and the third most expensive street in the world . It is famous for its ready-to-wear fashion and jewelry sho ...
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Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''commedia all'Italiana'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in '' Divorce Italian Style'' as Angela, the cousin and love i ...
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The Bride Was Beautiful ''The Bride Was Beautiful'' ( hu, A menyasszony gyönyörű volt, it, La sposa era bellissima) is a 1986 Hungarian-Italian drama film directed by Pál Gábor. Cast * Ángela Molina: Maria * Massimo Ghini: Sergio * Stefania Sandrelli Stefani ...
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Elena Sofia Ricci Elena Sofia Barucchieri (born 29 March 1962), known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (), is an Italian actress. She is known, among other things, for playing Sister Angela in the Italian television series . Biography Born in Florence, afte ...
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Io e mia sorella ''Io e mia sorella'' (internationally released as ''Me and My Sister'' and ''My Sister and I'') is a List of Italian films of 1987, 1987 Cinema of Italy, Italian Romance (love), romantic comedy-drama film written, directed and starred by Carlo Ve ...
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Vivian Wu Vivian Wu ( Wu Junmei; ; born February 5, 1967) is a Chinese-American actress.Chen Nan ''China Daily'', 27 April 2007. Her big break came in 1987, appearing in the biographical film '' The Last Emperor''. She later went to starring in films '' ...
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Silvana Mangano Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 19 ...
– '' Dark Eyes'' *
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– '' Dark Eyes'' ;1989 * Athina Cenci – '' Compagni di scuola'' *
Pupella Maggio Pupella Maggio (born Giustina Maria Maggio) (24 April 1910 – 8 December 1999) was an Italian film actress. Life and career Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage aged twelve years old, as the sidekick of her brother ...
– '' Cinema Paradiso'' *
Pamela Villoresi Maria Pamela Villoresi (born 1 January 1957) is an Italian theatre, cinema and television actress. She has performed in more than 100 theatrical productions and in more than 30 films. Life and career The daughter of a cloth merchant of Prat ...
– '' Splendor''


1990s

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Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''commedia all'Italiana'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in '' Divorce Italian Style'' as Angela, the cousin and love i ...
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Pamela Villoresi Maria Pamela Villoresi (born 1 January 1957) is an Italian theatre, cinema and television actress. She has performed in more than 100 theatrical productions and in more than 30 films. Life and career The daughter of a cloth merchant of Prat ...
– '' Evelina e i suoi figli'' *
Mariella Valentini Mariella Valentini (born 23 June 1959) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Valentini studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and in a mime school.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsil ...
– '' Red Wood Pigeon'' *
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– '' Amori in corso'' ;1991 *
Zoe Incrocci Zoe Incrocci (21 September 1917 – 6 November 2003) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Brescia, Incrocci was the older sister of the screenwriter Agenore Incrocci. She made her film debut at young age in a supporting ...
– '' Verso sera'' * Vana Barba – '' Mediterraneo'' * Milena Vukotic – '' Fantozzi alla riscossa'' *
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To Want to Fly ''Volere volare'' (''To Want to Fly'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film co-written, co-directed by and starring Maurizio Nichetti. It is a live-action animated film. The male lead is a man who dubs sound effects for cartoons and who is slowly turning ...
'' * Anne Roussel – ''
The Yes Man ''The Yes Man'' ( it, Il portaborse) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Silvio Orlando - Luciano Sandulli * Nanni Moretti - Cesare Botero * Giulio Brogi - Franc ...
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Alida Valli Alida Maria Laura, '' Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, ...
– '' La bocca'' ;1992 *
Elisabetta Pozzi Elisabetta Pozzi (born 23 February 1955) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Genoa, Pozzi started to study acting during her high school years at the drama school of her hometown, and she made her debut o ...
– '' Damned the Day I Met You'' * Angela Finocchiaro – '' The Invisible Wall'' * Cinzia Leone – '' Women in Skirts'' ;1993 * Marina Confalone – '' Arriva la bufera'' *
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Regina Bianchi Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change he ...
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Il giudice ragazzino ''Law of Courage'' ( it, Il giudice ragazzino, literally "the kid judge") is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Di Robilant. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award. For thi ...
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Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''commedia all'Italiana'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in '' Divorce Italian Style'' as Angela, the cousin and love i ...
– '' Per amore, solo per amore'' ;1995 *
Angela Luce Angela Luce (born 3 December 1938) is an Italian film actress and singer of Neapolitan song. She has appeared in 80 films since 1958. She was born in Naples, Italy. Partial filmography * ''La sposa'' (1958) - Margherita * ''Avventura a Capri'' ...
– '' L'amore molesto'' *
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– '' La Reine Margot'' * Ottavia Piccolo – '' Bidoni'' ;1996 * Marina Confalone – '' La seconda volta'' *
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Lina Sastri Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her ...
– '' Vite strozzate'' ;1997 * Barbara Enrichi – '' Il ciclone'' * Edi Angelillo – ''
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Lorenza Indovina Lorenza Indovina (born 5 October 1966) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of the director Franco Indovina, she studied acting at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1991. She made he ...
– '' La tregua'' ;1998 *
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Cecilia Dazzi Cecilia Dazzi (born 17 October 1969) is an Italian actress, television personality and songwriter. Early life Born in Rome, she is the daughter of film producer Tommaso Dazzi. Career She made her film debut in 1987, in Ettore Scola's '' Th ...
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Matrimoni ''Marriages'' ( it, Matrimoni) is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Cristina Comencini. For her performance Cecilia Dazzi won the David di Donatello for best supporting actress.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei vive ...
'' * Paola Tiziana Cruciani – '' Baci e abbracci'' *
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Matrimoni ''Marriages'' ( it, Matrimoni) is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Cristina Comencini. For her performance Cecilia Dazzi won the David di Donatello for best supporting actress.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei vive ...
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2000s

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Marina Massironi Marina Massironi (born 16 May 1963) is an Italian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1987. Selected filmography Awards * David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Bread and Tulips ''Bread and Tul ...
– '' Pane e tulipani'' *
Rosalinda Celentano Rosalinda Celentano (born 15 July 1968) is an Italian actress. Credited in over twenty films, she is perhaps best known for having played Satan in the movie ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004). She is the daughter of Adriano Celentano and Clau ...
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Il dolce rumore della vita ''Il dolce rumore della vita'' (internationally released as ''The Sweet Sounds of Life'') is a List of Italian films of 1999, 1999 Cinema of Italy, Italian Romance film, romance-drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It premiered at the 56th V ...
'' * Anna Galiena – '' Come te nessuno mai'' ;2001 *
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– '' L'ultimo bacio'' * Athina Cenci – '' Rosa e Cornelia'' *
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La stanza del figlio ''The Son's Room'' ( it, La stanza del figlio) is a 2001 Italian film directed, written and produced by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son. It was filmed in and around the ci ...
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Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''commedia all'Italiana'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in '' Divorce Italian Style'' as Angela, the cousin and love i ...
– '' Sons and Daughters'' *
Rosalinda Celentano Rosalinda Celentano (born 15 July 1968) is an Italian actress. Credited in over twenty films, she is perhaps best known for having played Satan in the movie ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004). She is the daughter of Adriano Celentano and Clau ...
– '' L'amore probabilmente'' *
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– '' Paz!'' ;2003 * Piera Degli Esposti – '' L'ora di religione'' *
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– '' Ricordati di me'' * Serra Yilmaz – '' La finestra di fronte'' *
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– '' La felicità non costa niente'' * Nicoletta Romanoff – '' Ricordati di me'' ;2004 *
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– '' Caterina va in città'' * Anna Maria Barbera – '' Il paradiso all'improvviso'' *
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– '' Non ti muovere'' *
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– '' La meglio gioventù'' *
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– '' Agata e la tempesta'' ;2005 *
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– '' Manual of Love'' *
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– '' Sacred Heart'' *
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– '' Sacred Heart'' * Giovanna Mezzogiorno – ''
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'' ;2006 * Angela Finocchiaro – ''
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– '' The Goodbye Kiss'' * Marisa Merlini – '' The Second Wedding Night'' * Stefania Rocca – ''
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Jasmine Trinca Jasmine Trinca (; born 24 April 1981) is an Italian actress. Trinca was born in Rome, Italy. She began her career in 2001, chosen by Nanni Moretti for his award-winning '' The Son's Room'', receiving the Guglielmo Biraghi prize as Best New Tale ...
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The Caiman ''The Caiman'' ( it, Il caimano, referring to the caiman) is a 2006 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before t ...
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Ambra Angiolini Ambra Angiolini (born 22 April 1977, in Rome) is an Italian actress and singer. She made her film debut in Ferzan Özpetek's '' Saturn in Opposition'' (2007) for which she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress as well as the N ...
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Francesca Neri Francesca Neri (born 10 February 1964) is an Italian actress. Biography Neri was born in Trento, Italy. She has twice received the Silver Ribbon Award for Best Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, for ''Pensavo foss ...
– '' A Dinner for Them to Meet'' *
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Napoleon and Me ''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by Paolo Virzì. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero. Plot ...
'' ;2008 * Alba Rohrwacher – ''
Days and Clouds ''Days and Clouds'' ( it, Giorni e nuvole) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Silvio Soldini. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival where Margherita Buy won the award for Best Actress. Plot Set in Genoa, the fil ...
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Carolina Crescentini Carolina Crescentini (born 18 April 1980 in Rome) is an Italian actress. She is a graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and star of the box office hit movie Parlami d'amore, directed by Silvio Muccino. She worked with Giuliano ...
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Speak to me of love ''Speak to Me of Love'' (french: link=no, Parlez-moi d'amour) is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Sophie Marceau and starring Judith Godrèche, Niels Arestrup, and Anne Le Ny. The first feature-length motion picture directed by ...
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Isabella Ferrari Isabella Ferrari (born 31 March 1964), better known by her stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, is an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, ''Commissioner Giovanna Scalise'' in the police dram ...
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Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...
– '' Caos calmo'' *
Sabrina Impacciatore Sabrina Impacciatore (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Rome to parents from Abruzzo and Sardinia, Impacciatore studied acting at the Actors Studio in New York and enrolled several other acting courses in Ro ...
– '' Miss F'' *
Paola Cortellesi Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973 in Rome) is an Italian actress, singer, voice actress, and presenter. She has starred in about 20 movies as well as a number of theatrical shows, television shows, and radio shows. Biography Cortellesi debut ...
– '' Piano, solo'' ;2009 * Piera Degli Esposti – ''
Il Divo Il Divo (; ) are a multi-national classical crossover vocal group. The male quartet, which originated in the United Kingdom in December 2003, consists of tenors Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard. It also included bariton ...
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Sabrina Ferilli Sabrina Ferilli (born 28 June 1964) is an Italian theater and film actress. Listed among the best Italian actress, she has won five Nastro d'Argento (including a special award in 2016 for civil engagement for her performance in ''Me, Myself and ...
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Your Whole Life Ahead of You ''Your Whole Life Ahead of You'' ( it, Tutta la vita davanti) is a 2008 Italian movie directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot The events of a freshly graduated young woman in the universe of precarious work. Cas ...
'' * Maria Nazionale – '' Gomorrah'' * Micaela Ramazzotti – ''
Your Whole Life Ahead of You ''Your Whole Life Ahead of You'' ( it, Tutta la vita davanti) is a 2008 Italian movie directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot The events of a freshly graduated young woman in the universe of precarious work. Cas ...
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Carla Signoris Carla Signoris (; born 10 October 1960 in Genoa) is an Italian comedian and film, theatre and television actress. In 2009 she was nominated to the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' Ex''. As a dubber, she ...
– '' Ex''


2010s

;2010 * Ilaria Occhini – '' Loose Cannons'' * Anita Kravos – '' Raise Your Head'' * Alba Rohrwacher – '' The Man Who Will Come'' *
Claudia Pandolfi Claudia Pandolfi (born 17 November 1974) is an Italian actress. Life and career Claudia Pandolfi was born in Rome, the daughter of the CEO of the Laura Biagiotti Fashion House.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Mars ...
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The First Beautiful Thing ''The First Beautiful Thing'' ( it, La prima cosa bella) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy on 15 January 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramaz ...
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Elena Sofia Ricci Elena Sofia Barucchieri (born 29 March 1962), known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (), is an Italian actress. She is known, among other things, for playing Sister Angela in the Italian television series . Biography Born in Florence, afte ...
– '' Loose Cannons'' ;2011 *
Valentina Lodovini Valentina Lodovini (born 14 May 1978) is an Italian film and television actress. Life and career Born in Umbertide, Lodovini grew up in Sansepolcro and attended the School of Dramatic Arts in Perugia, then moved in Rome to continue her studies ...
– '' Welcome to the South'' * Barbora Bobuľová – '' La bellezza del somaro'' * Valeria De Franciscis – '' The Salt of Life'' *
Anna Foglietta Anna Foglietta (born 3 April 1979) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in the films '' Escort in Love'' and '' Ex – Amici come prima!''. She has also appeared in several television series such as '' Distretto di Polizia'' and '' The Mafia ...
– '' Escort in Love'' *
Claudia Potenza Claudia may refer to: People Ancient Romans *Any woman from the Roman Claudia gens *Claudia (vestal), a Vestal Virgin who protected her father Appius Claudius Pulcher in 143 BC *Claudia Augusta (63–63 AD), infant daughter of Nero by his second ...
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Basilicata Coast to Coast ''Basilicata Coast to Coast'' is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Rocco Papaleo. A South Korean remake named '' Blue Busking'' was released in 2017. Plot Nicola Palmieri ( Rocco Papaleo) is a high school math teacher with a passion for ...
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Michela Cescon Michela Cescon (born 13 April 1971) is an Italian actress. Her film credits include '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'', ''Salty Air'', '' Viva la libertà'', '' Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti'', '' First Love'' and ''Tulpa ...
– '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' *
Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo G ...
– ''
Heavenly Body An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''body'' are often us ...
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Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her b ...
– '' Habemus Papam'' *
Cristiana Capotondi Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing ...
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Kryptonite! ''Kryptonite!'' ( it, La kryptonite nella borsa) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Ivan Cotroneo. Cast * Valeria Golino as Rosaria * Cristiana Capotondi as Titina * Luca Zingaretti as Antonio * Antonia Truppo as Valeria * Libero De Ri ...
'' * Barbora Bobuľová – ''
Easy! ''Easy!'' ( it, Scialla!) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Bruni. Cast * Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Bruno * Filippo Scicchitano as Luca * Barbora Bobuľová as Tina * Vinicio Marchioni as Il Poeta * Stefano Brunori as Stef ...
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Maya Sansa Maya Sansa (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Maya Sansa was born in Rome the daughter of an Iranian father and an Italian mother. When she was 14, she started to study acting at her high school in Rome the " ...
– '' Dormant Beauty'' *
Ambra Angiolini Ambra Angiolini (born 22 April 1977, in Rome) is an Italian actress and singer. She made her film debut in Ferzan Özpetek's '' Saturn in Opposition'' (2007) for which she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress as well as the N ...
– '' Viva l'Italia'' * Anna Bonaiuto – ''
Viva la libertà ''Long Live Freedom'' ( it, Viva la libertà) is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Andò. It won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay and the David di Donatello for Best Script and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting ...
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Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (born March 27, 1996) is an American-Italian actress. She is known for her role as the titular character in the children's series, ''Mia and Me'', and also as Tyene Sand in '' Game of Thrones''. Early life Sellers wa ...
– '' Balancing Act'' *
Francesca Neri Francesca Neri (born 10 February 1964) is an Italian actress. Biography Neri was born in Trento, Italy. She has twice received the Silver Ribbon Award for Best Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, for ''Pensavo foss ...
– '' A Perfect Family'' * Fabrizia Sacchi – ''
A Five Star Life ''A Five Star Life'' ( it, Viaggio sola, also known as ''I Travel Alone'') is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi. For her performance, Margherita Buy won the David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film also won the N ...
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Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...
– '' Human Capital'' *
Claudia Gerini Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Rome, Gerini won the National Competition of Miss Teenager in 1985. She got her first part in a film, ''La ballata di Eva'', at 14. She subsequ ...
– '' Blame Freud'' *
Paola Minaccioni Paola Minaccioni (born 25 September 1971) is an Italian actress. Her credits include '' Fasten Your Seatbelts'', '' Many Kisses Later'', ''Magnificent Presence'' and the television series '' Una pallottola nel cuore''. She won the 2012 Globo d'O ...
– ''
Fasten Your Seatbelts ''Fasten Your Seatbelts'' ( it, Allacciate le cinture) is a 2014 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Ferzan Özpetek. For their performances in this film Kasia Smutniak and Paola Minaccioni won the Nastro d'Argento Awards for best ...
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Galatea Ranzi Galatea Ranzi (born 24 January 1967) is an Italian film, stage and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ranzi studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1988.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Mass ...
– ''
The Great Beauty ''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in co ...
'' * Milena Vukotic – ''
The Chair of Happiness ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' ;2015 * Giulia Lazzarini – '' Mia Madre'' * Barbora Bobulova – '' Black Souls'' * Micaela Ramazzotti – ''
An Italian Name ''An Italian Name'' ( it, Il nome del figlio) is a 2015 Italian comedy film directed by Francesca Archibugi. The film is based on the French play ''Le Prénom'' and its 2012 film adaptation ''What's in a Name? (2012 film), What's in a Name?''. C ...
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Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...
– ''
The Invisible Boy ''The Invisible Boy'' (aka ''S.O.S Spaceship'') is a 1957 black and white American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by Herman Hoffman, and starring Richard Eyer and Philip Abbott. It is the ...
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Anna Foglietta Anna Foglietta (born 3 April 1979) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in the films '' Escort in Love'' and '' Ex – Amici come prima!''. She has also appeared in several television series such as '' Distretto di Polizia'' and '' The Mafia ...
– '' The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles'' ;2016 *
Antonia Truppo Antonia Truppo (born 14 February 1977) is an Italian actress. Truppo's television credits include '' Per amore del mio popolo'', '' Inspector De Luca'' and '' Il segreto di Arianna''. Her film credits include ''The Double Hour'', ''Kryptonite!' ...
– Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot * Piera Degli Esposti – Assolo * Elisabetta De Vito – Non essere cattivo *
Sonia Bergamasco Sonia Bergamasco (born 16 January 1966) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan, Bergamasco graduated in piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory and then enrolled the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1990.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Mass ...
– Quo vado? *
Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English. Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...
– Ultima fermata ;2017 *
Antonia Truppo Antonia Truppo (born 14 February 1977) is an Italian actress. Truppo's television credits include '' Per amore del mio popolo'', '' Inspector De Luca'' and '' Il segreto di Arianna''. Her film credits include ''The Double Hour'', ''Kryptonite!' ...
– Indivisibili *
Valentina Carnelutti Valentina Carnelutti (born 6 February 1973) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films since 1995. Selected filmography References External links * 1973 births Living people Italian film actresses {{Italy- ...
– La pazza gioia *
Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...
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Michela Cescon Michela Cescon (born 13 April 1971) is an Italian actress. Her film credits include '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'', ''Salty Air'', '' Viva la libertà'', '' Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti'', '' First Love'' and ''Tulpa ...
– Piuma * Roberta Mattei – Veloce come il vento ;2018 *
Claudia Gerini Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Rome, Gerini won the National Competition of Miss Teenager in 1985. She got her first part in a film, ''La ballata di Eva'', at 14. She subsequ ...
– Ammore e malavita *
Sonia Bergamasco Sonia Bergamasco (born 16 January 1966) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan, Bergamasco graduated in piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory and then enrolled the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1990.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Mass ...
– Come un gatto in tangenziale * Micaela Ramazzotti – La tenerezza * Anna Bonaiuto – Napoli velata * Giulia Lazzarini – The Place ;2019 * Marina Confalone - '' The Vice of Hope'' *
Donatella Finocchiaro Donatella Finocchiaro (born 16 November 1970) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 2002. She starred in ''The Wedding Director'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ...
- '' Capri-Revolution'' *
Nicoletta Braschi Nicoletta Braschi (; born 19 April 1960) is an Italian actress and producer, best known for her work with her husband, actor and director Roberto Benigni. Life and career Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome, Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts ...
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Happy as Lazzaro ''Happy as Lazzaro'' ( it, Lazzaro felice) is a 2018 Italian drama film written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where Rohrwacher won the award for Best Screenpla ...
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Kasia Smutniak Katarzyna Anna "Kasia" Smutniak (; born 13 August 1979) is a Polish-Italian actress and model. Personal life Smutniak was born in Piła, Poland. Her father, Brigadier General Zenon Smutniak, is a military pilot and served in the Polish Air Fo ...
- '' Loro'' *
Jasmine Trinca Jasmine Trinca (; born 24 April 1981) is an Italian actress. Trinca was born in Rome, Italy. She began her career in 2001, chosen by Nanni Moretti for his award-winning '' The Son's Room'', receiving the Guglielmo Biraghi prize as Best New Tale ...
- '' On My Skin''


2020s

2020 *
Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...
- 5 Is the Perfect Number * Anna Ferzetti - ''Domani è un altro giorno'' * Tania Garribba - '' The First King: Birth of an Empire'' * Maria Amato - '' The Traitor'' * Alida Baldari Calabria - ''
Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...
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External links

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David di Donatello official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Supporting Actress David di Donatello Film awards for supporting actress