Giuliana De Sio (born 2 April 1956) is an Italian

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, the younger sister of

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- folk singer Teresa De Sio. She won two David di Donatello for Best Actress and different Silver Ribbons for Best Actress.

Biography and career

Giuliana De Sio was born in

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and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family is originally from. De Sio's first public appearance was when she was five years old in a show at Teatro Verdi in

. She moved to Terrasini when she was eighteen to live in a hippy commune before relocating to

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, where she befriended

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and

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, who encouraged her to take up acting. Her professional debut was in 1976 when Gianni Bongiovanni choose her for the RAI TV film ''Una donna''. Elio Petri then gave her a part in ''Mani sporche'' and Tonino Cervi choose her to star in '' Il malato immaginario'' together with

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. In the early 1980s she met with

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, who cast her in a major role in his second film, ''

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'' (1982). She later worked with

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in ''

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'' (1982) and '' Casablanca Casablanca'' (1985). She is an atheist but admires

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and Saint Januarius. In March 2020, she was reported to have tested positive for

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, but recovered after a few days.

Filmography

* ''Sex for Sale'' (''San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne'', 1976) * ''Street of the Crane's Foot'' (1979) * ''

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'' (''Il Malato immaginario'', 1979) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Sciopèn'' (1982) * ''

'' (''Io, Chiara e lo scuro'', 1982) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

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'' (''Cuore'', 1985, TV series) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Hundred Days in Palermo'' (1984) * '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' (''Speriamo che sia femmina'', 1986) * '' Private Affairs'' (''Ti presento un'amica'', 1987) * ''

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'', (1987, TV series) * '' The Rogues'' (''I Picari'', 1988) * '' What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' (1988) * ''Feu sur le candidat'' (1990) * '' The Wicked'' (1991) * ''Historical center'' (1992) * ''For not forget'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993, TV episode) * '' The True Life of Antonio H.'' (1994) * ''Italians'' (1996) * ''With Hate And With Love ''(1997) * ''Besame mucho'' (1999) * ' (2000, TV) * '' Der Kapitän - Kein Hafen für die Anastasia'' (2000, TV) * ''The beauty of the women'' (2001, TV series) * '' I Love You Eugenio'' (''Ti voglio bene Eugenio'', 2002) * ''Chemistry Forever ''(2002) * ''Lights Turn Off'' (2004) * ''The not long night'' (2006, TV) * ''Il console Italiano'' (2011)

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* 1956 births Italian actresses Living people People from Cava de' Tirreni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Italian atheists {{Italy-actor-stub