Lina Polito (born 24 August 1954) is an Italian actress. Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Polito started her career on stage with

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

. She made her film debut in 1973, with

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beauti ...

's ''

Love and Anarchy ''Love and Anarchy'' ( it, Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza..., lit=Film of love and anarchy, or rather: this morning at 10, in via dei Fiori, in the well-known brothel ...) i ...

'', and for this performance she was awarded with a

Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for Best New Actress. Her other film credits included roles in '' All Screwed Up'' (1974), '' Le farò da padre'' (1974), '' The Peaceful Age'' (1974), ''

Salvo D'Acquisto Salvo D'Acquisto (15 October 1920 in Naples – 23 September 1943 in Fiumicino) was a member of the Italian ''Carabinieri'' during the Second World War. After Italy switched sides in September 1943, joining the Allies, the Germans occupied the n ...

'' (1975) and the nazisploitation film ''

Deported Women of the SS Special Section ''Le deportate della sezione speciale SS'' (internationally released as ''Deported Women of the SS Special Section'', ''SS Special Section Women'' and ''Deported Women'') is a 1976 Italian erotic-drama film directed by Rino Di Silvestro. The fil ...

'' (1976). In 1975 she acted in the TV mini-series '' Il marsigliese'' by

Giacomo Battiato Giacomo Battiato is an Italian film director and writer. One guide to Italian cinema says he:''The History of the Italian Cinema'' (Princeton University Press, 2009), p. ?? Born in Verona and married to Anna Zaneva since 1999, he began his car ...

. In 1983 she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Massimo Troisi's ''

Scusate il ritardo ''Scusate il ritardo'' (''Sorry for the delay'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Massimo Troisi. For this film Lina Polito was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and Lello Arena was awa ...

''.

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* Italian film actresses 1954 births Actresses from Naples Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Living people David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub