Alessandra Acciai (born December 12, 1965, in Rome) is an Italian film, television and stage actress, whose career spanned over 30 years.

Biography

Born in Rome, Acciai made her film debut in 1987, while still a student at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. Since the late 1980s she specialized in comedy films. In 1994 Acciai was awarded revelation actress of the year at Grolle d'oro for her performances in

Enzo Monteleone Enzo Monteleone (born 13 April 1954 in Padova, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Career Enzo Monteleone made his professional debut as a screenwriter with the screenplay of ''Hotel Colonial'', an Italian-American co-producti ...

's '' The True Life of Antonio H.'' and Rosalía Polizzi's '' Anni Ribelli''. She later participated in works by young directors such as Claudia Florio, Marco Filiberti and Eugenio Cappuccio. Acciai made her television debut in 1989 playing the leading role in the television film ''Il gioko'', a thriller directed by

Lamberto Bava Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Italy, Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his f ...

, and is best known for the role of Cora in the series ''

Incantesimo ''Incantesimo'' (English: ''Enchantment'') is a long-running Italian soap opera, drama series, originally broadcast on the RAI network from 1998 to 2008. It is mainly set in a hospital called ''Clinica Life'' in Rome, Italy, and revolves around t ...

'', in which she appeared for two consecutive seasons. Starting from the 1990s, she was also active on stage, working among others with Memè Perlini,

Giulio Base Giulio Base (born 6 December 1964) is an Italian film director. He has received two doctorates, one in Literature and Philosophy and another in Theology, and has been a member of Mensa International since 1996. Career Base began his career as ...

, Sibilla Barbieri,

Gigio Alberti Gigio Alberti (born 19 June 1956) is an Italian actor. Background Born in Milan as Luigi Alberti, he studied at the acting school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1981. His career is mainly associated to Gabriele Salvatores, with whom he ...

, and Rosalinda Celentano.

Filmography

Cinema

* Casa mia, casa mia..., directed by

Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni''—zany comedy film ...

(1988) * Supysaua, directed by Enrico Coletti (1988) * Nulla ci può fermare, directed by

Antonello Grimaldi Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, known as Antonello Grimaldi (born 14 August 1955) is an Italian actor, film director, film and television director, and screenwriter. Biography Grimaldi was born on 14 August 1955 in Sassari on the island of Sardinia in ...

(1989) *

Ferdinando uomo d'amore Ferdinando may refer to: Politics * Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549–1609) * Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670) * Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663–1713), eldest son of Cosimo I ...

, directed by Memè Perlini (1990) * Una fredda mattina di maggio, directed by Vittorio Sindoni (1990) * Venus Fear, directed by Hirtia Solaro (1991) * Le donne non vogliono più, directed by

Pino Quartullo Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright. Life and career Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico ...

(1993) * Il giorno del giudizio (The Day of Judgment), directed by

Nello Rossati Nello Rossati (15 June 1942 – 16 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Adria, Rossati studied at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, and started his career on stage, as assistant director and oc ...

(1993) * La vera vita di Antonio H. (The True Life of Antonio H.), directed by

(1994) * Anni ribelli (Rebel Years), directed by Rosalía Polizzi (1994) * Albergo Roma, directed by Ugo Chiti (1996) * Uomini senza donne (Men without women), directed by Angelo Longoni (1996) * Profili (Profiles), various directors (1996) * La lettera (The letter), directed by Dario Migliardi (1997) - short film * La terza luna (the third moon), directed by Matteo Bellinelli (1997) * La classe non è acqua (Class is not water), directed by Cecilia Calvi (1997) *

Oltre la giustizia Oltre (Italian: "beyond") may refer to: * :it:Oltre (Croazia), former Italian name of Preko, island and commune on the coast of Croatia * Oltre (:es:Fiat Oltre), an Italian concept car by Fiat unveiled at the 2005 Bologna Motor Show, related to th ...

(Beyond Justice), directed by

Juan José Jusid Juan José Jusid (born September 26, 1941) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Career Jusid was born in Buenos Aires. He started his professional career as an actor, puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate ...

(1997) * Il gioco (The Game), directed by Claudia Florio (1999) * Princesa, directed by Henrique Goldman (2001) * Poco più di un anno fa - Diario di un pornodivo (A little over a year ago - Diary of a porn star), directed by Marco Filiberti (2003) * Come mosche (Like flies), directed by Eugenio Cappuccio (2005) * Il grande sogno (The Big Dream), directed by

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...

(2008) *

Il figlio più piccolo ''The Youngest Son'' () is a 2010 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 2010 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, in which it won the Remi Grand Award for best theatrical feature. For this film ...

(The youngest son), directed by

Pupi Avati Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two '' giallo'' masterpieces, '' The House with Laughing Windows'' (1976) and '' ...

(2010) *

Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio ''Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio'' () is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The film is meant to be a tribute to Mario Monicelli's classic comedy '' My Friends'' (1975) and its two sequels, and it is set in 15th-century ...

(My friends - How it all began), directed by

(2011) *

La mia ombra è tua LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...

(My shadow is yours), directed by Eugenio Cappuccio (2022)

Television

* Il gioko (The game, directed by

- TV movie (1989) * ...e se poi se ne vanno? (...and then if they leave?), directed by

Giorgio Capitani Giorgio Capitani (29 December 1927 – 25 March 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, ...

- TV miniseries (1989) * Scoop, directed by José María Sánchez - TV movie (1991) * Morte di una strega (Death of a witch), directed by Cinzia TH Torrini - TV miniseries (1996) * Teo, directed by Cinzia TH Torrini - TV movie (1997) * Due donne contro, directed by

Luciano Odorisio Luciano Orodisio (born 7 March 1942 in Chieti) is an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film and television director. Filmography Actor * ''Uccideva a freddo'', directed by Guido Celano (1966) (Italian) * '' Il seme dell'uomo'', directed by Mar ...

(1997) * Una donna per amico – TV series (1998) * Il maresciallo Rocca – TV series, episode 2x02 (1998) * Mai con i quadri, directed by

Mario Caiano Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, art director and second unit director. Career Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wr ...

– TV miniseries (1999) * Incantesimo 3 – soap opera (2000) * Lupo mannaro, directed by Antonio Tibaldi — TV film (2000) * Qualcuno da amare, directed by Giuliana Gamba – TV film (2000) * Incantesimo 4 – soap opera (2001) *

Un papà quasi perfetto The United Nations (UN) is the global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among sta ...

, directed by Maurizio Dell'Orso – TV miniseries (2003) *

Don Matteo ''Don Matteo'' () is an Italian mystery comedy television series that has been airing on Rai 1 since 2000. History The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio ...

– serie TV, TV series, episode 5x12 (2006) * Cuore di ghiaccio, directed by Matteo Bellinelli – TV film (2006) * Vivi e lascia vivere – TV series (2020)

Screenplay

* Rex – Tv series 1x03, Episode 1x07 (2008)

References

{{Authority control Italian actors Italian television actresses Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses 1965 births Living people Actresses from Rome Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni