Aurora "Rori" Quattrocchi (born 18 March 1943) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.

Life and career

Born in

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(at the time part of the

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with the name Mattuglie) where her Sicilian father was serving as an army officer, at 5 years old Quattrocchi lost her mother and went to live in

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with her aunt and uncle. She started her career on stage in the 1970s, and made her film debut in 1989, in

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's ''

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''. Among Quattrocchi's best known roles, there are Fortunata in '' Golden Door'', which got her a Chlotrudis Award nomination, and the mother in ''

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'', for which Quattrocchi got

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and

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nominations as best supporting actress. Quattrocchi was awarded the International Starlight Cinema Award for her career at the

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' directed by

(1989) * ''

Boys on the Outside ''Boys on the Outside'' (, idiomatically ''Hustlers Outside'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi in the neo-neorealistic style and written by Aurelio Grimaldi. Released in 1990, it is the sequel to the 1989 film '' Forever Mery'' ...

'', directed by Marco Risi (1990) * '' The Rebel'', directed by

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(1993) * '' The Star Maker'', directed by

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(1995) * ''

One Hundred Steps ''I cento passi'' (English: ''One Hundred Steps'' or ''The Hundred Steps'') is an Italian biographical crime drama film released in 2000, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the life of Peppino Impastato, a left-wing political activist who o ...

'', directed by

Marco Tullio Giordana Marco Tullio Giordana (born 1 October 1950) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Milan, during the 1970s he approached the cinema by collaborating on the screenplay of Roberto Faenza's 1977 documentary ''Forza Itali ...

(2000) * '' Malèna'', directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (2000) * ''

The Council of Egypt ''The Council of Egypt'' () is a 2002 Italian drama film directed by Emidio Greco. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Leonardo Sciascia. It premiered at the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival, in which it entered the main compet ...

'', directed by

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(2002) * '' Un día de suerte'', directed by

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(2002) * ''

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'', directed by Dominick Tambasco (2002) * '' Secret File'', directed by Paolo Benvenuti (2003) * '' Golden Door'', directed by

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(2006) * '' Wild Blood'', directed by Marco Tullio Giordana (2008) * '' La fidanzata di papà'', directed by

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(2008) * ''

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'', directed by

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(2008) * ''

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'', directed by

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(2009) * '' The Trick in the Sheet'', directed by

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(2010) * '' Scossa'' (segment: ''Speranza''), directed by

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(2011) * '' It Was the Son'', directed by Daniele Ciprì (2012) * '' Amiche da morire'', directed by Giorgia Farina (2013) * ''

Black Souls ''Black Souls'' () is a 2014 Italian-French crime drama film directed by Francesco Munzi. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It was also selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinem ...

'', directed by

Francesco Munzi Francesco Munzi (born 1 September 1969 in Rome) is an Italian film director and writer. His first film '' Saimir'' won as Best debut film at Nastri d'argento, at the Venice International Film Festival and was nominated at the European Film Awar ...

(2014) * '' At War with Love'', directed by Pif (2016) * '' Friends by Chance'', directed by Francesco Bruni (2017) * '' Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente'', directed by

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(2019) * '' Cruel Peter'', directed by Christian Bisceglia and Ascanio Malgarini (2019) * ''

'', directed by

Mario Martone Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian filmmaker. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals over the world. His films '' Nasty Love'' (1995) and ''Nostalgia ...

(2022) * ''

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'', directed by Emanuele Crialese (2022) * ''

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'', directed by

Roberto Andò Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author. Life and career Born in Palermo, Andò debuted as assistant director, working with Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Michael Cimino and F ...

(2022) * '' Spaccaossa'', directed by Vincenzo Pirrotta (2022)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quattrocchi, Aurora 1943 births Living people People from Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses