Chiara Caselli (born 22 December 1967) is an Italian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

. In 1994, Caselli won the

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress The '' Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists") the association of Italian film criti ...

award as well as the

David di Donatello for Best Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstandin ...

award. Caselli has appeared in American films including '' My Own Private Idaho'' opposite

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and

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. In 2002 she also appeared opposite

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in ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''

Traces of an Amorous Life ''Traces of an Amorous Life'' ( it, Tracce di vita amorosa) is a 1990 Italian romance-drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It entered the competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Luciano Bartoli as the boss * Va ...

'' (1990) * '' The Secret'' (1990) * '' My Own Private Idaho'' (1991) * '' Especially on Sunday'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

Sabato italiano ''Sabato italiano'' (''Italian Saturday'') is a 1992 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Manuzzi. Cast * Francesca Neri: Marina * Chiara Caselli: Angela * Isabelle Pasco: Danielle * Stefano Dionisi: Ricky * Yvonne Sciò Yvonne Brul ...

'' (1992) * '' The Little Apocalypse'' (1993) * '' Fiorile'' (1993) * '' Where Are You? I'm Here'' (1993) * '' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) * '' Beyond the Clouds'' (1995) * '' Love Story with Cramps'' (1995) * '' Oui'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''

Olympic Garage ''Olympic Garage'' ( es, Garage Olimpo) is a 1999 Argentine drama film, directed by Marco Bechis. The film was produced by Marco Bechis, Enrique Piñeyro (from Argentina), Amedeo Pagani (Italy), and Eric Heumann (France). Executive producers Da ...

'' (1999) * '' Waiting for the Messiah'' (2000) * '' Sleepless'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * '' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) * '' Colette, une femme libre'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Mr. Nobody'' (2008) * '' The Past Is a Foreign Land'' (2008) * '' Father of My Children'' (2009) * '' Like the Wind'' (2013) * ''Presto farà giorno'' (2014) * ''Un uccello molto seri'' (2014) * ''Gli asteroidi'' (2017) * ''Il signor Diavolo'' (2019) * ''Lei mi parla ancora'' (2021) * ''Il mostro della cripta'' (2021)

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