Domiziana Giordano (born 4 September 1959) is an Italian artist, actress, photographer, and

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ist. Giordano has played roles in work directed by

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, Ken McMullen,

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, and

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, amongst others.

Life and career

Born in

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, Italy, in 1959, Giordano grew up in a family of artists and architects. Giordano studied architecture, but decided to dedicate herself full-time to the visual arts. After completing her studies at the

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in Rome, Giordano furthered her education at the Stella Adler Studios for acting in

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, as well as at the

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for film directing. After her studies, she continued to work on visual arts and photography, beginning her career as an assistant director for stage and film. Giordano first appeared on screen in

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's '' Amici Miei - Atto II'' in 1982. In 1983, she appeared as the female protagonist in

's ''

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''. In 1986, Giordano won the International Fantasy Film Award at

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for her lead performance as the daughter of

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in Ken McMullen's film ''

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'' (1985). Giordano also played roles in such films as

's ''

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'' (1990) and

's ''

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'' (1994). Besides her visual art work, she has also written poetry and articles about the history of the Art Critic that have been published in a very prestigious literary magazine in Italy. Her photographic work was nominated for the ''Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie'' de

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in 2002.''Domiziana Giordano''
Giordano also collaborates with the

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''Nova'' of the Italian newspaper ''

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''. In 2006, she was a contestant in the fourth season of ''

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''.

Filmography

*'' Amici Miei - Atto II'' (1982, directed by

) - Noemi *''

'' (1983, directed by

) - Eugenia *'' Bakom Jalusin'' (1984, directed by

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) - Helene Azar *''

'' (1985, directed by Ken McMullen) - Zina Bronstein *'' Strana la Vita'' (1987, directed by

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) - Silvia *'' Normality'' (1989, directed by Cecilia Miniucchi) - Lucia *''

'' (1990, directed by

) - Elle: Elena Torlato-Favrini *'' Eleonora Pimentel: The Jacobean Marquise'' (1990, TV Movie, directed by Ivana Massetti) - Eleonora Pimentel *''

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'' ("Paris, October 1916," 1993, directed by

, written by

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and

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) -

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*'' Gioco Perverso'' (1993, TV Movie, directed by

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) - Clara *''

'' (1994, directed by

) - Madeleine *'' Mario und der Zauberer'' (1994, directed by

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) - Principessa *'' La Famiglia Ricordi'' (1995, TV Miniseries, directed by

) - Teresa Stolz *''

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'' (1995, TV Movie, directed by Gerard Vergez) - Elisabeth Stadler *'' Finalmente Soli'' (1997, directed by Umberto Marino) - Irene *''

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'' (2000, directed by

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) - Baroness Blau *'' Il Quaderno della Spesa'' (2003, directed by

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) - Armida

References

External links

*
Official Blog

Official Website
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