Emanuela Fanelli (born 6 July 1986) is an Italian actress and comedian. She received two consecutive

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awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography

Emanuela Fanelli began her acting career on stage when she was a teenager. She worked in theatre for many years studying under Luigi Onorato, Giorgio Amato, and David Fiandanese. She made her cinema debut in 2015 with '' Don't Be Bad'' by Claudio Caligari, which was followed by other films: '' The Last Will Be the Last'' and '' Ignorance Is Bliss'' by

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, ''

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'' by

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ( ...

, ''La casa di famiglia'' by Augusto Fornari and ''A mano disarmata'' by Claudio Bonivento. In 2016 she starred in the role of Cinzia, the female protagonist of the TV series ''Dov'è Mario?'', produced by Wildside for

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, alongside

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. She won a series of awards, including the special mention for best actress and best monologue at the "Ciak, si Roma!" event of the

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, from a jury including

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics which he also wrote and directed such as ''Fun Is Beautiful'' and ''Bianco, rosso e Verdone ...

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and

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller (; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Seven Beauties'',' ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Lov ...

. In 2014, she won the award for Best Actress at the

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for her role in the short film ''Un film d'amore''. Since 2016, she has appeared on radio alongside

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on the programme ''610'' on

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in which she plays various characters. In 2019 she was one of the protagonists of the TV programme ''Battute?'' on

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and she featured in the music video for "Immigrato", a song by

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in ''

Tolo Tolo'' in cinemas. Since 2020 she has taken part in the programme ''Una pezza di Lundini'', with Valerio Lundini, broadcast from 7 September 2020 on Rai 2. In 2021, she participated in the

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and joined

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and

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in a cover of "Non è per sempre" by Afterhours. She also served as patroness of the awards ceremony at the 2021

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. She was later chosen as host for ''60 sul 2'', a programme celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Rai 2. In 2022, she starred in

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's '' Dry'', which earned her the

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. In 2023, she portrayed Marisa in

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's directorial debut '' There's Still Tomorrow'', which became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in Italy. In 2024, she was again directed by Virzì in the film '' Another Summer Holiday''. That same year, she again won Best Supporting Actress at the 69th David di Donatello for her performance in ''There's Still Tomorrow''.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Television

* ''Dov'è Mario?'' (2016) * ''La TV delle ragazze - Gli Stati Generali 1988-2018'' (

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, 2018) * ''Battute?'' (

, 2019) * ''Stati generali'' (Rai 3, 2020) * ''Una pezza di Lundini'' (Rai 2, 2020–2022) * ''60 sul 2'' (Rai 2, 2021) * ''Sono Lillo'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2023–2024) – 7 episodes * ''I magnifici 4 della risata'' (Rai 3, 2023) * ''Illuminate: Franca Valeri'' (2023), directed by Maria Iovine – docufilm * ''No Activity - Niente da segnalare'' (2024), directed by Valerio Vestoso – miniseries

Music videos

Accolades

* 2014 –

Best Actress for the short film ''Un film d'amore'' * 2021 – "Personaggio TV" for ''Una pezza di Lundini'' *

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–

for '' Dry *

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– David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for '' There's Still Tomorrow''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fanelli, Emanuela 1986 births Living people 21st-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian television actresses David di Donatello winners Italian women comedians Comedians from Rome