Lucia Sardo (born 13 December 1952) is an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born Aurora Sardo in
Francofonte,
Syracuse
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, Sardo studied at the drama school of the Teatro di Ventura under
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.
She made her film debut in the 1992
Aurelio Grimaldi drama ''
Acla's Descent into Floristella'', and two years later she got her first major role in Grimaldi's ''
The Whores''.
Her
breakout came in 2001, with the role of Felicia,
Giuseppe Impastato
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Childhood
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's mother, in
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 ...
's ''
One Hundred Steps'';
for her performance she was nominated for
Nastro d'Argento
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in the "
supporting actress
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" category.
Filmography
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
People from Francofonte
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
Actresses from Sicily