Mariella Valentini (born 23 June 1959) is an Italian actress.

Life and career

Born in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

, Valentini studied acting at the

Accademia dei Filodrammatici The Accademia dei Filodrammatici (literally "Academy of Drama Lovers"), is a drama school located in Milan, Italy and founded in 1796. It is the oldest theatre school in Italy. The theatre was designed by neoclassic architect Luigi Canonica, ba ...

and in a

mime A mime artist, or simply mime (from Greek language, Greek , , "imitator, actor"), is a person who uses ''mime'' (also called ''pantomime'' outside of Britain), the acting out of a story through body motions without the use of speech, as a the ...

school.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . In 1983, she made her film debut in the comedy film ''Come dire''. Prolific in film, television, and on stage, she was nominated twice in the best supporting actress category at the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

, in 1989 for

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades, including a at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize ...

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Red Wood Pigeon ''Red Wood Pigeon'' () is a 1989 Italian comedy drama film written, directed, produced and starred by Nanni Moretti. The film won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Story. Plot Michele Apicella, an MP for the Italian Communist Party, is i ...

'' and in 1991 for

Maurizio Nichetti Maurizio Nichetti (born 8 May 1948) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. His 1989 film '' The Icicle Thief'' won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1998 he was a member of the jury at the ...

's ''

To Want to Fly ''Volere volare'' (''To Want to Fly'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film co-written, co-directed by and starring Maurizio Nichetti. It is a live-action animated film. The male lead is a man who dubs sound effects for cartoons and who is slowly turning ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Mass Is Ended ''The Mass Is Ended'' () is a 1985 Italian drama film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti. Plot The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family ...

'' (1985) * ''

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

Traces of an Amorous Life ''Traces of an Amorous Life'' () is a 1990 Italian romantic drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It entered the competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Luciano Bartoli as the boss * Valeria Golino as Lucia Fontana * ...

'' (1990) * ''

Vietato ai minori ''Vietato ai minori'' (''Forbidden to Minors'') is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Ponzi. Plot Officially landed on the Isle of Elba to make a documentary for Rai 1, a crew is actually there to shoot a porn film. The film has to ...

'' (1992) * '' Love Burns'' (1994) * ''

Weird Tales ''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, printe ...

'' (1994) * '' State Secret'' (1995) * '' Porzûs'' (1997) * ''

Commercial Break A television advertisement (also called a commercial, spot, break, advert, or ad) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product, service or idea. ...

'' (1997) * ''

Gasoline Gasoline ( North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When for ...

'' (2001) * ''

To Sleep Next To Her ''To Sleep Next To Her'' () is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Eugenio Cappuccio. It entered the Midnight section at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Giorgio Pasotti as Marco Pressi * Cristiana Capotondi as Laura * E ...

'' (2004) * ''

In questo mondo di ladri ''In questo mondo di ladri'' (English: In this world of thieves) is an album by Italian musician Antonello Venditti. It was released in 1988 by Heinz Music to commercial success, reaching no.1 on the Italian charts and selling more than 1.5 milli ...

'' (2004) * ''

The Tiger and the Snow ''The Tiger and the Snow'' (Italian: La tigre e la neve) is a 2005 Italian comedy-drama film starring and directed by Roberto Benigni. Inspired by the fairy tale ''Sleeping Beauty'', the film is set in Rome and Baghdad during the invasion of Ir ...

'' (2005) * '' Piano, solo'' (2007) * '' Il bambino cattivo'' (2013) * '' A Brighter Tomorrow'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentini, Mariella Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 1959 births Actresses from Milan Living people