Maya Sansa (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian actress.

Early life and career

Maya Sansa was born in

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, the daughter of an

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ian father and an

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mother. When she was 14, she started to study acting at her high school in

the "Virgilio". She then moved to

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to study at the

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. There she graduated in acting and was soon picked by

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to take part in his new film: ''La balia''. Maya later worked with Bellocchio for a second time, starring in the film '' Goodmorning, Night''. Sansa has also worked with

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in the film ''

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''. On 2 May 2004 ''

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'' published an article which named her as the new image of Italian cinema. On 14 June 2013, she won the

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for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Dormant Beauty''.

Personal life

She has a daughter, Talitha, with her partner Fabrice Scott with whom she lives in Paris.

Filmography

* '' La balia'' (1999) * '' Lupo mannaro'' (2000) * '' Nella terra di nessuno'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Il vestito da sposa'' (2003) * '' Good Morning, Night'' (2003) * '' Stessa rabbia, stessa primavera'' (2003) * '' My father’s garden'' (2003) * '' A Levante...'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' ControNatura'' (2005) * '' In ascolto'' (''The Listening'', 2005) * ''

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'' (2006, short) * ' (2006) * ''The Listening'' (2006) * ''Il prossimo tuo'' (2007) * ''Fuori dalle corde'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Villa Amalia'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' The Man Who Will Come'' (2010) * '' Un altro mondo'' (2010) * '' La pecora nera'' (2010) * '' Voyez comme ils dansent'' (2011) * '' The First Man'' (2011) * '' Dormant Beauty'' (2012) * '' Cycling With Moliere'' (''Alceste à bicyclette'', 2013) * ''La Belle Vie'' (2013) * '' Collateral'' (2018) * '' Sisters in Arms'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2022, TV) * '' Paris Memories'' (''Revoir Paris'', 2022) * ''Iris''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sansa, Maya 1975 births Living people Actresses from Rome Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Italian people of Iranian descent Nastro d'Argento winners David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses