Stefania Montorsi (born 12 April 1968) is an Italian director and actress. She appeared in more than ten films since 1988.

Early life and career

Born in Bari, in the Carbonara-Santa Rita district, she has always lived in

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; after a theatrical training, she made her debut on television and later in cinema, where she starred, among other things, in

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, directed by Leone Pompucci, Bits and Pieces, directed by

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, and Other Men, directed by

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. The 1993 film by

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, which marks the beginning of an artistic and sentimental partnership, becoming his wife. With Luchetti she acts in

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and in Ginger and Cinnamon. In 2000 she starred in the international production

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, with

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and

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. Among his productions for the small screen, we remember the tv films The Ogre, directed by

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, and Cuore in gola, directed by

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, both from 1988, the tv miniseries

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(1989), directed by

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, and the TV movie

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, directed by Roger Young. In October 2010 her first novel Amori fuoricorso was released for the publisher Sonzogno

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Selected filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montorsi, Stefania 1968 births Living people Actresses from Bari Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses