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Paola Cortellesi
Born: 24th Nov 1973 Rome, Lazio, Italy
Dept: Acting
Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973) is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress, film director, and presenter. She began her career in television with the show Macao, presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show Mai dire Gol by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show Zelig).
Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini, a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest. Her career in cinema includes several appreciated performances in comedies and comic movies, including a leading role in Tu la conosci Claudia?, a very popular production starring the comic trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2008, she was nominated for the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie Piano, solo by Riccardo Milani. In 2011 she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress for her leading role in Escort in Love.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 65
Film: 50 (77%)
Television: 15 (23%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Thriller, Music
Filmography
Original title: Carlo Mazzacurati - Una certa idea di cinema
2024
Explore the life and work of acclaimed Italian filmmaker Carlo Mazzacurati, who passed away in 2014. It delves into his distinctive poetic style, blen ... view
Character:
Self
Original title: C'è ancora domani
2023
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husba ... view
Character:
Delia
May 2023 (first aired)
Marco Santin and Giorgio Gherarducci - supported in the studio by Mago Forest, a great cast of comedians and many surprise guests - comment with bitin ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jan 2023 (first aired)
Welcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of managing the careers - and lives - of the stars: the a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2022
The young girl, an insomniac. The mother, an artist. The dog, named Marcel. The little girl loves her mother immensely, but her mother loves Marcel mo ... view
Character:
Telesales presenter
2022
In Rome, the Cassamortari are people who work in the funeral business. The Pasti family's agency was founded by Giuseppe, who is willing to do anythin ... view
Character:
Se stessa (non accreditata)
2022
Documentary about the film and theater career of the roman actor, Gigi Proietti, who passed away on 2 November 2020 ... view
Character:
Self
Original title: La befana vien di notte 2 - Le origini
2021
18th century. Paola, a young, reckless street urchin inadvertently gets in the way of the plans of terrifying Baron De Michelis, a small and mean hunc ... view
Character:
Paola
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2021
Necessarily far from the spotlights, Monica Vitti shines in a light intact to the eyes of spectators at every latitude. On scene the artistic path and ... view
Character:
Sé stassa
Sep 2021 (first aired)
Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco undertakes six trips across Italy to rediscover its most authentic cuisine with famous actors for each destination. ... view
Character:
Paola Cortellesi (6 ep.)
Original title: Come un gatto in tangenziale - Ritorno a Coccia di Morto
2021
Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help. ... view
Character:
Monica
Dec 2020 (first aired)
Genoa. Two failed marriages behind her, free from romantic ties, unconventional, and constantly searching for her place in the world, protagonist Petr ... view
Character:
l'ispettrice Petra Delicato (10 ep.)
2020
Thanks to archive material, reminiscences by those who knew her, and her own reflections vividly recited by actress Paola Cortellesi, the personal sto ... view
Character:
Herself
Original title: Figli
2020
Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable mar ... view
Character:
Sara
Original title: Ma cosa ci dice il cervello
2019
Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself. ... view
Character:
Giovanna
2019
Giulia dreams to become a detective since she was little. When one night her cousin dissapears, Giulia starts searching for him with the help of her f ... view
Character:
Ispettore Maria Bellamore
Original title: La Befana Vien di Notte
2018
When six elementary school students suspect their missing teacher is Befana, a Christmas witch who delivers presents to good children, they set off on ... view
Character:
Paola
Original title: Come un gatto in tangenziale
2017
The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love. ... view
Character:
Monica
Original title: Mamma o papà?
2017
A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa. ... view
Character:
Valeria
Original title: Qualcosa di nuovo
2016
Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia ... view
Character:
Lucia
2015
For the first time together, Dario Fo and Paola Cortellesi take the spectator through a journey in the life of Maria Callas in the last play written b ... view
Character:
Maria Callas
Original title: Gli ultimi saranno ultimi
2015
Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is dee ... view
Character:
Luciana Colacci
Original title: Maraviglioso Boccaccio
2015
It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and three men, rebel against the feeling of death that is a ... view
Character:
Badessa Usimbalda
Original title: Scusate se esisto!
2014
Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can li ... view
Character:
Serena Bruno
2014
A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (aba ... view
Character:
Luisa Tombolini
Original title: Un boss in salotto
2014
Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home. ... view
Character:
Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
Original title: C'è chi dice no
2011
Some Say No is a new Italian comedy with a very serious subject: the way the country's society is corroded by favoritism that pushes inferior people t ... view
Character:
Irma
Original title: Nessuno mi può giudicare
2011
35-year-old Alice has a husband and a son. Her life seems a beautiful dream, but it soon turns out to be a nightmare. Her husband dies in a car accid ... view
Character:
Alice
Original title: Femmine contro maschi
2011
Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna reconstructs his way. For its part, the concierge Rocco and his ... view
Character:
Chiara
Dec 2010 (first aired)
After the death of its youngest son, the lives of a Roman family take separate paths. ... view
Character:
Nora (4 ep.)
Original title: Maschi contro femmine
2010
From married couples to platonic roommates to testy rivals with romantic chemistry, the never-ending battle of the sexes gets personal. ... view
Character:
Chiara
Original title: Due partite
2009
Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. ... view
Character:
Sofia
Dec 2008 (first aired)
Paolo Giorgi and Laura Del Fiore, coincidentally approaching their forties, find themselves sharing the ups and downs of life with growing children, e ... view
Character:
Angelica, la voce del paradiso (26 ep.)
Nov 2008 (first aired)
The show's format and scenography are inspired by classic Italian variety shows from the 1960s, such as Studio Uno: Non perdiamoci di vista (Let's Not ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
Original title: Non prendere impegni stasera
2007
A man jumps into the Tiber two days before Christmas. Alessandro and Irene chat over coffee, while Giorgio and Mariella discuss love and sex. Pietro c ... view
Character:
Cinzia
2007
The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Ita ... view
Character:
Maria Montessori
Original title: Gli ultimi saranno ultimi
2005
The characters find themselves in the same place at the same time because of Colacci Luciana. She has gathered them all at gunpoint in the offices at ... view
Character:
Original title: Tu la conosci Claudia?
2004
Claudia is married with Giovanni, a rather dull type. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced, until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she ha ... view
Character:
Claudia
Original title: Natale a casa Deejay - A Christmas Carol
2004
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout ... view
Character:
Silvana
Character:
Unknown/various (12 ep.)
2003
Three workers of a tire factory, in southern Italy, lead the struggle against the American company owner of the factory who wants to close the Italian ... view
Character:
Nina
Original title: Passato prossimo
2003
A pair of summer and winter weekends intertwine in a series of flashbacks involving five friends. Their dreams and expectations overlap with memories ... view
Character:
Claudia
Original title: A cavallo della tigre
2002
Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days befor ... view
Character:
Antonella
Character:
Unknown/various (11 ep.)
2001
During their divorce trial, Davide and Giulia go back through episodes of their life together while they listen to a series of witnesses. Do they real ... view
Character:
Rita
Original title: Chiedimi se sono felice
2000
Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same ... view
Character:
Dalia
Jan 1951 (first aired)
The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting o ... view
Character:
Self - Special Guest (1 ep.)
Self - Host (5 ep.)