Stefania Sandrelli
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Stefania Sandrelli | |
|---|---|
 Sandrelli in 2010 | |
| Born | 5 June 1946 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nicky Pende (m. 1972; div. 1976) |
| Partner(s) | Giovanni Soldati (1983–present) Gino Paoli |
| Children | 2, including Amanda Sandrelli |
| Awards | David di Donatello Best Actress 1989 Mignon Has Come to Stay Best Supporting Actress 2001 The Last Kiss 2002 Sons and Daughters Nastro d'Argento Best Actress 2010 The First Beautiful Thing Best Supporting Actress 1980 La terrazza 1989 Mignon Has Come to Stay 1999 The Dinner 2001 The Last Kiss 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award |
Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana, starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in Divorce Italian Style as Angela, the cousin and love interest of Ferdinando, played by Marcello Mastroianni.
Early life
[edit]Sandrelli was born in Viareggio, Tuscany, into a middle-class family, the daughter of Florida and Otello Sandrelli (who died when she was eight years old), owners of a pension in Viareggio.[1][2]
As a girl, Sandrelli studied ballet and learned to play the accordion. Sandrelli had a brother, Sergio, seven years older, who had a successful music career and died in 2013.[2]
Career
[edit]She debuted in cinema at the age of 15 in Mario Sequi 's film Gioventù di notte. In 1960, Sandrelli won the Miss Cinema Viareggio beauty contest, then she was the cover girl of the magazine Le Ore, and had the first opportunities to make films, appearing, among others, in Luciano Salce's Il federale.[3] Her film career was launched by Pietro Germi with Divorce Italian Style (1961); later, she worked three more times with Germi, in Seduced and Abandoned (1963), L'immorale (1967) and Alfredo, Alfredo (1970).[2]
Sandrelli became in a short time a protagonist of the commedia all'italiana, appearing, among others, in Antonio Pietrangeli's Io la conoscevo bene, Mario Monicelli's Brancaleone alle crociate and Ettore Scola's C'eravamo tanto amati.[2] She also starred in several Bernardo Bertolucci's drama films, including The Conformist (1970) and 1900 (1976), and in several French productions.[2]
In 1980, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in Ettore Scola's La terrazza.[4] In 1983, she relaunched her career with the Tinto Brass' erotic film The Key;[5] following the success of the film she then acted in a series of successful erotic films.
On 10 September 2005, she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.[6] On 11 May 2012, she received the title of Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[7]
Personal life
[edit]
Sandrelli had a long relationship with Italian singer-songwriter Gino Paoli. Their daughter Amanda Sandrelli, born in 1964, is also an actress.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]| Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lulù | 1980 | Lulù | Rai 2 | Television film |
| I racconti del maresciallo | 1984 | Miss Marzorati | Rai 1 | Episode: "Suggestion diabolique" |
| Come stanno bene insieme | 1989 | Luisa | Rai 2 | 3 episodes |
| La moglie ingenua e il marito malato | Jolanda Kador | Canale 5 | Television film | |
| Come una mamma | 1990 | Elvira Passanisi | Television film | |
| The Dragon Ring | 1995 | Fairy of Crystal Sword Lake | Television film | |
| Il maresciallo Rocca | 1996–2001 | Margherita Rizzo | Rai 1 | 16 episodes |
| Caro maestro | 1997 | Francesca Deodato | Canale 5 | 6 episodes |
| Villa Ada | 1999 | The Wife | Television film | |
| Piovuto dal cielo | 2000 | Pina | Rai 1 | Television film |
| Il bello delle donne | 2001–2003 | Anna Borsi | Canale 5 | 27 episodes |
| Blindati | 2003 | Lucrezia | Rete 4 | Television film |
| Sanremo Music Festival 2004 | 2004 | Herself / Guest | Rai 1 | Annual music festival |
| La tassista | Marcella | 4 episodes | ||
| Renzo e Lucia | Agnese Mondella | Canale 5 | Television film | |
| Mai storie d'amore in cucina | Luisa | Rai 1 | Television film | |
| Ricomincio da me | 2005–2006 | Teresa | Canale 5 | 4 episodes |
| Io e mamma | 2007 | Eleonora | 6 episodes | |
| Il generale Dalla Chiesa | Dora Fabbo Dalla Chiesa | Television film | ||
| Puccini | 2009 | Albina Magi | Rai 1 | Television film |
| Una grande famiglia | 2012–2015 | Eleonora Pastore | 22 episodes | |
| Non è stato mio figlio | 2016 | Anna Gerardi | Canale 5 | 8 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Lino Miccichè (1999). Io la conoscevo bene di Antonio Pietrangeli: infelicità senza dramma. Associazione Philip Morris progetto cinema, 1999. ISBN 887180273X.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Elio Girlanda (2002). Stefania Sandrelli. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401739.
- ^ Silvio D'Amico. Enciclopedia dello spettacolo: 1955-1965. Unedi-Unione editoriale, 1966.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti: dizionario dei film. Baldini & Castoldi, 2001. ISBN 8884900875.
- ^ Gino Moliterno (12 October 2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0810870598.
- ^ Ciro Scategni (11 May 2012). "Stefania Sandrelli regina di cultura in Francia: nominata Cavaliere Arti e Lettere". Oggi 24. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
Further reading
[edit]- Ezio Alberione, Gianni Canova, Francesco Miuccio, Stefania Sandrelli, Papageno, 1998
External links
[edit]
- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Viareggio
- Actors from the Province of Lucca
- Actresses from Tuscany
- Italian film actresses
- David di Donatello winners
- Nastro d'Argento winners
- Ciak d'oro winners
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 20th-century Italian actresses
- 21st-century Italian actresses
- Italian television actresses
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients