Italiano
(Photocredit: Alessandro Dobici)
Sabrina Ferilli will do the honours on the opening night of the 8th Rome Film Festival (November 8-17, 2013). The Roman actress will inaugurate the red carpet of the Auditorium Parco della Musica, greet the public of the Sala Santa Cecilia (which this year will be the main screening venue for the Festival) and will present the jury, before the screening of L’ultima ruota del carro, the film by Giovanni Veronesi that will be shown as the Out of Competition Gala event on the evening of November 8th.
SABRINA FERILLI
The Roman actress, one of the most famous and beloved personalities in Italian cinema, starred in Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza), presented in Competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and selected to represent Italian film production at the 2014 Oscars®. For her performance beside Toni Servillo and Carlo Verdone, she won her fourth Nastro d’Argento (as Best Supporting Actress). Following her early experiences in the entertainment world, the director and screenwriter Alessandro d’Alatri chose her to star with Burt Young, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, and Massimo Ghini in Red American (American Rosso, 1991), a film that won the David di Donatello for Best Debut Director. Two years later, she was the star of Diary of a Maniac (Diario di un vizio), a film that won the Critics’ Award at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1994, Sabrina Ferilli won the Nastro d’Argento for Best Actress for her performance in Living It Up (La bella vita, 1994), the debut film of Tuscan director, screenwriter, and producer Paolo Virzì. That same year, she starred in Il giudice ragazzino by Alessandro Di Robilant, a film that won the Critics’ Award at the Berlinale. In 1996, the actress worked for Ricky Tognazzi in the cast of Strangled Lives (Vite strozzate) and again with Virzì in August Vacation (Ferie d’agosto), a film that won the David di Donatello as Best Film and won Sabrina Ferilli a nomination for the Nastro d’Argento for Best Actress. That same year, she starred in the film by Alessandro Benvenuti Ritorno a casa Gori, and in 1998 played the role of Nora in You Laugh (Tu ridi) by Paolo Taviani. She also worked with Francesco Nuti in Gambling with Love (Il signor Quindicipalle). Two years later, the Roman actress was one of the stars of Freewheeling (A ruota libera) by Vincenzo Salemme with Carlo Buccirosso and Massimo Ceccherini. In 2003 the famous director and screenwriter from Milan Luciano Emmer chose her for 3 Women (L’acqua… il fuoco), presented Out of Competition at the 60th Venice International Film Festival. For her performance beside Giancarlo Giannini she won the Vittorio De Sica Prize in 2004, conferred by the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. From 2004 to 2011, she worked with Neri Parenti in the box office hits Christmas in love (2004), Natale a New York (2006), Vacanze a Beverly Hills (2009) and Vacanze di Natale a Cortina (2011). In 2008, Sabrina Ferilli again worked with Paolo Virzì in the award-winning comedy A Whole Life Ahead (Tutta la vita davanti) for which she won the Nastro d’Argento as Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the David in the same category. In 2009 she starred in The New Monsters Today (I mostri oggi by Enrico Oldoini. In 2011, she was the voice talent for the character Sally in the Italian version of the Walt Disney cartoon Cars 2. Throughout her career, Sabrina Ferilli has demonstrated her versatility on television and on the stage. On television, in 1996, she conducted the Festival di Sanremo with Pippo Baudo and presented several episodes of “Mai dire Gol”; while in 1998 she starred in “Commesse” by Giorgio Capitani, and in 1999 in “Le ali della vita” by Stefano Reali with Virna Lisi. In 2000 she won the Premio Internazionale Flaiano as Best Actress in “Come l’America” by the Frazzi brothers. The following year, she co-hosted, with Lucio Dalla, the television programme “La Bella e la Besthia” on Rai Uno. In 2004, she acted in “Dalida” (directed by Joyce Bunuel) and starred in the television series “Due imbroglioni e mezzo” by Franco Amurri with Claudio Bisio (2006 and 2009). This was followed by two seasons of “Anna e i cinque” by Monica Vullo (2008) and Franco Amurri (2010). In 2013 she produced and acted in the television mini-series “Baciamo le mani” by Eros Puglielli. She began her career in theatre in 1994, with her debut at the Teatro Sistina in Rome in the play by Garinei and Giovannini, “Alleluja brava gente”. She worked with Pietro Garinei again in “Un paio d’ali” (1996) and “Rugantino” (1998). In 2005 she starred with Maurizio Micheli in “La presidentessa” by Maurice Henneghin and Veber, directed and adapted for the stage by Gigi Proietti.
CINEMA
1986 “CARAMELLE DA UNO SCONOSCIUTO” directed by Franco Ferrini
1987 “IL VOLPONE” directed by Maurizio Ponzi
1987 “RIMINI, RIMINI” directed by Sergio Corbucci
1988 “NIGHT CLUB” directed by Sergio Corbucci
1990 “LA STRADA DI BALL” directed by M. Colli
1990 “AMERICANO ROSSO” directed by Alessandro D’Alatri
1990 “PICCOLI OMICIDI SENZA PAROLE” directed by José Quaglio
1991 “CENTRO STORICO” directed by Roberto Giannarelli
1991 “UN GIORNO DI FESTA” directed by Salvatore Maira
1992 “VIETATO AI MINORI” directed by Maurizio Ponzi
1993 “DIARIO DI UN VIZIO” directed by Marco Ferreri
(Critics’ Award at the Berlin Film Festival)
1993 “LA BELLA VITA” directed by Paolo Virzì
(Panorama Award at the 1994 Venice International Film Festival; Sacher D’Oro Award)
(Nastro d’Argento and Ciak d’Oro as Best Actress)
1994 “IL GIUDICE RAGAZZINO” directed by A. Di Robilant 1994
(Critics’ Award at the Berlin Film Festival)
1994 “ANCHE I COMMERCIALISTI HANNO UN’ ANIMA” directed by Maurizio Ponzi
1995 “VITE STROZZATE” directed by Ricky Tognazzi
1995 “FERIE D’ AGOSTO” directed by Paolo Virzì
(Sacher d’oro Award 1994/95 for Best Actress)
1995 “ORANGES AMERES” directed by Michel Such
1996 “RITORNO A CASA GORI” directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
1997 “IL SIGNOR QUINDICIPALLE” directed by Francesco Nuti
1997 “TU RIDI” directed by Fratelli Taviani
1998 “I FOBICI” directed by G. Scarchilli
2000 “A RUOTA LIBERA” directed by Vincenzo Salemme
2000 “LE GIRAFFE” directed by C. Bonivento
2002 “L’ACQUA … IL FUOCO” directed by Luciano Emmer
(Vittorio De Sica Prize – 2004 conferred by the President of the Republic)
2004 “CHRISTMAS IN LOVE” directed by Neri Parenti, with Danny De Vito and Christian De Sica
2005 “ECCEZZZIUNALE …. VERAMENTE – CAPITOLO SECONDO…ME” directed by Carlo Vanzina, with Diego Abatantuono
2006 “CARS – MOTORI RUGGENTI” a Walt Disney cartoon, in the Italian version voice talent for the character“SALLY”
2006 “NATALE A NEW YORK” directed by Neri Parenti with Christian De Sica and Massimo Ghini
2007 “TUTTA LA VITA DAVANTI” directed by Paolo Virzì
(Nastro d’Argento 2008 for Best Supportin
g Actress)
(Nastro d’Argento 2008 for Best Film)
(Globi D’Oro 2008 for Best Actress)
(Globi D’Oro 2008 for Best Film)
(Ciak D’Oro 2008 for Best Supporting Actress)
(Ciak D’Oro 2008 for Best Film)
2008 “ARRIVANO I MOSTRI” directed by Enrico Oldoini with Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bisio, Giorgio Panariello
2009 “NATALE A BEVERLY HILLS” directed by Neri Parenti with Christian De Sica, Massimo Ghini
2011 “VACANZE DI NATALE A CORTINA” directed by Neri Parenti
2011 “CARS 2” a Walt Disney cartoon, in the Italian version voice talent for the character “SALLY”
2013 “LA GRANDE BELLEZZA” by Paolo Sorrentino
TELEVISION
1986 “PORTAMI LA LUNA” directed by Carlo Cotti
1989 “L’ ISOLA DEI MISTERI” directed by Paolo Poeti
1992 “UNA STORIA ITALIANA” directed by Stefano Reali
1994 “INKA CONNECTION” directed by Wolf Gremm – “Regina Ziegler Film Produktion” Berlin
1994 “VANDALUCIA” directed by Michael Lahn – Produced by “NOSTROFILM Gmbh” Berlin
1996 “IL PADRE DI MIA FIGLIA” directed by Livia Giampalmo
1996 “FESTIVAL DI SANREMO” co-host with Pippo Baudo
1996 “MAI DIRE GOL” host for several episodes
1997 “LEO & BEO” directed by Rossella Izzo
1997 “VIA COL VENTO” directed by Giandomenico Curi
1998 “COMMESSE” directed by Giorgio Capitani
1999 “LE ALI DELLA VITA” directed by Stefano Reali, with Virna Lisi
2000 “COME L’AMERICA” directed by Fratelli Frazzi
(Premio Internazionale E. Flaiano 2001 for Best Actress)
2001 “LE ALI DELLA VITA 2” directed by Stefano Reali, with Virna Lisi
2001 “COMMESSE 2” directed by J. Maria Sanchez
2001 “LA BELLA E LA BESTHIA” co-host with Lucio Dalla
2002 “CUORE DI DONNA” directed by Franco Bernini
2002 “RIVOGLIO I MIEI FIGLI” mini-series in 2 episodes, directed by Luigi Perelli
2003 “THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS” (“La terra del ritorno”) mini-series in 2 episodes, directed byJerry Ciccoritti, with Sophia Loren
2003 “AL DI LA’ DELLE FRONTIERE” directed by Maurizio Zaccaro with Johannes Brandrup
(Efebo D’Oro Award – Le Grolle D’Oro Award for Best Actress –2004 )
2004 “DALIDA” directed by Joyce Bunuel (Canale5/France2)
2005 Mini-series consisting in three films – star / RAIUNO:
“ANGELA” directed by the Frazzi Brothers
“LUCIA” directed by Pasquale Pozzessere
“MATILDE” directed by Luca Manfredi, with Giorgio Panariello
2005 “LA PROVINCIALE” directed by Pasquale Pozzessere
2006 “DUE IMBROGLIONI E MEZZO” directed by Franco Amurri, with Claudio Bisio
2008 “ANNA E I CINQUE” TV series 6 episodes / R.T.I directed by Monica Vullo
2009 “DUE IMBROGLIONI E MEZZO/2” TV mini-series, directed by Franco Amurri, with Claudio Bisio
2009 “CALDO CRIMINALE” TV movie – R.T.I directed by Eros Puglielli
2010 “ANNA E I CINQUE” 2° TV series in 6 episodes / R.T.I directed by Franco Amurri
2011 “FESTIVAL DI SANREMO” guest star
2012 “NÉ CON TE NÉ SENZA DI TE” TV mini-series, directed by Vincenzo Terracciano
2013 “BACIAMO LE MANI” TV mini-series, directed by Eros Puglielli
THEATRE
1994/’95 – 1995/’96 “ALLELUJA BRAVA GENTE” directed by Garinei and Giovannini – Teatro Sistina
1996/’97 – 1997/’98 “UN PAIO D’ALI” directed by Pietro Garinei – Teatro Sistina
1998/99 – 1999/2000 – 2000/2001 “RUGANTINO” directed by Pietro Garinei – Teatro Sistina
2005/2006 /2007 “LA PRESIDENTESSA” by Maurice Henneghin and Veber, directed and adapted for the stage by Gigi Proietti, with Maurizio Micheli
