Stefania Sandrelli
| Stefania Sandrelli | |
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 Sandrelli in The Conformist (1970) |
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| Born | 5 June 1946 Viareggio, Tuscany. Italy |
| Years active | 1961– |
| Spouse(s) | Nicky Pende (?-?) (divorced) child Vito |
| Partner(s) | Giovanni Soldati (1983-?) Gino Paoli child Amanda Sandrelli |
Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946 in Viareggio, Province of Lucca) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana, starting from 1960s. She was 15 years old when she starred in Divorce, Italian Style, as Marcello Mastroianni's cousin, Angela.
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Early life[edit]
She was born in Viareggio, Tuscany, into a middle-class family, the daughter of Florida and Otello Sandrelli (who died when she was just 8 years old), owners of a well known pension in Viareggio.[1][2]
She has a brother, Sergio, 7 years older, who successfully undertake a career as a musician. At young age she approached to the music, learning to play the accordion, and studied ballet.[2]
Career[edit]
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 played a brief series of erotic films of good success.
On September 10 2005 she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.[6] On May 11, 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]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Gioventù di notte (1961) her first role
- The Fascist (Il federale) (1961)
- Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) (1961)
- Il Fornaretto di Venezia (1963)
- Seduced and Abandoned (Sedotta e abbandonata) (1964)
- Io la conoscevo bene (1965)
- L'immorale (1967)
- Partner (1968)
- L'amante di Gramigna (1969)
- Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970)
- The Conformist (Il conformista) (1970)
- Devil in the Brain (Il diavolo nel cervello) (1972)
- Somewhere Beyond Love (Delitto d'amore) (1974)
- We All Loved Each Other So Much (C'eravamo tanto amati) (1974)
- 1900 (Novecento) (1976)
- Death Rite (Les magiciens) (1976)
- Quelle strane occasioni (1976)
- Traffic Jam (L'Ingorgo : Una storia impossibile) (1979)
- La terrazza (1980)
- Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
- Vacanze di Natale (1983)
- Segreti segreti (1984)
- The Key (La chiave) (1983)
- Let's Hope It's a Girl (Speriamo che sia femmina) (1987)
- The Family (La famiglia) (1987)
- Secondo Ponzio Pilato (1987)
- Mignon Has Come to Stay (Mignon è partita) (1988)
- The Little Devil (Il piccolo diavolo) (1989)
- The Sleazy Uncle (Lo zio indegno) (1988)
- Il male oscuro (1990)
- Jamon, jamon (Jamón, jamón) (1992)
- Of Love and Shadows (1994)
- Stealing Beauty (1996)
- The Dinner (La cena)(1998)
- The Last Kiss (L'ultimo bacio) (2001)
- A Talking Picture (Um Filme Falado) (2003)
- People of Rome (Gente di Roma) (2003)
- La prima cosa bella (2010)
- The Passion (La passione) (2010)
References[edit]
- ^ Lino Miccichè. Io la conoscevo bene di Antonio Pietrangeli: infelicità senza dramma. Associazione Philip Morris progetto cinema, 1999. ISBN 887180273X.
- ^ a b c d e Elio Girlanda. Stefania Sandrelli. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401739.
- ^ Silvio D'Amico. Enciclopedia dello spettacolo: 1955-1965. Unedi-Unione editoriale, 1966.
- ^ Enrico Lancia. 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. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 0810870592.
- ^ 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. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
Further reading[edit]
- Ezio Alberione, Gianni Canova, Francesco Miuccio, Stefania Sandrelli, Papageno, 1998
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