Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. She made her breakthrough in Leonardo Pieraccioni's The Prince and the Pirate (2001) before starring in a variety of Rai crime and biographical miniseries. Her other film credits include romantic comedy Letters to Juliet (2011), drama Fasten Your Seatbelts (2014), biographical drama The Music of Silence (2017), thriller Naples in Veils (2017), drama The Hand of God (2021), romantic drama Nuovo Olimpo (2023), and dramas Parthenope and Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (both 2024).
Callas e Onassis Ranieri is best known for her television movie portrayal of the opera diva Maria Callas in the 2005 Italian television film Callas e Onassis, which began her acting career. Though a number of fiction and nonfiction movies, and documentaries, have been done on the late shipping magnate billionaire Aristotle Onassis, and of Callas, the TV movie Callas e Onassis is the only television or movie depiction ever made exclusively devoted to the public and private deep emotional relationship and close friendship between Onassis and Callas.
Other appearances Ranieri had a noteworthy acting performance in the 2010 drama film Letters to Juliet as one of Juliet's secretaries, who is the closest to Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. She also played the role of Assunta Goretti, the mother of Maria Goretti, in the 2003 film Maria Goretti, an Italian television movie based on real-life events of the Catholic virgin-martyr and saint, Maria Goretti. In 2014, Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy.
Filmography Films +Film roles showing year released, role played, director and notesYearTitleRoleDirectorNotes2001The Prince and the PirateChiaraLeonardo Pieraccioni2003The FugitiveMariaAndrea Manni2004Guardians of the CloudsWomanLuciano OdorisioUncreditedErosLindaMichelangelo AntonioniSegment: "Il filo pericoloso delle cose"Il produttoreMariapiaGabriele MainettiShort film2007SMS - Sotto mentite spoglieChiara MunnoVincenzo Salemme2008BasettePriscaGabriele MainettiShort film2009The Friends at the Margherita CafeNinniPupi Avati2010La vita è una cosa meravigliosaLauraCarlo VanzinaLetters to JulietIsabellaGary Winick2011Bienvenue à bordMargherita CavalieriÉric LavaineMozzarella StoriesSofiaEdoardo De AngelisThe ImmatureMartaPaolo Genovese2012The Immature: The TripLightning StrikeAngela CacaceNeri ParentiSegment: "Primo episodio"2014MaldamoreSandra OrlandiAngelo LongoniFasten Your SeatbeltsMariclaFerzan Özpetek2016Forever YoungSoniaFausto Brizzi2017The Music of SilenceEdiMichael RadfordVelenoRosariaDiego OlivaresNaples in VeilsCatenaFerzan Özpetek2018L'affittoAngelaAntonio MoirinShort film2019Vita segreta di Maria CapassoMaria CapassoSalvatore Piscicelli2021Raya and the Last DragonVirana (voice)Don Hall, Carlos Lopez EstradaItalian voice-over roleThe Hand of GodPatriziaPaolo Sorrentino7 Women and a MurderMariaAlessandro Genovesi2023Nuovo OlimpoTittiFerzan Özpetek2024Modì, Three Days on the Wing of MadnessRosalie TobiaJohnny DeppParthenopeGreta CoolPaolo SorrentinoDiamondsAlberta CanovaFerzan Özpetek2025Natale senza BabboMargaretStefano Cipani
Television +Television roles showing year released, role played and notesYearTitleRoleNotes2003Maria GorettiAssunta GorettiTelevision film2004La omicidiSimona Colli6 episodes2005CefaloniaFeriaMiniseriesRockpolitikHerself/co-hostVariety showCallas e OnassisMaria CallasMiniseries2007BorisVerenaEpisode: "Una questione di principio"2008'O ProfessoreManuelaMiniseriesAmiche mieMarta12 episodes2012–2013Amore criminaleHerself/hostTrue crime docu-drama (season 5)2014Gli anni spezzatiGemma CapraEpisode: "Il commissario"Il giudice meschinoMarina RossiMiniseriesA Good SeasonBianca6 episodes2016Luisa SpagnoliLuisa SpagnoliMiniseries2018–2020La vita promessaCarmela Rizzo7 episodes2021–presentLolita LoboscoLolita LoboscoLead role2026La PresideEugenia LiguoriLead role
Awards and nominations AssociationYearCategory Nominated workResultCiak d'Oro2023Best Actress in a Television SeriesLe indagini di Lolita Lobosco2024Best ActressDiamantiDavid di Donatello2022Best Supporting ActressThe Hand of GodFestival International de Programmes Audiovisuels2006Best Actress in a Television SeriesCefaloniaNastro d'Argento2008Best Actress in a Short FilmBasette2018Best ActressVeleno2022Best Supportin ActressThe Hand of God2023Icon AwardHerselfPremio Flaiano2023Best Acting Performance in a Television SeriesLe indagini di Lolita Lobosco
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