Isabella Fogliazza (born 31 March 1964), better known by her stage name of Isabella Ferrari, is an Italian actress. She's best known for her role as Chief Giovanna Scalise in the first two seasons of Italian police procedural series Distretto di Polizia (2000–2002). At the 1995 Venice Film Festival she won a Volpi Cup award for Best Supporting Actress in the film The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995).http://www.Mymovies.it , retrieved 31 March 2010
Career Ferrari was born Isabella Fogliazza in Ponte dell'Olio, Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. At the age of 15, she was elected Miss Teenager in a contest held in a discoteque. She made her acting debut at the age of 17Interview with Isabella Ferrari Venice 2006 on 29 August 2006, www.repubblica.it; retrieved 31 March 2010 as Selvaggia in the Carlo Vanzini comedy Sapore di mare in 1982; she also performed in the film's sequel Sapore di mare 2- un anno dopo. Since then, she has regularly performed in films, television and the theatre. She is best known to the Italian audience as Police Commissioner Giovanna Scalise, the protagonist in the first two seasons of the police drama series Distretto di Polizia.
At the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Ferrari won a Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress in the Ettore Scola film Romanzo di un giovane povero in which she played the part of Andreina.
She was nominated to the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 thanks to her performance in The Goodbye Kiss and in 2008 for her performance in Quiet Chaos.
In 2021, she was selected as a jury member for the International competition section of the 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August.
In May 2025, she joined the cast of Bertrand Mandico's upcoming film Roma Elastica.
Personal life Ferrari lives in Rome, Italy, and is the mother of three children.Interview with Isabella Ferrari, Libertà OnLine, 11 May 2001, www.libertà.it, retrieved 31 March 2010 Her eldest daughter, Teresa, who was born in 1995, is by her first husband, Massimo Osti; and her younger daughter, Nina (born 1998), and son, Giovanni (born 2001) are by her second husband, director Renato De Maria.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1983 Il ras del quartiere Veronica Gatti Time for LovingSelvaggia Binetti Time for Loving 2: One Year After1984 Domani mi sposo Susy Chewingum Isabella De Santi Good King Dagobert Chrodilde 1985 Fracchia contro Dracula Luna Jabonsk 1986 Il ragazzo del Pony Express Claudia 1988 Appointment in Liverpool Caterina Dossena 1989 Willy Signori e vengo da lontano Lucia Ventura 1991 Oostende Lyota1992 Gangsters Evelina Allullo Drom Lorenza Nessuno mi crede Susi 1993 80 mq Her Segment: "Bisbigli" 1995 The Story of a Poor Young Man Andreina1996 Escoriandoli Tarcisia Cronaca di un amore violato Lorena Hotel Paura Lucia 1997 K Emma Güter1998 Mare largo Clara Vite in sospeso Eugenia Dolce far niente Josephine 2000 Holy Tongue Patrizia2005 Amatemi Nina L'Anniversaire Gabriella 2006 The Goodbye Kiss Flora 2007 Saturn in Opposition Laura2008 Quiet Chaos Eleonora Simoncini A Perfect Day Emma Tempesta The Seed of Discord Monica 2009 The Ladies Get Their Say Beatrice 2012 They Call It Summer Anna 2013 The Great Beauty Orietta2014 The Medicine Seller Giovanna La vita oscena Andrea's Mother 2015 Uno per tutti Eloisa2017 Diva! Valentina Cortese Naples in Veils Valeria2018 Euphoria Michela In viaggio con Adele Carla Mariani Cosa fai a Capodanno? Domitilla2020 Under the Riccione Sun Irene È per il tuo bene Isabella2022 La mia ombra è tua Milena Under the Amalfi Sun Irene Robbing Mussolini Nora Cavalieri2024 Confidenza Tilde Parthenope Flora Malva Cortina Express Patrizia Giordano2026 You, Me & Tuscany Gabriella Costa Nel tepore del ballo Clara Bruson Roma Elastica Claudia Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Professione vacanze Alice Episode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio" 1993 Les Mercredis de la vie Maria Episode: "Un homme à la mer" 1994 Haute tension Anna Caron Episode: "Impasse meurtrière"1998 Provincia segreta Raffaella Granelli Main role (season 1); 3 episodes Nicholas' Gift Alessandra Television movie 2000 Sospetti Serena Arcalli Main role (season 1); 6 episodes 2000–2002 Distretto di Polizia Chief Giovanna Scalise Lead role (season 1-2), guest (season 3); 47 episodes 2003 Doppio agguato Anna Millesi Television movie 2004–2005 Cuore contro cuore Francesca De Luca Lead role; 22 episodes 2007 Liberi di giocare Silvia Mauri Television movie 2009 Eisfieber Antonia Gallo Television movie 2011 Storia di Laura Laura Television movie 2015 Una grande famiglia Claudia Manetti Main role (season 3); 8 episodes 2018–2020 Baby Simonetta Loreti Main role; 18 episodes2023 Sei donne – Il mistero di Leila Viola Razzieri Main role; 4 episodes Gigolò per caso Francesca Episode: "Chapter 2: Francesca" Upcoming series
Theatre Anestesia totale (2011) Il catalogo (2010) Due partite (2006) I tre alberghi (1999) Ondine (1994))
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