Lunetta Savino (born 2 November 1957) is an Italian theatre and movie actress. She's best known for portraying Concetta Gargiulo in Italian soap opera Un medico in famiglia (1998–2009). She later played lead roles in other Italian television productions such as Il bello delle donne (2001–2002), Raccontami (2006–2008), È arrivata la felicità (2015–2018) and Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco (2021–present). Her film credits includes comedy Free the Fish (2000), drama Saturn in Opposition (2007), romantic dramedy Loose Cannons (2010), comedy An Almost Ordinary Summer (2019), and drama Diamonds (2024).
Career After graduating at Teatro "Alessandra Galante Garrone" in Bologna, Lunetta Savino made her stage debut in 1981 with Macbeth. Savino has enjoyed a successful stage career, performing in several plays including an Italian-language version of The Merchant of Venice (1984), Sorelle Materassi (from a novel by Aldo Palazzeschi, 1988), and Medea (1994). In 1995, she made her stage debut at Teatro dell'Orologio in Rome with Prova orale per membri esterni, a play by Claudio Grimaldi in which she starred as an oral sex instructor. The play proved to be extremely successful, being replicated for six seasons in many Italian cities.
In 1982, Savino made her screen debut, playing a small part in Grog, directed by Francesco Laudadio.
From 1998 to 2010, Savino played her breakthrough role. She starred as flamboyant au-pair girl from Southern Italy Cettina Gargiulo, a leading character in Un medico in famiglia, one of the most famous Italian TV-series of all times.
Savino has taken part in many TV series in her country, such as Il bello delle donne, Raccontami and Il figlio della luna.
In 2010, she starred as Stefania Cantone, a mother struggling with her grown-up son's sexual orientation, in Ferzan Özpetek's internationally acclaimed movie Loose CannonsLunetta Savino|MYmovies.it - Gli esordi
She briefly starred alongside Luciana Littizzetto in the TV series Fuoriclasse, playing the leading character's dishonest sister.
In 2015, Savino starred in Rai Uno's primetime TV series È arrivata la felicità, once again playing the role of a mother struggling with her child's homosexuality.
Personal life Savino has a son, Antonio, born in 1988.
She supports the Italian centre-left party, and she once took part in a rally against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
While playing a homophobic mother twice on screen, Savino is a supporter of lesbian and gay rights in Italy. She defines herself as a Catholic.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole(s) Notes1982GrogElena De Rossi1983Where's Picone?Street WomanUncredited1985Chi mi aiuta?Franceca1998MarriagesLuciaCuccioloMarisa2000Free the FishLunetta2001Se fossi in teVeronica2002W la scimmiaLillaAmore con la S maiuscolaCarmelaSono stato negro pure ioHerselfDocumentary2005Never Again as BeforeCesare's mother2007Saturn in OppositionMinnie Marchetti2009Oggi sposiVioletta2010Loose CannonsStefania Cantone2011Bar SportOld LadyCameo2012Tutto tutto niente nienteFrengo's mother2013Fiabeschi torna a casaAunt MariaLa fugaMotherShort film2014Do You See Me?Michela2018Amici come primaCarla2019An Almost Ordinary SummerIdaRosaRosa2022My Soul SummerDaria2023Io e mio fratelloMarilena2024Diamonds Eleonora
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes1985Aeroporto internazionaleNun #1Episode: "Incontro ai transiti"1998–2009Un medico in famigliaConcetta "Cettina" GargiuloMain role (seasons 1-5), guest star (season 6)2001–2002Il bello delle donneAgnese Astuti-BorsiMain role (seasons 1-2)2006–2008RaccontamiElena SorrentinoLead role2007Il figlio della lunaLucia FrisoneTelevision film2008Il coraggio di AngelaAngelaTelevision film2009Due mamme di troppoLellè PelliconiTelevision film2014–2015Il candidatoBianca De MojanaMain role2015FuoriclasseBeatrice PassamagliaMain role (seasons 3)2015–2018È arrivata la felicitàGiovanna FabbriMain role2016Felicia ImpastatoFelicia ImpastatoTelevision film2018Il fulgore di DonyMarco's motherTelevision film2021–presentLolita LoboscoNunziaMain role2022–2024Studio BattagliaMarina Di MarcoMain role2024LiberaLibera OrlandoLead role
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