Maria Pia Calzone (; born 10 October 1967) is an Italian actress. She's best known for her role as Immacolata "Imma" Savastano, in the first season of Italian crime drama series, Gomorrah (2014).
She graduated from Italy's national film school, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and has a degree in Literature from the Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" in Naples. Calzone has won the Premio Riccardo Cucciolla in 2006 for Best Lead Actress at the Festival di Vasto San Salvo and the Premio Ippocampo for Best Actress at the Festival di Trieste Maremetraggio 2006.
Biography Born in Reino, Campania, in the Province of Benevento but raised in Naples, she holds a bachelor's degree in literature with a specialization in contemporary art, and went on to graduate from the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome.
She made her Cinematography debut in 1988 with Lello Arena's Chiari di luna. In 2002 she played the part of the wife of leading actor Christian Bale in Kurt Wimmer US film Equilibrium.
In the 2000s she got her first leading roles: in 2005 she was the trans woman Desideria in the film Mother Nature (film) and in 2007 she played the Madonna in Giulio Base The Inquiry (2006 film).
Active in Television, she participated in Maurizio Ponzi E poi c'è Filippo, Giulio Base's Don Matteo 5 and Alberto Sironi's Ad occhi chiusi. In 2014, she played the female lead in Gomorrah (TV series),.
In October 2015 she was in theaters with Io che amo solo te adapted from Luca Bianchini's best seller and directed by Marco Ponti, where she plays Ninella Torres.
In 2015 he also takes part in the video clip of the unreleased Non ho che te by Luciano Ligabue.
In November 2016 she was in theaters with La cena di Natale, sequel to Io che amo solo te, also based on the Novel of the same name by Luca Bianchini and directed by Marco Ponti, again in the role of Ninella. In 2016 she began recording episodes for the TV series Sirene, which aired the following year on Rai 1.
In 2017 she participated in two films: Napoli velata by Ferzan Özpetek and I peggiori by Vincenzo Alfieri. In 2018 she was directed by Carlo Verdone in Blessed Madness, as well as a lot of theater.
Since June 9, 2020, she has been a founding member and board member of the National Union of Theatre and Audiovisual Performers (UNITA). She is also an ambassador for Telethon.
Between April and May 2023 she took part, with Antonio Folletto, in the filming of the movie SottoCoperta, produced by Minerva Pictures, Tile Storytellers, Bronx Film and Flicktales, directed by Simona Cocozza selected at the Bif&st in Bari.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Chiari di luna Foundry Worker Uncredited 1994 De Generazione Giulia 1995 State Secret Carola 1997 Figurine Luisa 1998 Marriages Matilde 2001 Ribelli per caso Dr. Del Giudice2002 Un Aldo qualunque Officer Simonetti Equilibrium Viviana Preston 2003 Pater Familias Giovanni's Mother 2005 Mother Nature Desiderio 2008 Marcello Marcello Mrs. Lombardi 2012 Aspromonte Adelaide2015 Io che amo solo te Ninella Torres Let's Talk Costanza 2016 La cena di Natale Ninella Torres2017 I peggiori Loredana Miele Cinderella the Cat Angelica Carrannante Voice role Naples in Veils Rosaria 2018 Blessed Madness Ornella 2023 SottoCoperta Matrona
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Monte Cristo Marin Miniseries2000 Padre Pio: Miracle Man Village Woman Sei forte, maestro Lucia Gasanti Episode: "Piccoli e grandi segreti"2000, 2003Distretto di Polizia Brioschi's Wife Episode: "Sotto sequestro" Livia Persico mortali" 2001 Donne di Mafia Francesca Television movie 2003 Salvo D'Acquisto Gloria Television movie2006 Don Matteo Margherita Perla Episode: "Legittima difesa" The Inquiry Mary, Mother of Jesus Television movie 2007 Era mio fratello Luisa Libertino Miniseries2008 L'avvocato Guerrieri – Ad occhi chiusi Alessandra Mantovani Episode: "Ad occhi chiusi" Il coraggio di Angela Grazia Television movie 2011 R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti Mrs. Parrella Episode: "2012" 2012 Anita Garibaldi Enrichetta Pisacane Miniseries 2014 Gomorrah Immacolata "Imma" Savastano Main role (season 1) 2017 Sirene Marica Main role 2020–2021 Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War Carla Alessandrini Main role2021 Una storia chiamata Gomorrah – La serie Herself Docuseries Non ti pago Concetta Quagliolo Television movie 2023 Resta con me Nunzia Raimondi Main role 2026 Upcoming series
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