Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the "Italian-style comedy" (commedia all'italiana), starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in Divorce Italian Style as Angela, the cousin and love interest of Ferdinando, played by Marcello Mastroianni.
Early life Sandrelli was born in Viareggio, Tuscany, into a middle-class family, the daughter of Florida and Otello Sandrelli (who died when she was eight years old), owners of a pension in Viareggio.
As a girl, Sandrelli studied ballet and learned to play the accordion. Sandrelli had a brother, Sergio, seven years older, who had a successful music career and died in 2013.
Career She debuted in cinema at the age of 15 in Mario Sequi's film Gioventù di notte. In 1960, Sandrelli won the Miss Cinema Viareggio beauty contest, then was the cover girl of the magazine Le Ore, and had `her first opportunities to make films, appearing, among others, in Luciano Salce's The Fascist. 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 (1964), The Climax (1967), and Alfredo, Alfredo (1970).
Sandrelli became in a short time a protagonist of the commedia all'italiana, appearing, among others, in Antonio Pietrangeli's I Knew Her Well, Mario Monicelli's Brancaleone at the Crusades, and Ettore Scola's We All Loved Each Other So Much. She also starred in several Bernardo Bertolucci's drama films, including The Conformist (1970) and 1900 (1976), and in several French productions.
In 1980, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in Ettore Scola's La terrazza. In 1983, she relaunched her career with the Tinto Brass erotic film The Key.
On 10 September 2005, she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival. On 11 May 2012, she received the title of Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Personal life
Sandrelli had a long relationship with Italian singer-songwriter Gino Paoli. Their daughter Amanda Sandrelli, born in 1964, is also an actress.
Filmography Film TitleYearRoleDirector NotesThe Fascist1961LisaLuciano SalceGioventù di notteClaudiaMario SequiDivorce Italian StyleAngelaPietro GermiThe War Lover1962Woman in the clubPhilip LeacockUncreditedLa bella di Lodi1963RobertaMario MissiroliLes viergesMarie-ClaudeJean-Pierre MockyIl Fornaretto di VeneziaAnnellaDuccio TessariThe SwindlersCorti's clientLucio FulciSegment: "Medico e fidanzata"Magnet of DoomAngieJean-Pierre MelvilleSeduced and Abandoned1964Agnese AscalonePietro GermiLa chance et l'amourHélène FeuillardEric SchlumbergerSegment: "Fiancés de la chance, Les"I Knew Her Well1965Adriana AstarelliAntonio PietrangeliTender Scoundrel1966VéroniqueJean BeckerThe Climax1967Marisa MalaguginiPietro GermiPartner1968ClaraBernardo BertolucciThe BanditGemmaCarlo LizzaniThe Conformist1970GiuliaBernardo BertolucciBrancaleone at the CrusadesTiburziaMario MonicelliUn'estate con sentimentoSue MorleyRoberto ScarsellaBlack Belly of the Tarantula1971AnnaPaolo CavaraDevil in the Brain1972Sandra GarcesSergio SollimaAlfredo, AlfredoMariarosa CavaraniPietro GermiSomewhere Beyond Love1974Carmela SantoroLuigi ComenciniWe All Loved Each Other So MuchLuciana ZanonEttore ScolaPolice Python 3571976Sylvia LeopardiAlain CorneauLe voyage de nocesSarahNadine TrintignantDeath RiteSilviaClaude Chabrol1900Anita FurlanBernardo BertolucciStrange OccasionDonatellaLuigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, Luigi MagniSegment: "L'ascensore"Io sono mia1977Vannina MagroSofia ScandurraWhere Are You Going on Holiday?1978GiulianaMario Bolognini, Luciano Salce, Alberto SordiSegment: "Sarò tutta per te"Traffic Jam1979TeresaLuigi ComenciniLe Maître-nageurMarie Mariani PoterJean-Louis TrintignantLa verdad sobre el caso SavoltaTeresaAntonio DroveLa terrazza1980GiovannaEttore ScolaDesideriaViolaGianni BarcelloniLa disubbidienza1981AngelaAldo LadoEccezzziunale... veramente1982LoredanaCarlo VanzinaMy Darling, My DearestClarabellaSergio CorbucciThe Key1983TeresaTinto BrassVacanze di NataleIvana BraghettiCarlo VanzinaUna donna allo specchio1984Manuela Paolo QuaregnaMagic MomentsFrancescaLuciano OdorisioMi faccia causaRosanna BianchiniStenoSecrets Secrets1985RenataGiuseppe BertolucciMamma EbeSandra AgostiniCarlo LizzaniL'attenzioneLiviaGiovanni SoldatiLet's Hope It's a Girl1986Lori SamuelliMario MonicelliThe American BrideAnnaGiovanni SoldatiThe Family1987BeatriceEttore ScolaD'AnnunzioElvira Fraternali LeoniSergio NascaThe Bride Was BeautifulCarmelaPál GáborThe Gold Rimmed GlassesMrs. LavezzoliGiuliano MontaldoSecondo Ponzio PilatoClaudia ProculaLuigi MagniThe Little Devil1988PatriziaRoberto BenigniNoyade interditeWinnyPierre Granier-DeferreStradivariAntonia MariaGiacomo BattiatoMignon Has Come to StayLauraFrancesca ArchibugiThe Sleazy Uncle1989IsabellaFranco BrusatiDark Illness1990SylvaineMario MonicelliEvelina e i suoi figliEveliniaLivia GiampalmoTraces of an Amorous LifeWoman at storePeter Del MonteCameo appearance The African WomanAnnaMargarethe von TrottaNottataccia1992SusannaDuccio CameriniJamón jamónConchitaBigas LunaNon chiamarmi OmarMonicaSergio StainoFor Love, Only for Love1993DoroteaGiovanni VeronesiOf Love and Shadows1994BeatrizBetty KaplanWith Closed EyesAnnaFrancesca ArchibugiTatiana, la muñeca rusa1995MartaSantiago San MiguelPalermo – Milan One WayFranca LeofonteClaudio FragassoStealing Beauty1996NoemiBernardo BertolucciThe NymphNunziataLina WertmüllerWe'll Really Hurt You1998Federica BirkiPino QuartulloThe DinnerIsabellaEttore ScolaMarriagesVeraCristina ComenciniVolavérunt1999Maria Luisa of ParmaBigas LunaWaiting for the Messiah2000ElsaDaniel BurmanThe Last Kiss2001AnnaGabriele MuccinoProbably LoveHerselfGiuseppe BertolucciCameo appearance Sons and Daughters2002Victoria RamosMarco BechisLife as It Comes2003MeryStefano IncertiA Talking PictureFrancescaManoel de OliveiraPeople of RomeHerselfEttore ScolaCameo appearance I Can See It in Your Eyes2004MargheritaValia SantellaA Perfect Day2008Olimpia TempestaFerzan ÖzpetekA Question of the Heart2009HerselfFrancesca ArchibugiCameo appearance Ce n'è per tuttiGrandmaLuciano MelchionnaLa Passione2010The PrincipalCarlo MazzacuratiThe Woman of My DreamsAlbaLuca LuciniThe First Beautiful ThingAnna MichelucciPaolo VirzìTutta colpa della musica2011ElisaRicky TognazziOne Day MoreGiacomo's motherMassimo VenierFalchi2017Donna AriannaToni D'AngeloIt's All About KarmaCaterinaEdoardo FalconeIl crimine non va in pensioneMariaFabio FulcoThere's No Place Like Home2018AlbaGabriele MuccinoBrave ragazze2019LuciaMichela AndreozziWe Still Talk2021Caterina RavalliniPupi AvatiNever Too Late for Love2022StefaniaGianni Di GregorioAcqua e aniceOlimpiaCorrado CeronL'estate più calda2023CarmenMatteo PilatiParthenope2024Old ParthenopePaolo Sorrentino
Television TitleYearRoleNetwork NotesLulù1980LulùRai 2Television filmI racconti del maresciallo1984Miss MarzoratiRai 1Episode: "Suggestion diabolique"Come stanno bene insieme1989LuisaRai 23 episodesLa moglie ingenua e il marito malatoJolanda KadorCanale 5Television filmCome una mamma1990Elvira PassanisiTelevision filmThe Dragon Ring1995Fairy of Crystal Sword LakeTelevision filmIl maresciallo Rocca1996–2001Margherita RizzoRai 116 episodesCaro maestro1997Francesca DeodatoCanale 56 episodesVilla Ada1999The WifeTelevision filmPiovuto dal cielo2000PinaRai 1Television filmIl bello delle donne2001–2003Anna BorsiCanale 527 episodesBlindati2003LucreziaRete 4Television filmSanremo Music Festival 20042004Herself / GuestRai 1Annual music festivalLa tassistaMarcella4 episodesRenzo e LuciaAgnese MondellaCanale 5Television film (based on The Betrothed)Mai storie d'amore in cucinaLuisaRai 1Television filmRicomincio da me2005–2006TeresaCanale 54 episodesIo e mamma2007Eleonora6 episodesIl generale Dalla ChiesaDora Fabbo Dalla ChiesaTelevision filmPuccini2009Albina MagiRai 1Television filmUna grande famiglia2012–2015Eleonora Pastore22 episodesNon è stato mio figlio2016Anna GerardiCanale 58 episodes
References
Further reading Ezio Alberione, Gianni Canova, Francesco Miuccio, Stefania Sandrelli, Papageno, 1998
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