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| Born | 30 April 1931 Milan, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Spouse | Bernardo Bertolucci (divorced) |
Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) [1] is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. [2]
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| Born | 30 April 1931 Milan, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Spouse | Bernardo Bertolucci (divorced) |
Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) [1] is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. [2]
Adriana Asti appeared very young in Dino Risi's short film Buio in sala, shot in 1948. She made her theatrical debut in 1951 acting in Plautus' Miles Gloriosus (play) with the stable company of Bolzano,and achieved her first personal success with a part in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Luchino Visconti, who would later offer her some roles in the films Rocco and His Brothers (as the girl in the laundry) and Ludwig (where she plays Lila Von Buliowski).
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On stage, she starred in Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw, Happy Days by Samuel Beckett, The Mistress of the Inn by Carlo Goldoni, and Three Men for Amalia. She won the SIAE prize in 1990, and the Duse prize in 1993. In 1999, she wrote and starred in Alcohol. In 2000, she starred in French Ferdinand.
She was married to Bernardo Bertolucci.
| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| David di Donatello Awards | 1974 | David Special Award | Won | |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1965 | Before the Revolution | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1974 | A Brief Vacation | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 1977 | The Inheritance | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 2004 | The Best of Youth | Best Actress | Won | |
| Tosca e altre due | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Special Nastro d'Argento | Won | ||
| 2018 | A Woman's Name | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
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