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Angela Finocchiaro | |
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Born | Milan, Italy | 20 November 1955
Occupation | Actress |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Angela Finocchiaro (born 20 November 1955) is an Italian actress.
She won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for her performance in Don't Tell and in 2007 for her role of Amelia Benassi in My Brother Is an Only Child .
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1976 | Allegro Non Troppo | Member of the Orchestra | Voice role |
1979 | Ratataplan | The Girl of the Rags | |
1980 | Ho fatto splash | Angela | |
1986 | Il burbero | Emilia | |
1987 | Man on Fire | Foot Race Pro | Cameo appearance |
1988 | It's Happening Tomorrow | Lady Rowena | |
1989 | Luisa, Carla, Lorenza e... le affettuose lontananze | Carla | |
Io, Peter Pan | Daniela | ||
1991 | To Want to Fly | Martina | |
The Yes Man | Irene | ||
The Rubber Wall | Giannina | ||
1992 | Acquitted for Having Committed the Deed | Mariuccia | |
Ostinato destino | Lucrezia Rambaldi | ||
1993 | The Storm Is Coming | Concettina | |
1994 | Quando le montagne finiscono | Mariangela | |
1995 | Bidoni | Sandra | |
1998 | Kaputt Mundi | Mrs. Rinaldi | |
2004 | Don't Move | Ada | |
13 at a Table | Piera | ||
2005 | Don't Tell | Maria | |
2007 | Flying Lessons | Annalisa | |
My Brother Is an Only Child | Amelia Benassi | ||
2008 | Amore, bugie e calcetto | Dr. Diana Ponti | |
A Perfect Day | Silvana | ||
Il cosmo sul comò | Alexandra Frinzi | ||
2009 | I mostri oggi | Renzina | Segment: "Il vecchio e il cane" |
Angela | Segment: "La fine del mondo" | ||
Analyst | Segment: "Terapia d'urto" | ||
2010 | Me, Them and Lara | Dr. Elisa Draghi | |
Benvenuti al Sud | Silvia Colombo | ||
The Santa Claus Gang | Inspector Bestetti | ||
2011 | Bar Sport | Angela | |
Lessons in Chocolate 2 | Amelia Orsetti | ||
2012 | Benvenuti al Nord | Silvia Colombo | |
Il sole dentro | Chiara | ||
2013 | Indovina chi viene a Natale? | Marina | |
2014 | A Boss in the Living Room | Doriana Manetti | |
La scuola più bella del mondo | Wanda Pacini | ||
2015 | Latin Lover | Susanna | |
Vacanze ai Caraibi | Gianna | ||
2016 | Moana | Tala | Voice role |
Assolo | Valeria | ||
Non c'è più religione | Sister Marta | ||
2018 | I'm Back | Herself | Cameo appearance |
2019 | Scappo a casa | Ursula | |
2020 | Burraco fatale | Eugenia | |
La mia banda suona il pop | Micky | ||
2021 | Who Framed Santa Claus? | Befana | |
2022 | Il mammone | Anna | |
The Price of Family | Anna Dalle Fave | ||
Educazione fisica | Rossella | ||
2024 | Still Fabulous | Grazia | |
The Price of Nonna's Inheritance | Anna Delle Fave |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1988 | Zanzibar | Maria | Main role |
1994 | A che punto è la notte | Luigina Pietrobono | Television film |
1996–1998 | Dio vede e provvede | Sister Amelia | Lead role |
2003–2004 | Mammamia! | Mamma | Lead role |
2005 | Belli dentro | Matilde | Episode: "L'ospite" |
Il supermercato | Cinzia | Main role | |
2008 | Dottor Clown | Barbara | Television film |
2009 | Due mamme di troppo | Gabry Terrani | Television film |
2018–present | Carlo & Malik | Giovanna Di Castro | Main role |
2019–2022 | Volevo fare la rockstar | Nice Zignoni | Main role |
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