Anna Bonaiuto

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Anna Bonaiuto
Marina (Anna Bonaiuto) e Giovanni (Andrej "Kolya" Chalimon) in "Prima la Musica, poi le Parole".jpg
Bonaiuto and Andrej "Kolya" Chalimon in First the Music, then the Words
Born (1950-01-28) 28 January 1950 (age 73)
Latisana, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1973–present

Anna Bonaiuto (born 28 January 1950) is an Italian actress. [1] She has appeared in 48 films and television shows since 1973. She starred in L'amore molesto , which was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. [2]

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Selected filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1973 Love and Anarchy Prostitute
1977 A Spiral of Mist Armida
1989Donna d'ombraCarlaNominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress
Nominated—Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
1990 The King's Whore Countess Longhi
1992 Brothers and Sisters Gloria Grolla d'oro for Best Actress
Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
1992 Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician Anna
1993 Dove siete? Io sono qui Mother Volpi Cup for best supporting actress
1993 Giovanni Falcone Francesca Morvillo
1994 Il Postino: The Postman Matilde
1995 Nasty Love Delia(The film is based on the novel Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante)
David di Donatello for Best Actress
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
Grolla d'oro for Best Actress
1997 The Vesuvians
1998 Rehearsals for War Sara CataldiNominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress
1998First the Music, then the WordsMarina Moltedo
2006 The Caiman Pubblico Ministero
2007 My Brother Is an Only Child Bella NastriNominated—Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress
2007 The Girl by the Lake Mrs. SanzioNominated—David di Donatello for Best Actress
Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress (also for Black and White )
2008 Black and White Adua
2008 Il Divo Livia Danese, Giulio Andreotti's wifeNominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress
2010 Io, loro e Lara Beatrice MascoloNominated—Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress
2010 We Believed Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
2012 The Worst Christmas of My Life Clara
2013 Long Live Freedom Evelina PileggiNominated—David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress
2014 Good for Nothing Boss
2015 Banana Professor Colonna

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References

  1. "Anna Bonaiuto". MyMovies. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Nasty Love". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 September 2009.