Donatella Finocchiaro | |
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 Finocchiaro at the 2021 Bari International Film Festival | |
| Born | 16 November 1970 Catania, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Donatella Finocchiaro (born 16 November 1970) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 2002. She starred in The Wedding Director , which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
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| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2002 | Angela | Angela | |
| 2003 | Lost Love | Mary | |
| On My Skin | Bianca | ||
| 2004 | Se devo essere sincera | Gina | |
| 2005 | Amatemi | Giulia | |
| 2006 | Secret Journey | Anna Olivieri | |
| Sorelle | Sara | ||
| Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight | Paola | ||
| The Wedding Director | Bona di Gravina | ||
| Ice on Fire | Caterina | ||
| 2007 | L'abbuffata | Enza | |
| The Sweet and the Bitter | Ada | ||
| 2008 | Amore che vieni, amore che vai | Veretta | |
| The Brave Men | Lucia Rizzo | ||
| 2009 | Baarìa | Haberdasher | Cameo appearance |
| 2010 | Sorelle mai | Sara | |
| Lost Kisses | Rita | ||
| 2011 | The Ages of Love | Eliana/Gaia | |
| Make a Fake | Aurora | ||
| Terraferma | Giulietta | ||
| 2012 | To Rome with Love | Journalist | Cameo appearance |
| I Don't Know Yet | Giulia | ||
| Sulla strada di casa | Laura | ||
| 2013 | Marina | Ida | |
| 2014 | War Story | Daria | |
| Mio papà | Claudia | ||
| 2016 | Assolo | Evelina | |
| 2017 | Friends by Chance | Claudia | |
| Nato a Casal di Principe | Teresa | ||
| Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle | Chiara | ||
| Couch Potatoes | President Barenghi | ||
| 2018 | Youtopia | Laura | |
| Beate | Armida | ||
| Capri-Revolution | Mother | ||
| 2019 | La fuga | Giulia | |
| Nonostante la nebbia | Valeria | ||
| 2020 | Il delitto Mattarella | Irma Mattarella | |
| The Macaluso Sisters | Adult Pinuccia | ||
| 2021 | Caught by a Wave | Susanna | |
| Upside Down | Veronica | ||
| Bentornato papà | Anna | ||
| 2022 | Strangeness | Maria Antonietta |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Aldo Moro – Il presidente | Adriana Faranda | Two-parts television film |
| Donne assassine | Marta | Episode: "Veronica" | |
| 2010 | Crimini | Mariangela | Episode: "Niente di personale" |
| 2011 | Questi fantasmi | Maria Lojacono | Television film |
| 2013 | Il bambino cattivo | Flora | Television film |
| 2014 | Purché finisca bene | Marisa Collodi | Episode: "Una villa per due" |
| 2018 | Trust | Regina | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | L'Aquila – Grandi speranze | Silvia Merli | Lead role |
| 2020 | Io, una giudice popolare al Maxiprocesso | Caterina Parisi | Television film |
| 2022–2023 | Monterossi | Lucia | Main role |
| 2023 | The Lions of Sicily | Giuseppina Saffiotti | Main role |
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