Lucia Guzzardi

Lucia Guzzardi
Born	(1927-01-01) 1 January 1927 (age 97) Palermo, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–present

Lucia Guzzardi (born 1 January 1927) is an Italian actress who appeared in numerous films and television series, playing the characters of Sicilians women. ^[1]

Life and career

Guzzardi was born in Palermo in 1927. She started her career playing the roles of Sicilians women in classic Italian films, always in supporting and uncredited roles until the 1980s. ^[2] After 1990s her career became more known because of the more credited roles she interpreted. After the 2000s her career became more famous appearing in Italian films and TV Shows playing the characters of grandmothers, aunts, neighbors, busybodies etc. ^[3]

She appeared in roles like Madre Tony in Men Men Men (1995), Gianna in Roseanna's Grave (1997), Madame Giry in The Phantom of the Opera (1998), Landlady in Eat Pray Love (2010), Iolanda in Tell No One (2012), Babushka in Zoolander 2 (2016), Lady in The Honeymoon (2022) etc. Except acting, she also voiced Claudia Cardinale voice in Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959). ^[4]

Filmography

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1995	Men Men Men [5]	Madre Tony
1997	Un paradiso di bugie [6]	Carmela
1997	Roseanna's Grave	Gianna
1998	The Phantom of the Opera [7]	Madame Giry
1999	La Fame e la sete [8]	Maria
2002	The Legend of Al, John and Jack [9]	Lavandaia
2003	Uncle Nino	Italian Woman
2009	Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht!	Nonna Anna
2010	Eat Pray Love [10]	Landlady
2011	The Ages of Love [11]
2012	Tell No One [12]	Iolanda
2014	Andiamo a quel paese
2015	Vancanze ai Caraibi
2016	Zoolander 2 [13]	Babushka
2016	Forever Young
2022	Breaking Up in Rome	Rachele
2022	The Honeymoon	Lady

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