Lucia Sardo

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Lucia Sardo
Born
Aurora Sardo

(1952-12-13) 13 December 1952 (age 71)

Lucia Sardo (born 13 December 1952) is an Italian actress.

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Life and career

Born Aurora Sardo in Francofonte, Syracuse, Sardo studied at the drama school of the Teatro di Ventura under Ferruccio Merisi. [1] She made her film debut in the 1992 Aurelio Grimaldi drama Acla's Descent into Floristella , and two years later she got her first major role in Grimaldi's The Whores . [1] Her breakout came in 2001, with the role of Felicia, Giuseppe Impastato's mother, in Marco Tullio Giordana's One Hundred Steps ; [1] [2] for her performance she was nominated for Nastro d'Argento in the "supporting actress" category. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 L'onore e il rispetto
2022 From Scratch FilomenaNetflix

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fabio Secchi Frau. "Lucia Sardo. L'Eleonora Duse siciliana". MyMovies . Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. Laura Nobile (16 April 2004). "Io, mamma Impastato per sempre". La Repubblica . Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. "I Nastri d' argento parlano siciliano". La Repubblica . 9 June 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2014.