Luisa Ranieri | |
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| Born | 16 December 1973 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Children | 2 daughters |
Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. [1] She has been seen in a number of miniseries on RAI and has appeared in numerous films, including 2004's Eros and 2021's The Hand of God.
Ranieri is best known for her television movie portrayal of the opera diva Maria Callas in the 2005 Italian television film Callas e Onassis, which began her acting career. [2] Though a number of fiction and nonfiction movies, and documentaries, have been done on the late shipping magnate billionaire Aristotle Onassis, and of Callas, the TV movie Callas e Onassis is the only television or movie depiction ever made exclusively devoted to the public and private deep emotional relationship and close friendship between Onassis and Callas.
Ranieri had a noteworthy acting performance in the 2010 drama film Letters to Juliet as one of Juliet's secretaries, who is the closest to Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. She also played the role of Assunta Goretti, the mother of Maria Goretti, in the 2003 film Maria Goretti , an Italian television movie based on real-life events of the Catholic virgin-martyr and saint, Maria Goretti. In 2014, Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Prince and the Pirate | Chiara | Leonardo Pieraccioni | |
| 2003 | The Fugitive | Maria | Andrea Manni | |
| 2004 | Guardians of the Clouds | Woman | Luciano Odorisio | Uncredited |
| Eros | Linda | Michelangelo Antonioni | Segment: "Il filo pericoloso delle cose" | |
| Il produttore | Mariapia | Gabriele Mainetti | Short film | |
| 2007 | SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie | Chiara Munno | Vincenzo Salemme | |
| 2008 | Basette | Prisca | Gabriele Mainetti | Short film |
| 2009 | The Friends at the Margherita Cafe | Ninni | Pupi Avati | |
| 2010 | La vita è una cosa meravigliosa | Laura | Carlo Vanzina | |
| Letters to Juliet | Isabella | Gary Winick | ||
| 2011 | Bienvenue à bord | Margherita Cavalieri | Éric Lavaine | |
| Mozzarella Stories | Sofia | Edoardo De Angelis | ||
| The Immature | Marta | Paolo Genovese | ||
| 2012 | The Immature: The Trip | |||
| Lightning Strike | Angela Cacace | Neri Parenti | Segment: "Primo episodio" | |
| 2014 | Maldamore | Sandra Orlandi | Angelo Longoni | |
| Fasten Your Seatbelts | Maricla | Ferzan Özpetek | ||
| 2016 | Forever Young | Sonia | Fausto Brizzi | |
| 2017 | The Music of Silence | Edi | Michael Radford | |
| Veleno | Rosaria | Diego Olivares | ||
| Naples in Veils | Catena | Ferzan Özpetek | ||
| 2018 | L'affitto | Angela | Antonio Moirin | Short film |
| 2019 | Vita segreta di Maria Capasso | Maria Capasso | Salvatore Piscicelli | |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Virana (voice) | Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada | Italian voice-over role |
| The Hand of God | Patrizia | Paolo Sorrentino | ||
| 7 Women and a Murder | Maria | Alessandro Genovesi | ||
| 2023 | Nuovo Olimpo | Titti | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2024 | Modì | Rosalie Tobia | Johnny Depp | Post-production [4] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Maria Goretti | Assunta Goretti | Television film |
| 2004 | La omicidi | Simona Colli | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Cefalonia | Feria | Miniseries |
| Rockpolitik | Herself/co-host | Variety show | |
| Callas e Onassis | Maria Callas | Miniseries | |
| 2007 | Boris | Verena | Episode: "Una questione di principio" |
| 2008 | 'O Professore | Manuela | Miniseries |
| Amiche mie | Marta | 12 episodes | |
| 2012–2013 | Amore criminale | Herself/host | True crime docu-drama (season 5) |
| 2014 | Gli anni spezzati | Gemma Capra | Episode: "Il commissario" |
| Il giudice meschino | Marina Rossi | Miniseries | |
| A Good Season | Bianca | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Luisa Spagnoli | Luisa Spagnoli | Miniseries |
| 2018–2020 | La vita promessa | Carmela Rizzo | 7 episodes |
| 2021–present | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Lolita Lobosco | Lead role |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Ciak d'Oro Serie TV | Best Italian Actress | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Nominated | [5] |
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