Maddalena Crippa

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Maddalena Crippa
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Born (1957-09-04) 4 September 1957 (age 67)
OccupationActress
SpousePeter Stein

Maddalena Crippa (born 4 September 1957) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Academy Awards nominee Three Brothers by Francesco Rosi.

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Life and career

Born in Besana in Brianza, Crippa started to act at young age in an amateur dramatics with her father and brothers. [1] At 17 years old, at exams to attend the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, the director Giorgio Strehler was impressed by her acting skills and gave her a role in his adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's Il campiello (1975). [1] [2] From then, Crippa started a busy career in theater, working among others with Giancarlo Cobelli, Luca Ronconi and her husband Peter Stein. [1] She is also active in TV-series and in films. [1] [2]

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Filmography

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