Maria Amelia Monti

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Maria Amelia Monti
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Monti in 2018
Born30 June 1962 (1962-06-30) (age 63) [1]
Milan, Italy
OccupationActress

Maria Amelia Monti (born 30 June 1962) is an Italian actress and comedian.

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Life and career

Born in Milan, Monti is the daughter of the architect Anna Maria Bertarini  [ it ] and the granddaughter of painter Cesare Monti. [1] After being rejected from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and from the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, she graduated from the Accademia dei Filodrammatici. [1] [2] She made her professional debut on stage in Tony Cucchiara's Stasera Musical. [2] [3]

Starting from 1982, Monti appeared on television as a comedian in several variety shows, notably Drive In and La TV delle ragazze  [ it ]. [2] [4] She is best known for her leading roles in television series such as the medical drama Amico mio , the comedy series Dio vede e provvede and the sitcom Finalmente soli . [2] [4] Monti is also active in films, mostly cast in humorous character roles. [2]

Personal life

Monti is married and has three sons, including one adopted from Ethiopia. [5] She is a Buddhist. [6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Maria Amelia Monti biografia". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Fanfani, Olivia. "Maria Amelia Monti: Un'attrice itinerante, tra teatro cinema e televisione". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. Tesorio, Giuseppe (16 April 1995). "Due sotto la tenda di notte". Corriere della Sera . p. 41.
  4. 1 2 Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Monti, Maria Amelia" Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN   978-88-317-9599-9.
  5. Costa, Emiliana (14 June 2021). "Maria Amelia Monti, il dolore a Verissimo: «È in una clinica, non è sempre presente...»". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. Angeleri, Francesca (11 July 2020). "S'è fatto tardi ? Non per me". Corriere della Sera. p. 11.