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Monica Guerritore | |
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| Born | 5 January 1958 Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
| Partner(s) | Gabriele Lavia (1981–2001) Roberto Zaccaria (since 2001) |
| Website | https://www.monicaguerritore.it/home.php |
Monica Guerritore (born 5 January 1958) is an Italian film, theatre, and television actress.
Guerritore was born in Rome to a Neapolitan father and a Calabrian mother. [1] She had her first small part in Vittorio De Sica's Una breve vacanza , at the early age of 13. [2] After her official debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard , [2] she tied herself romantically and artistically to film and theatre director Gabriele Lavia, [3] acting in his theatrical performances mostly strong female characters like Jocasta, Lady Macbeth and Ophelia. [4] Miss Julie in Strindberg's drama. The couple separated in 2001, during the rehearsals of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage in which she played Marianne. Guerritore continued her work with other directors, like Giancarlo Sepe, in Madame Bovary , [5] Carmen, [6] and The Lady of the Camellias . [4] [7]
Beside the stage career, Guerritore works on television and film, starting in 1976 along Marcello Mastroianni in Signore e signori, buonanotte. [8] In 1977, she plays the title role in first RAI colour TV play Manon Lescaut; [9] [10] significant performances were in Salvatore Samperi's Fotografando Patrizia (1985) and in Mauro Bolognini's La Venexiana (1986). [11] [12] She stayed far away from television for 17 years and came back on screen RAI in 1997 with the title role in Costanza, [13] and in 1999 in Mario Caiano's L'amore oltre la vita. [14] In 2004, she played Ambra Leonardi in Amanti e segreti, and in 2006 she played Ada Sereni in Gianluigi Calderone's Exodus. [15]
Lavia directed her in many movies, often erotically toned, including Scandalosa Gilda (1985), Sensi (1986) and a Sicilian film by Giovanni Verga, La lupa (1996). In theatre, she also wrote and directed Giovanna d'Arco [16] (2004–2006), and Dall'Inferno all'Infinito (2008).[ citation needed ] In 2007, she played a part in Ferzan Özpetek's A Perfect Day (Un giorno perfetto), and in 2008 she took part to Ivano De Matteo's La bella gente. [17] She has performed Saint Monica in Christian Duguay's Sant'Agostino. [18]
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(December 2023) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1973 | A Brief Vacation | Maria | |
| 1974 | Lovers and Other Relatives | Rosy | |
| 1975 | The First Time on the Grass | Lotte | |
| 1976 | Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen | Paolo's assistant | Cameo appearance |
| 1977 | Stato interessante | Annabella | Segment: "Secondo episodio" |
| Man in a Hurry | Marie de Bois-Rosé | ||
| 1978 | Break Up | Silvia | |
| 1979 | Together? | Giulia | |
| 1980 | Men or Not Men | Bertha | |
| Ombre | Monica | ||
| 1981 | Forest of Love | Agnolella | |
| 1982 | Più bello di così si muore | Amelia | |
| Io con te non ci sto più | Clara | ||
| 1983 | Principe di Homburg | Natalia | |
| 1984 | The Dark Side of Love | Patrizia Viani | |
| 1985 | Scandalous Gilda | Gilda | |
| 1986 | The Venetian Woman | Valeria | |
| Evil Senses | Vittoria | ||
| 1988 | The Strangeness of Life | Anna | |
| 1992 | Mutande pazze | Amalia | |
| 1996 | La lupa | Gnà Pina "La Lupa" | |
| 1998 | Femmina | Silvia | |
| 2000 | Scene da un matrimonio | Marianne | |
| 2007 | Liberarsi - Figli di una rivoluzione minore | Teresa | |
| 2008 | Sandrine in the Rain | Carolina | |
| A Perfect Day | Mara Solari | ||
| La fabbrica dei tedeschi | Mother | ||
| The Seed of Discord | Andrologist | Cameo appearance | |
| 2009 | La bella gente | Susanna | |
| 2011 | The Worst Week of My Life | Clara | |
| 2012 | Tell No One | Aurora | |
| 2018 | My Big Gay Italian Wedding | Anna Di Gastoni | |
| 2019 | Tuttapposto | Minister Beccaria | |
| 2022 | Femminile singolare | Simona |
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(December 2023) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | La tela del ragno | Clarissa Hailsham-Brown | Television film |
| 1989 | Gioco senza fine | Silvia | Television film |
| 1996 | Uno di noi | Monica | Episode: "Una madre indegna" |
| 1998 | Costanza | Costanza | Television film |
| 1999 | L'amore oltre la vita | Franca | Television film |
| 2004–2005 | Amanti e Segreti | Ambra Castelli | Main role |
| 2007 | Exodus - Il sogno di Ada | Ada Sereni | Television film |
| Fuga con Marlene | Marlene | Television film | |
| 2010 | Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine | Saint Monica | Television film |
| 2011 | Rossella | Olimpia | Main role (season 1) |
| 2012 | Sabato, domenica e lunedì | Rosa Priore | Television film |
| 2013 | Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia | Rosa Tomei | Television film |
| 2015–2016 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Lucia Ferro | Main role |
| 2021 | Speravo de morì prima | Fiorella Totti | 2 episodes |
| Vita da Carlo | Sandra | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Good Mothers | Dalia | 2 episodes |
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