Paola Tiziana Cruciani

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Paola Tiziana Cruciani
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Born (1958-10-17) 17 October 1958 (age 64)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Paola Tiziana Cruciani (born 29 May 1958) is an Italian actress, comedian and playwright.

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Life and career

Born in Rome, Cruciani studied acting at the "Laboratorio Teatrale", a theatre workshop directed by Gigi Proietti, graduating in 1981. [1] Between 1981 and 1984 she was a member of the comedy ensemble "La Zavorra", with whom she took part in several television variety shows. [2]

In 1984, Cruciani began working on stage as a playwright, actress and director, and in the same year made her film debut in Francesco Laudadio's Fatto su misura . [2] She was married for several years to film director Paolo Virzì, with whom she had a daughter, Ottavia. [2]

In 1999, she was nominated for a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in Virzì's Baci e abbracci . [3]

In 2020, she acted as Alberto Sordi's mother in the TV film Permette? Alberto Sordi .

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References

  1. Mario Sesti. La "scuola" italiana: storia, strutture, e immaginario di un altro cinema, 1988-1996. Marsilio, 1996. ISBN   8831764772.
  2. 1 2 3 Fabio Secchi Frau. "Paola Tiziana Cruciani. A scuola dalla Cruciani". Mymovies.it . Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. "Per Piccioni 9 candidature ai premi David ' 99". La Repubblica . 27 April 1999. Retrieved 29 March 2014.