Piera Degli Esposti

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Piera Degli Esposti
Piera degli Esposti al Giffoni Film Festival 2010.jpg
Esposti in 2010
Born(1938-03-12)12 March 1938
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died14 August 2021(2021-08-14) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1966–2021

Piera Degli Esposti (12 March 1938 – 14 August 2021) [1] was an Italian actress. [2] She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows from 1966 to 2020. In 2009, she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mrs. Enea in Il divo . Degli Esposti co-wrote Marco Ferreri's 1983 film The Story of Piera , which was based on a book-length conversation with writer Dacia Maraini about Degli Esposti's own life, childhood and coming of age experience in Post-War Italy. [3]

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Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1967 Ghosts A nunUncredited
1969 Under the Sign of Scorpio Piera
A Nice Girl Like Me Angelina's mother
Medea WomanUncredited
1973 Hospitals: The White Mafia Marchetti's wife
1976Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violinoVarious roles
1981 Sweet Dreams Mrs. Apicella
1982Giocare d'azzardoAnna
1983 A Joke of Destiny Mrs. De Andreis
1986 The Malady of Love Teresa
1988 Don Bosco Lina's mother
L'appassionataGilberta
1996 The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics Palmina Gavazzi
2002 My Mother's Smile Aunt Maria
2003The Wedding DressGiselda
2004Corpo immagineLara TorreShort film
2006Lettere dalla SiciliaAugusta Warwick
The Unknown Woman Gina
Tre donne moraliElisa Vallifuoco
2008 Il divo Vincenza Enea
The Man Who Loves Giulia
2009 Giulia Doesn't Date at Night Attilia
David's Birthday Giuliana
2010I bambini della sua vitaRosaria
Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using Lea
Lost Kisses Viola
2011Un milione di giorniLa Santa
2012Pulce non c'èGrandma Carmen
2013 Welcome Mr. President Janis' mother
2015CloroPrincipal
A Holy Venetian Family Mara Cecchin
Somewhere Amazing Adriana
Banat Mrs. Nitti
2016 Solo Dr. Grunewald
Sweet Dreams Simone's mother
Louise by the Shore Old Louise (voice)Italian voice-over
Ears Newspaper director
2017FavolaFairytale's mother
2022 Corro da te Grandma MargheritaFinal film role

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1963 Ritorna il tenente Sheridan WaitressEpisode: "Un testimone per uccidere"
1966 The Count of Monte Cristo CharlotteMain role
1967Le troianePrisonerTelevision film
Vita di Cavour LaundressEpisode: "Episode 1"
1968Il circolo PickwickEmily Wardle3 episodes
1969Diritto di cronacaLucia BattagliaTelevision film
1982 Il fascino dell'insolito The WitchEpisode: "La tortura delle speranze"
1983Delitto e castigoKatjerìnaMain role
1989 The Tenth One in Hiding MarcellaTelevision film
The Betrothed Perpetua3 episodes
2004Diritto di difesaSilvia MalatestaMain role
2008–2012 Tutti pazzi per amore Clelia ArcangeliMain role
2009Mannaggia alla miseriaGrandma GiudittaTelevision film
2011 Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda Princess CaetaniMiniseries
2012–2015 Una grande famiglia Serafina CostantiniMain role
2017I delitti del BarLumePieraEpisode: "Aria di mare"
2019Ognuno è perfettoEmmaMain role
Che Dio ci aiuti Sister Piera2 episodes

References

  1. "Morta Piera Degli Esposti, leggenda del cinema e del teatro". La Repubblica. 14 August 2021.
  2. "Piera Degli Esposti". MyMovies. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Jeffries, Giovanna Micelli (1994). Feminine Feminists: Cultural Practices in Italy. University of Minnesota Press. p. 190. ISBN   9780816624799.