Teresa Saponangelo

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Teresa Saponangelo
Teresa Saponangelo at 78th Venice International Film Festival.jpg
Saponangelo at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021
Born (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973 (age 51)
Taranto, Apulia, Italy
Education École Philippe Gaulier
Accademia d'Arte Drammatica della Calabria
OccupationActress

Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She has received numerous accolades including the David di Donatello Award, two Nastro d'Argento Awards of three nominations, and the Ubu Award.

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Saponangelo's many film credits include Pájaros, Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God, for which she won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress, the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress, and the Pasinetti Award from the Venice Film Festival. She additionally won the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress for Il buco in testa and received a nomination for In the Beginning There Was Underwear .

Life and career

Born in Taranto, Saponangelo is the daughter of a workman and a housewife. Her father died when she was two years old, and in 1976 she moved to Naples with her mother and her brother. [1] [2] [3]

After attending several dramatic societies, Saponangelo made her official stage debut in Giacomo Rizzo's Ce penza mammà. [1] [2] Saponangelo studied at the Accademia d'arte drammatica della Calabria in Reggio Calabria, at the suggestion of Giorgio Albertazzi, and under Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier in France. [1] [4]

In 1994 she made her film debut in Il Verificatore by Stefano Incerti, and then appeared in films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Sergio Rubini, Paolo Virzì, and Silvio Soldini, and on stage with directors Toni Servillo, Antonio Capuano, and Mario Martone, among others. [1] [2] [3]

In 2000 she was nominated for Nastro d'Argento's Best Actress for her performance in Anna Negri's In the Beginning There Was Underwear ; [5] the same year she won the Ubu Award for her performance as Dorina in the stage play Tartufo. [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1995Il verificatoreValeria
Travelling Companion Friend at CaféCameo appearance
1996 August Vacation Irene Vitiello
IsottaCaterina
Sacred Silence Annamaria Pica
1997 The Acrobats Giusy
The Vesuvians TeresaSegment: "Il diavolo in bottiglia"
The Grey Zone PatientCameo appearance
1998 The Dust of Naples Teresa
Dolce far nienteRosa
1999 In the Beginning There Was Underwear Imma
2000 Tutto l'amore che c'è Maura
2002 Two Friends Maria
La vita degli altriLuisa
2004 I Can See It in Your Eyes Chiara
2007OssidianaMaria Palligiano
2008 Black and White Esmeralda
Your Whole Life Ahead of You Movie actressCameo appearance
2010 La pecora nera Teresa
Come Undone Miriam
2011Il paese delle spose infeliciNatuccio's mother
2014La stoffa dei sogniMaria Campese
2017GramignaAnna
2018Il bene mioRita
2019ProcelainCristina
2021 The Hand of God Maria
2023 Born for You Teresa
2023I limoni d'invernoEleonora
2024 Birds Flying East Elisabetta
2025 Hungry Bird
Sara: Woman in the ShadowsSara

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2004 Luisa Sanfelice AssuntaTelevision film
2006Attacco allo StatoMaria AmoreTelevision film
2008 La squadra Alessia MarcianoEpisode: "Panni sporchi"
2008–2011 La nuova squadra Main role
2011–2013 Rossella Paolina AndreiMain role
2014–2015 Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi Carmela Ragno5 episodes
2015 La dama velata Maddalena StaineriMain role
2016Il sindaco pescatoreCarlaTelevision movie
2017SireneStefania MaldiniMain role
Purché finisca benePaolaEpisode: "Bastano un paio di baffi"
2020Vivi e lascia vivereDaniela SonninoMain role
2022Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccessoNivesRecurring role

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ilaria Urbani (14 June 2009). "Attrice per forza". La Repubblica . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Edoardo Becattini. "Teresa Saponangelo Una pugliese figlia del teatro napoletano". MyMovies . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Rodolfo Di Giammarco (21 October 2004). "Teresa, l' attrice di Moretti Vietato essere antipatiche". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Attrice per forza - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 14 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cinema: Nastri d'argento l'elenco delle candidature". Adnkronos. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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