Scene from Maraviglioso Boccaccio (2015)

Alternate Names: Паола Кортеллези, パオラ・コルテッレージ, پائولا کورتلسی

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000) as Dalia

Most Important Roles:

• Piano, Solo (2007) as Baba
• Some Say No (2011) as Irma
• Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore (2021) as Sé stassa
• Past Perfect (2003) as Claudia
• If I Were You (2001) as Caterina
• There's Still Tomorrow (2023) as Delia
• A cavallo della tigre (2002) as Antonella
• Men Vs Women (2010) as Chiara
• Il posto dell'anima (2003) as Nina
• Have You Met Claudia? (2004) as Claudia

Career Highlights:

• Piano, Solo (2007)
• Some Say No (2011)
• Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore (2021)
• Past Perfect (2003)
• If I Were You (2001)
• There's Still Tomorrow (2023)
• A cavallo della tigre (2002)
• Men Vs Women (2010)
• Il posto dell'anima (2003)
• Have You Met Claudia? (2004)

Awards:

• Won David of the Spectator (David dello Spettatore) (2024)
• Nominated for 1 David - Best Film (Miglior Film) (2024)
• Won David - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2024)
• Won David - Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente) (2024)
• Won David - Best Original Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Originale) (2024)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Rooster - Best Foreign Language Film (2025)
• Won Film of the Year (Film dell'Anno) (2024)
• Won Silver Ribbon - Best Actress in a Comedy (Migliore Attrice in un Film Commedia) (2020)
• Won Silver Ribbon - Best Actress in a Comedy (Migliore Attrice in un Film Commedia) (2019)
• Won Silver Ribbon - Best Actress in a Comedy (Migliore Attrice in un Film Commedia) (2018)
• Nominated for 1 Silver Ribbon - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2016)
• Nominated for 1 Scythian Deer - International Competition: Full-Length Films (2024)
• Won Audience Award - Best Film (2024)
• Won Audentia Award (2024)
• Won Sydney Film Prize - Best Film (2024)
• Nominated for 1 Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera) (2025)
• Won Dragon Award - International Competition (2024)
• Won Special Jury Award - Best Film (2023)
• Won Audience Award - Best Film (2023)
• Nominated for 1 Progressive Cinema - Best Film (2023)

Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973) is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress, film director, and presenter. She began her career in television with the show Macao, presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show Mai dire Gol by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show Zelig).

Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini, a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest. Her career in cinema includes several appreciated performances in comedies and comic movies, including a leading role in Tu la conosci Claudia?, a very popular production starring the comic trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2008, she was nominated for the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie Piano, solo by Riccardo Milani. In 2011 she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress for her leading role in Escort in Love.

Alternate Names: Виттория Пуччини, 维多利亚·普契尼

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000) as Gaia

Most Important Roles:

• Lust for Life (2023) as Anna
• Quasi orfano (2022) as Costanza
• Kiss Me Again (2010) as Giulia
• Io non ti conosco (2013) as Viola
• At a Glance (2008) as Gloria
• Once Upon a Time the City of Fools (2010) as Margherita
• Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005) as Francesca
• La vita facile (2011) as Ginevra
• Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000) as Gaia
• A Magnificent Haunting (2012) as Beatrice Mami

Career Highlights:

• Lust for Life (2023)
• Quasi orfano (2022)
• Kiss Me Again (2010)
• Io non ti conosco (2013)
• At a Glance (2008)
• Once Upon a Time the City of Fools (2010)
• Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005)
• La vita facile (2011)
• Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000)
• A Magnificent Haunting (2012)

Awards:

• Won Golden FIPA - TV Series and Serials: Actress (2011)
• Nominated for 1 David - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2021)
• Won Golden Goblet - Best Actress (2010)
• Won Pasinetti Award - Special Mention (2004)
• Won Best Actress (2014)
• Won Kineo Award - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2010)
• Nominated for 1 Kineo Award - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2008)
• Won Filming Italy Award - Best Actress Drama (2021)

Vittoria Puccini (born 18 November 1981 in Florence, Italy) is an Italian film and television actress. Puccini is perhaps best known for playing a lead role in 2003 in the Italian soap opera Elisa di Rivombrosa. Puccini and Alessandro Preziosi, a fellow actor on Elisa di Rivombrosa, had a daughter together in 2006. Puccini's role as Mafalda in the 2007 Rai Uno miniseries Le ragazze di San Frediano cast her among many other well-known Italian actresses, including Martina Stella, Chiara Conti, and Camilla Filippi. Her 2009 projects include the television miniseries Tutta la verità.