Paola Cortellesi

Born: 1973-11-24

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. *Source:* **Wikipedia**


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There's Still Tomorrow

as Delia
Released: 2023-10-26

In post-war Italy, the family of typical housewife Delia is in turmoil over the impending...

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The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins

as Paola
Released: 2021-12-30

18th century. Paola, a young, reckless street urchin inadvertently gets in the way of the plans...

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Something New

as Lucia
Released: 2016-10-13

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their...

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Don't Stop Me Now

as Giovanna
Released: 2019-04-18

Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things...

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Escort in Love

as Alice
Released: 2011-03-18

35-year-old Alice has a husband and a son. Her life seems a beautiful dream, but it soon turns...

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Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini

as Maria Montessori
Released: 2007-05-28

The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to...

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Do You See Me?

as Serena Bruno
Released: 2014-11-20

Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the...

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Ask Me If I'm Happy

as Dalia
Released: 2000-12-15

Aspiring actors Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing a passion...

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A Boss in the Living Room

as Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
Released: 2014-01-01

Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to...

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Wondrous Boccaccio

as Badessa Usimbalda
Released: 2015-02-26

It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and...

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The Legend of the Christmas Witch

as Paola
Released: 2018-12-27

When six elementary school students suspect their missing teacher is Befana, a Christmas witch...

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Women Vs Men

as Chiara
Released: 2011-02-04

Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna...

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Like a Cat on a Highway 2

as Monica
Released: 2021-08-14

Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for...

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Men Vs Women

as Chiara
Released: 2010-10-27

From married couples to platonic roommates to testy rivals with romantic chemistry, the...

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Do you know Claudia?

as Claudia
Released: 2004-12-15

Claudia is married with dull Giovanni. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced until he meets her. Aldo...

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Like a Cat on a Highway

as Monica
Released: 2017-12-28

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage...

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Sotto una buona stella

as Luisa Tombolini
Released: 2014-02-13

A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing...

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Mom or Dad?

as Valeria
Released: 2017-02-14

A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom...

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Some Say No

as Irma
Released: 2011-01-01

Some Say No is a new Italian comedy with a very serious subject: the way the country's society...

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I cassamortari

as Se stessa (non accreditata)
Released: 2022-03-24

In Rome, the Cassamortari are people who work in the funeral business. The Pasti family's agency...

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The Last Will Be the Last

as Luciana Colacci
Released: 2015-11-12

Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet...

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Kidz

as Sara
Released: 2020-01-23

Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic...

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The Ladies Get Their Say

as Sofia
Released: 2009-03-06

Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and...

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We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-12-16

An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

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Piano, Solo

as Baba
Released: 2007-09-21

A biopic of jazz pianist Luca Flores.

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Luigi Proietti detto Gigi

as Self
Released: 2022-03-03

Documentary about the film and theater career of the roman actor, Gigi Proietti, who passed away...

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If I Were You

as Caterina
Released: 2001-05-25

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Bell'amico

as Damiana
Released: 2003-05-16

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Il posto dell'anima

as Nina
Released: 2003-05-30

Three workers of a tire factory, in southern Italy, lead the struggle against the American...

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La fisica dell'acqua

as Giulia
Released: 2010-04-30

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Past Perfect

as Claudia
Released: 2003-03-28

A pair of summer and winter weekends intertwine in a series of flashbacks involving five...

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Amarsi può darsi

as Rita
Released: 2001-03-01

During their divorce trial, Davide and Giulia go back through episodes of their life together...

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Detective per caso

as Ispettore Maria Bellamore
Released: 2019-03-18

Giulia dreams to become a detective since she was little. When one night her cousin dissapears,...

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Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore

as Sé stassa
Released: 2021-10-20

Necessarily far from the spotlights, Monica Vitti shines in a light intact to the eyes of...

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Un altr'anno e poi cresco

as Alessia
Released: 2001-07-06

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A cavallo della tigre

as Antonella
Released: 2002-11-08

Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery...

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The last will be the last

as uncredited
Released: 2005-01-01

The characters find themselves in the same place at the same time because of Colacci Luciana....

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Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol

as uncredited
Released: 2004-12-02

The cast of Radio Deejay reinterprets "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

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Callas

as Maria Callas
Released: 2015-12-04

For the first time together, Dario Fo and Paola Cortellesi take the spectator through a journey...

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Non prendere impegni stasera

as Cinzia
Released: 2007-06-15

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Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne

as Herself
Released: 2020-11-09

Thanks to archive material, reminiscences by those who knew her, and her own reflections vividly...

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Dinner Club

as Paola Cortellesi
First aired: 2021-09-24

Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco undertakes six trips across Italy to rediscover its most...

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Sanremo Music Festival

as Self - Special Guest
First aired: 1951-01-29

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in...

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Sanremo Music Festival

as Self - Host
First aired: 1951-01-29

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in...

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GialappaShow

as Self
First aired: 2023-05-21

Marco Santin and Giorgio Gherarducci - supported in the studio by Mago Forest, a great cast of...

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Mai dire gol

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-11-18

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Call My Agent - Italia

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-01-20

Welcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of...

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Tutti pazzi per amore

as Angelica, la voce del paradiso
First aired: 2008-12-07

Tutti Pazzi Per Amore is an Italian television series that aired on Rai 1 from December 7, 2008...

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Zelig

as Host
First aired: 1997-05-05

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Petra

as l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
First aired: 2020-12-06

The unconventional Petra Delicato is tasked with solving violent crimes alongside an old-school...

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Mai dire grande fratello

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-09-29

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Longlasting Youth

as Nora
First aired: 2010-12-13

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Directors Talks

as Self
First aired: 2023-09-21

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