Paola Cortellesi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1973 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
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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Filmography
The Absurd Story of Gialappa’s Band
Movie · as Herself
Peccato
TV · 6 eps
Libero sempre comunque mai
Movie · as Self
Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
Movie · as Petra Delicato
Petra - Gli Onori di Casa
Movie · as Petra Delicato
Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
Movie · as Self
There's Still Tomorrow
Movie · as Delia
Call My Agent: Italy
TV · 1 ep
Directors Talks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
GialappaShow
TV · 1 ep
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
Movie · as Self
I cassamortari
Movie · as Se stessa (non accreditata)
Marcel!
Movie · as Telesales presenter
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
Movie · as Sé stassa
We Are Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Movie · as Monica
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
Movie · as Paola
Dinner Club
TV · as Paola Cortellesi · 6 eps
Kidz
Movie · as Sara
Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne
Movie · as Herself
Petra - Riti di Morte
Movie · as Petra Delicado
Petra - Giorno da Cani
Movie · as Petra Delicato
Petra
TV · as l'ispettrice Petra Delicato · 10 eps
Detective Per Caso
Movie · as Ispettore Maria Bellamore
Don't Stop Me Now
Movie · as Giovanna
The Legend of the Christmas Witch
Movie · as Paola
Mom or Dad?
Movie · as Valeria
Like a Cat on a Highway
Movie · as Monica
Something New
Movie · as Lucia
Laura & Paola
TV · 3 eps
Callas
Movie · as Maria Callas
Wondrous Boccaccio
Movie · as Badessa Usimbalda
The Last Will Be the Last
Movie · as Luciana Colacci
Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
Movie · as Herself
Sotto una buona stella
Movie · as Luisa Tombolini
A Boss in the Living Room
Movie · as Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
Do You See Me?
Movie · as Serena Bruno
Some Say No
Movie · as Irma
Escort in Love
Movie · as Alice
Women Vs Men
Movie · as Chiara
Men Vs Women
Movie · as Chiara
La fisica dell'acqua
Movie · as Giulia
Longlasting Youth
TV · as Nora · 4 eps
The Ladies Get Their Say
Movie · as Sofia
Everyone's Crazy About Love
TV · as Angelica, la voce del paradiso · 13 eps
Let's Not Lose Sight of Each Other
TV · 5 eps
Piano, Solo
Movie · as Baba
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight
Movie · as Cinzia
Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini
Movie · as Maria Montessori
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
Movie
The last will be the last
Movie
Have You Met Claudia?
Movie · as Claudia
Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Silvana
Let No One Sleep
TV · 12 eps
Past Perfect
Movie · as Claudia
Il posto dell'anima
Movie · as Nina
Bell'amico
Movie · as Damiana
On the Tiger's Back
Movie · as Antonella
Mai dire domenica
TV · 11 eps
If I Were You
Movie · as Caterina
Amarsi può darsi
Movie · as Rita
Un altr'anno e poi cresco
Movie · as Alessia
Ask Me If I'm Happy
Movie · as Dalia
Mai dire grande fratello
TV · 49 eps
Zelig
TV · as Host · 31 eps
Never Say Goal
TV · 18 eps
Sanremo Music Festival
TV · as Self - Special Guest, Self - Host · 1 ep