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Paola Cortellesi
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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 Maca…
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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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2026
Peccato
TV show
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2025
Libero sempre comunque mai
Movie Self
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2025
Petra - Gli Onori di Casa
Movie Petra Delicato
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2025
Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
Movie Petra Delicato
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2024
Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
Movie Self
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2023
There's Still Tomorrow
Movie Delia
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2023
Directors Talks
TV show Self
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2023
GialappaShow
TV show
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2023
Call My Agent: Italy
TV show
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2022
Marcel!
Movie Telesales presenter
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2022
I cassamortari
Movie Se stessa (non accreditata)
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2022
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
Movie Self
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2021
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
Movie Paola
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2021
We Are Cinema
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
Movie Sé stassa
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2021
Dinner Club
TV show Paola Cortellesi
More credits
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2021
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Movie Monica
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2020
Petra
TV show l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
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2020
Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne
Movie Herself
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2020
Petra - Giorno da Cani
Movie Petra Delicato
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2020
Petra - Riti di Morte
Movie Petra Delicado
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2020
Kidz
Movie Sara
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2019
Don't Stop Me Now
Movie Giovanna
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2019
Detective Per Caso
Movie Ispettore Maria Bellamore
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2018
The Legend of the Christmas Witch
Movie Paola
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2017
Like a Cat on a Highway
Movie Monica
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2017
Mom or Dad?
Movie Valeria
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2016
Something New
Movie Lucia
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2016
Laura & Paola
TV show
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2015
Callas
Movie Maria Callas
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2015
Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
Movie Herself
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2015
The Last Will Be the Last
Movie Luciana Colacci
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2015
Wondrous Boccaccio
Movie Badessa Usimbalda
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2014
Do You See Me?
Movie Serena Bruno
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2014
Sotto una buona stella
Movie Luisa Tombolini
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2014
A Boss in the Living Room
Movie Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
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2011
Some Say No
Movie Irma
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2011
Escort in Love
Movie Alice
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2011
Women Vs Men
Movie Chiara
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2010
Longlasting Youth
TV show Nora
