Sabrina Ferilli (born 28 June 1964) is an Italian theatre and film actress. She has won five Nastro d'Argento (including a special award in 2016 for civil engagement for her performance in Me, Myself and Her), a Globo d'oro, six Ciak d'oro and received four David di Donatello nominations. In 2013, she was a protagonist of the Oscar-winning film The Great Beauty directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Early and personal life Ferilli was born in Rome on 28 June 1964. Her father, also from Rome, was a spokesman for the Italian Communist Party in the region of Lazio, and her mother, who grew up in Fiano Romano, was a housewife and native of Caserta, Southern Italy. She attended the liceo classico Orazio ("Horace Classical High School") in Rome. After having unsuccessfully attempted to enter the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, she began her career as a film actress in secondary parts, acting in Sweets from a Stranger by Franco Ferrini, and small roles in second-tier films at the end of 1980s.
Ferilli was married to Italian lawyer Andrea Perone from 2003 to 2005. Since 2011, she has been married to manager Flavio Cattaneo.
Career In 1990, Alessandro D'Alatri cast her in a small role for the movie Red American. In 1993 she appeared in the comedy Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima alongside Enrico Montesano and Renato Pozzetto; Law of Courage with Giulio Scarpati and in Marco Ferreri's Diary of a Maniac.
The following year she had a breakthrough role in Living It Up by Paolo Virzì, which won her the Silver Ribbon for Best Actress, and a David di Donatello nomination for Best Actress. In subsequent years she appeared in comedies, including Paolo Virzì's 1996 August Vacation, Alessandro Benvenuti's Return to Home Gori in the same year, and 1998's Mr. Fifteen Balls by Francesco Nuti.
Ferilli hosted the Sanremo Festival 1996 along with Pippo Baudo and Valeria Mazza.
She later also worked in theatre in some comedy productions by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, including Rugantino and Let's Try More, and made appearances in some television comedies.
In 2000, she modeled for a Max calendar, which has sold over 1 million copies.
On 24 June 2001, to celebrate the scudetto for AS Roma, she performed a dance at Circus Maximus in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. She had a lead role in the controversial 2003 film The Water ... the Fire by Luciano Emmer which debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
She later participated in several Italian Christmas comedies known as cinepanettoni: Christmas in Love, Natale a New York, Natale a Beverly Hills and Vacanze di Natale a Cortina. She defended her work in less serious films by saying, "How do you call them? Cinepanettoni? Well, then I'm happy to be associated with it because I love panettones, turrus and pandora."
In 2008, she appeared in Virzì's Your Whole Life Ahead of You, once again winning the Silver Ribbon. In 2013, she was chosen as a judge in the twelfth edition of Friends of Maria De Filippi and also appeared in the subsequent season. In the same year, she starred in Eros Puglielli' TV series We Kiss Our Hands – Palermo New York 1958 on Canale 5, and was chosen as the opening presenter of the Roma Film Festival.Sabrina Ferilli "the godfather" of Roma Filmfest Unita.it
Her 2013 performance as one of the protagonists in The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino helped the film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film Best Foreign Film on 2 March 2014.Tiziano Peccia, "Criticism and Criticism to the Great Beauty", O Olho da História, issue 22 (April 2016)
In December 2014, she debuted on the new Agon Channel with the talk show Contratto with Luca Zanforlin. On 11 April 2015, she appeared in the fourteenth edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi with Francesco Renga and Loredana Bertè.
In 2015, she starred with Margherita Buy in Me, Myself and Her by Maria Sole Tognazzi, a lesbian retelling of Édouard Molinaro's La Cage aux Folles. The actress said she was very happy to have participated in a movie like this: "In a bigoted country like ours "Me and Her" can be important because it is a story that is not scary, to divide. I like to call it a homosexual story because the point of strength of this relationship is not gender, but feelings." – Title in English: ""Me and Her," Ferilli and Buy as a "homosexual" couple. Sabrina: "If you do not think about the government, think about the people"" She was awarded a Golden Ciak at Best Actress for the film and was nominated for the David di Donatello and Silver Ribbon for Best Actress.
Beginning in April 2016, she was again in the jury of the 15th edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi with singers Anna Oxa and Loredana Bertè.
Filmography Films TitleYearRole(s)Director NotesSweets from a Stranger1987ProstituteFranco FerriniCameo appearanceThe RoguesYoung womanMario MonicelliUncreditedThe Sparrow's Fluttering1988The woman of starsGianfranco MingozziIl volponeRosalba MarignanoMaurizio PonziRimini Rimini - Un anno dopoWaitressBruno CorbucciSegment: "La scelta"Night Club1989ErinaSergio CorbucciRed American1991ZairaAlessandro D'AlatriNaufraghi sotto costaJoleMarco ColliDonne sottotetto1992DianaRoberto GiannarelliVietato ai minoriBarbaraMaurizio PonziDiary of a Maniac1993LuigiaMarco FerreriLaw of Courage1994Angela GuarneraAlessandro Di RobilantAnche i commercialisti hanno un'animaSoniaMaurizio PonziLiving It UpMirellaPaolo VirzìStrangled Lives1996MiriamRicky TognazziAugust VacationMarisaPaolo VirzìArance amareAliceMichel SuchReturn to Home GoriSandra SalviniAlessandro BenvenutiYou Laugh1998NoraPaolo and Vittorio TavianiMr. Fifteen BallsSissiFrancesco NutiI fobici1999The womanGiancarlo ScarchilliSegment: "Frutto proibito"Le giraffe2000Roberta TiberiClaudio BoniventoFreewheelingNurse SilviaVincenzo SalemmeL'acqua… il fuoco2003Stefania / Elena / StellaLuciano EmmerChristmas in Love2004Lisa PinzoniNeri ParentiReally SSSupercool: Chapter Two2006NunziaCarlo VanzinaCarsSally Carrera (voice)John Lasseter, Joe RanftItalian voice-overMater and the GhostlightItalian voice-over; short filmNatale a New YorkBarbara RicacciNeri ParentiYour Whole Life Ahead of You2008DanielaPaolo VirzìI mostri oggi2009StefaniaEnrico OldoiniSegment: "Il malconcio"SabrinaSegment: "La fine del mondo"AliceSegment: "Euro più euro meno"Natale a Beverly HillsCristinaNeri ParentiCars 22011Sally Carrera (voice)John Lasseter, Brad LewisItalian voice-overVacanze di Natale a CortinaElena CovelliNeri ParentiThe Great Beauty2013RamonaPaolo SorrentinoMe, Myself and Her2015Marina BaldiMaria Sole TognazziForever Young2016AngelaFausto BrizziBallerinaRégine Le Haut (voice)Éric Summer, Éric WarinItalian voice-overOmicidio all'italiana2017Donatella SpruzzoneMaccio CapatondaCars 3Sally Carrera (voice)Brian FreeItalian voice-overThe PlaceAngelaPaolo GenoveseDreamfools2018SabrinaFrancesco MiccichèOnward2020Laurel Lightfoot (voice)Dan ScanlonItalian voice-overIl sesso degli angeli2022LenaLeonardo PieraccioniAnother Summer Holiday2024MarisaPaolo VirzìForbidden City2025LorenaGabriele MainettiNotte prima degli esami 3.02026Professor CastelliTommaso RenzoniFerzan ÖzpetekFilming
Television TitleYearRole(s)Network NotesNaso di cane1986ProstituteRai 23 episodesI ragazzi della 3ª C1987Girl from SardiniaItalia 1Episode: "A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale"The Ogre1988AnnaTelevision movieValentina1989EdnaEpisode: "Rembrant e le streghe"Senza scampo1990LuciaRai 1Television movieUna storia italiana1993MatildeMiniseriesUn commissario a RomaPatrizia SpinosiEpisode: "Specchio d'acqua"Sanremo Music Festival 19961996Herself / co-hostAnnual music festivalMai dire Gol1996–1997Herself / co-hostItalia 1Sports/comedy show (season 7)Il padre di mia figlia1997LisaCanale 5Television movieLeo e Beo1998LauraTelevision movieCommesse1999–2002Marta De SantisRai 112 episodesLe ali della vita2000–2001Rosanna RanziCanale 54 episodesAlmost America2001AntoniaRai 1Television movieCuore di donna2002FlaviaTelevision movieRivoglio i miei figli2004SoniaCanale 5MiniseriesAl di là delle frontiereAngela GhiglinoRai 1Television movieLives of the SaintsCristina InnocenteCanale 5MiniseriesDalida2005Iolanda "Dalida" GigliottiTelevision movieAngela – Matilde – Lucia2006Angela / Matilde / LuciaTrilogy television moviesDue imbroglioni e… mezzo!2007GinaTelevision movieAnna e i cinque2008–2011Anna Modigliani12 episodesCars Toons2009–2015Sally Carrera (voice)Disney Channel15 episodesDue imbroglioni e… mezzo: The Series!2010GinaCanale 53 episodesCaldo CriminaleAnna TardelliTelevision movieNé con te né senza di te2012Francesca "Capitana" SipiccianiRai 1MiniseriesBaciamo le mani – Palermo New York 19582013Gabriella VitalianoCanale 5MiniseriesAmici di Maria De Filippi2013–2016, 2019, 2022Herself / JudgeTalent show (seasons 12–15, 18, 21)Contratto2014–2015Herself / HostAgon ChannelTalk showHouse Party2016Herself / Guest hostCanale 5Variety show (episode 1)Rimbochiamoci le manicheAngela Tusco8 episodesStorie del genere2018Herself / HostRai 3Talk showL'amore strappato2019Rosa MacalusoCanale 5MiniseriesTú sí que vales2019–presentHerself / Popular judgeTalent show (seasons 6–present)Amici Speciali2020Herself / JudgeSpin-off of Amici di Maria De FilippiSvegliati amore mio2021Nanà SantoroMiniseriesDinner ClubHerselfPrime VideoDocuseriesSanremo Music Festival 20222022Herself / Co-hostRai 1Annual music festivalCars on the RoadSally Carrera (voice)Disney+9 episodesGloria2024Gloria GrandiRai 16 episodesA testa alta2026Virginia TerziCanale 5Miniseries
Stage TitleYearRole(s) TheatreAlleluja brava gente1994–1995BelcoreTeatro SistinaUn paio d'ali1997SgargamellaRugantino1998–2001Rosetta
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultCiak d'Oro1994Best Supporting ActressLaw of Courage1995Best ActressLiving It Up2008Best Supporting ActressYour Whole Life Ahead of You2014The Great Beauty2016Best ActressMe, Myself and HerComedy Actress of the YearDavid di Donatello1995Best ActressLiving It Up2009Best Supporting ActressYour Whole Life Ahead of You2014Best ActressThe Great Beauty2016Me, Myself and Her2022Prize "Donatello Speciale"HerselfFlaiano Prizes1997Best Performance in a TV Movie or MiniseriesIl padre di mia figlia2001Almost America2005DalidaGlobo d'Oro2008Best ActressYour Whole Life Ahead of YouNastro d'Argento1993Best Supporting ActressDonne sottotetto1995Best ActressLiving It Up1997August Vacation2008Best Supporting ActressYour Whole Life Ahead of You2013The Great Beauty2014Prize "Nastro Speciale"2016Best ActressMe, Myself and HerBest Movie with a Social Theme2017Best Supporting ActressOmicidio all'italiana2018The PlaceSacher Prize1995Best ActressAugust VacationTelegrolla Prize2001Best TV ActressAlmost America2004Al di là delle frontiereVenice Film Festival1993Prize "Panorama"Living It Up2013Prize "Kinéo"The Great BeautyVittorio De Sica Prize2004Best ActressL'acqua… e il fuoco
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