Caterina Vertova (born July 19, 1960 in

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and in

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(1985) Beppe Navello, (1985) *''

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directed by Cosimo Cinieri *'' Lettere persiane'', by

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Maurizio Scaparro Maurizio Scaparro (born 19 January 1932) is an Italian stage and film director, playwright, journalist and author. Born in Rome, in the early 1950s Scaparro started working as a journalist and a theatre critic for the newspaper ''L'Avanti!'' an ...

(1986) *'' La grande magia'', by

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Giorgio Strehler Giorgio Strehler (; ; 14 August 1921 – 25 December 1997) was an actor, Italian opera and theatre director. Biography Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste; His father, Bruno Strehler, was a native of Trieste with family roots in Vienna and died ...

*'' Il ratto di Proserpina'', by

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directed by Guido De Monticelli *'' The dooms they walk'', by Elio Pecora directed by Marco Carniti *'' La valigia'', directed by

Antonio Salines Antonio Salines (1 July 1936 – 22 June 2021) was an Italian actor and director. Biography Born in La Spezia, the son of the composer Enrico, at ten years old Salines started his career as a child actor, appearing in several stage works in the ...

(1987) *'' La morte di Empedocle'', by Friedrich Höderlin directed by Cesare Lievi *'' La coscienza di Zeno'', by

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directed by Egisto Marcucci (1988) *'' Le tre sorelle'', by Anton Cechov directed by Peter Hatkins *''

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directed by Beppe Navello *''

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Ennio Flaiano Ennio Flaiano (5 March 1910 – 20 November 1972) was an Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist, and drama critic. Best known for his work with Federico Fellini, Flaiano co-wrote ten screenplays with the Italian director, including ...

directed by Alvaro Piccardi (1989) *''

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Luigi Squarzina Luigi Squarzina (18 February 1922 – 8 October 2010) was an Italian theatre dramatist and director. Born in Livorno, Squarzina studied in Rome, at the Liceo Classico Tasso, where he had Vittorio Gassman as classmate. He got a degree cum laude i ...

*'' La famiglia del Santolo'', by Giacinto Gallina directed by Luigi Squarzina *'' Il Vittoriale degli Italiani'', by

Tullio Kezich Tullio Kezich (17 September 1928 in Trieste – 17 August 2009 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and playwright, best known as the film critic for ''Corriere della Sera'' and for his award-winning biography of Italian director Federico Fell ...

directed by

Mario Missiroli Mario Missiroli (13 March 1934 – 19 May 2014) was an Italian stage, television and film director. Born in Bergamo, at a young age Missiroli moved to Milan with his family. Later. he graduated in direction from the Accademia d'Arte Dramma ...

(1990) *'' Elettra'', by Giuseppe Manfridi directed by Giorgio Treves *''

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directed by Mario Missiroli (1991) *'' La grande magia'', by Eduardo De Filippo directed by Giorgio Strehler (1992) *'' La strega'', by Nicolaj Koliada directed by Renato Giordano *'' Filax Anghelos'', by Renato Sarti directed by Marco Carniti *'' La lunga notte di Medea'', by

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directed by Marco Carniti *'' Come tu mi vuoi'', by Luigi Pirandello directed by Giorgio Strehler *'' La vita reale di Jakob Geherda'', by

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directed by Rita Tamburi (1993) *''

'', by Luigi Pirandello directed by Luigi Squarzina (1994) *'' Sogno di un mattino di primavera'', by Gabriele D'Annunzio directed by Rita Tamburi (1995) *'' Controcanto al chiuso'', by Biancamaria Frabotta directed by Rita Tamburi *'' La lunga notte di Medea'', by Corrado Alvaro directed by Alvaro Piccardi *'' Didone'', by Giuseppe Manfridi directed by Walter Manfrè (1996) *''

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'', by Walter Manfrè directed by Walter Manfrè (1998) *''

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directed by Marco Carniti (1999) *''

Nessuno è perfetto ''Nessuno è perfetto'' (''Nobody's Perfect'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film was a great commercial success, grossing over 10 billion lire at the Italian box office. For her performance Ornella Muti w ...

'', by Simon Williams directed by Alvaro Piccardi (2000) *'' Gerusalemme: tre donne per un Dio solo'', by Paolo Puppa directed by Alvaro Piccardi (2002) *''

La figlia di Iorio ''La figlia di Iorio'' (''The Daughter of Iorio''), sometimes written as ''La figlia di Jorio'', is an opera in three acts by Alberto Franchetti to a libretto by Gabriele D'Annunzio. The libretto is a very close rendering of D'Annunzio's play of t ...

'', by Gabriele D'Annunzio directed by Massimo Belli *''

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'', by Gabriele D'Annunzio directed by Massimo Belli (2003) *''

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directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi *'' Conversazione in Sicilia'', by

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directed by Walter Manfrè (2004) *'' La donna vestita di sole'', by Davide Cavuti directed by Davide Cavuti *'' Interrogatorio a Maria'', by

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directed by Walter Manfrè (2005) *''

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'', by Lucio Anneo Seneca directed by Alberto Gagnarli (2006) *''Anita'', by Diego Gullo directed by Giuseppe Dipasquale (2007) *'' La Notte delle Donne'' (2008) *'' Tango or not'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *'' Mia figlia vuole portare il velo'', by Sabina Negri, directed by Lorenzo Loris (2011)

Filmography

*'' Ginger e Fred'', directed by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

(1986) *'' La donna del re'', directed by

Axel Corti Axel Corti (born ''Axel Fuhrmanns''; 7 May 1933 – 29 December 1993) was an Austrian screenwriter, film director and radio host. Life He was born in Paris. His father was a businessman of Austrian and Italian descent, his mother was from Berlin. ...

(1990) *'' Il macellaio'', directed by

Aurelio Grimaldi Aurelio Grimaldi (born 22 November 1957) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. His film '' The Whores'' was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Ragazzi fuori'' (1990) * '' The Rebel'' (1993) * '' The ...

(1998) *''

Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia (; ca-valencia, Lucrècia Borja, links=no ; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the Govern ...

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Florestano Vancini Florestano Vancini (24 August 1926 – 18 September 2008) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed over 20 films since 1960. His 1966 film '' Le stagioni del nostro amore'', starring Enrico Maria Salerno, was entered into ...

(2002) *'' Chiamami Salomè'', directed by Claudio Sestieri (2005) *''

Natale a Miami ''Natale a Miami'' () is a 2005 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. Cast See also * List of Christmas films Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times ...

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Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950, in Florence) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni'' - zany ...

(2005) *''

Cuore sacro ''Cuore sacro'' (Sacred heart) is a 2005 Italian film which tells the story of an Italian workaholic businesswoman Irene ( Barbora Bobuľová) who experiences the loss of two of her friends by suicide. This loss, combined with her desire to sell ...

'', directed by

Ferzan Özpetek Ferzan Özpetek (born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy. Biography Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza Unive ...

(2005) *''

Ho voglia di te ''Ho voglia di te'' () is a 2007 film, directed by Luis Prieto, based on a novel of the same name by Federico Moccia, debuted on 9 March 2007 . The film is the sequel to '' Three Steps Over Heaven''. The main actor is Riccardo Scamarcio as Step ...

'', directed by Luis Prieto (2006) *'' La canarina assassinata'', directed by Daniele Cascella (2007)

Awards

* 1994 Premio ''Fondi La Pastora'' * 1999 Premio Internazionale della Fotografia Cinematografica ''Gianni di Venanzo'' * 1999 Premio Letterario Pisa * 1999 Premio “''Nuovo Gange''” * 1999 Premio Civitas Pozzuoli * 2000 Premio ''Arte e Cultura E. Petrolini'' * 2001 Premio ''Oscar del Successo'' della Provincia di Alessandria * 2003 Premio ''PalcoCinema Randone'' * 2005 Premio “Civitas” alla carriera *2006 Premio ''Acqui Terme'' della Regione Piemonte alla carriera *2007 Premio ''Roma Arte'' alla carriera *2008 ''Premio Gassman'' *2008 Premio “''Festival Cinematografico delle Cerase''” *2008 Premio “''Veneri di Parabita” alla carriera''" *2009 Premio “''Pericle d'Oro''” *2009 Premio “''Attrice dell'anno''” Associazione Laureati Università Bocconi *2010 Premio V Sicilian Film Festival Miami Beach as "Best Actress" *2010 Premio Città di Fiumicino “''Contro tutte le mafie''” *2010 Premio ''Alabarda d'oro'' *2011 Corona d'Alloro Europclub Regione Siciliana per l'arte *2012 Premio "''Paviadonna''" Fedeltà al Lavoro

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vertova, Caterina Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Actresses from Milan Actors Studio alumni 1960 births Living people 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses