Chiara Caselli (born 22 December 1967) is an Italian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. In 1994, Caselli won the

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists") the association of Italian film critics. ...

award as well as the

David di Donatello for Best Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding ...

award. Caselli has appeared in American films including ''

My Own Private Idaho ''My Own Private Idaho'' is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's ''Henry IV, Part 1'', '' Henry IV, Part 2'', and ''Henry V''. The story follows two friends, Mike ...

'' opposite

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and

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. In 2002 she also appeared opposite

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in ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''

Traces of an Amorous Life ''Traces of an Amorous Life'' ( it, Tracce di vita amorosa) is a 1990 Italian romance-drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It entered the competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Luciano Bartoli as the boss * Valeria ...

'' (1990) * '' The Secret'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * '' Especially on Sunday'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

Sabato italiano ''Sabato italiano'' (''Italian Saturday'') is a 1992 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Manuzzi. Cast * Francesca Neri: Marina * Chiara Caselli: Angela * Isabelle Pasco: Danielle * Stefano Dionisi: Ricky * Yvonne Sciò: Violante * ...

'' (1992) * '' The Little Apocalypse'' (1993) * ''

Fiorile ''Fiorile'' is a 1993 Italian drama film about a family curse caused by greed. The film was directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and stars Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, and Michael Vartan. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. T ...

'' (1993) * '' Where Are You? I'm Here'' (1993) * '' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) * '' Beyond the Clouds'' (1995) * ''

Love Story with Cramps ''Love Story with Cramps'' ( it, Storie d'amore con i crampi) is a 1995 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Pino Quartullo. Plot Cast * Pino Quartullo as Francesco * Chiara Caselli as Marcella/Amanda * Sergio Rubini as Rob ...

'' (1995) * '' Oui'' (1996) * '' The Return of El Coyote'' (1998) * '' The Vivero Letter'' (1999) * ''

Olympic Garage ''Olympic Garage'' ( es, Garage Olimpo) is a 1999 Argentine drama film, directed by Marco Bechis. The film was produced by Marco Bechis, Enrique Piñeyro (from Argentina), Amedeo Pagani (Italy), and Eric Heumann (France). Executive producers Dan ...

'' (1999) * '' Waiting for the Messiah'' (2000) * '' Sleepless'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * '' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) * ''

Colette, une femme libre ''Colette, une femme libre'' is a 2004 Biographical miniseries which explored the life of Colette. Cast * Marie Trintignant as Colette * Wladimir Yordanoff as Henry Gauthier-Villars * Lambert Wilson as Henry de Jouvenel * Barbara Schulz as Pol ...

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Mr. Nobody'' (2008) * ''

The Past Is a Foreign Land ''The Past Is a Foreign Land'' ( it, Il passato è una terra straniera) is a 2008 Italian neo-noir film directed by Daniele Vicari. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Gianrico Carofiglio, who also collaborated to the screenplay. ...

'' (2008) * '' Father of My Children'' (2009) * '' Like the Wind'' (2013) * ''Presto farà giorno'' (2014) * ''Un uccello molto seri'' (2014) * ''Gli asteroidi'' (2017) * ''Il signor Diavolo'' (2019) * ''Lei mi parla ancora'' (2021) * ''Il mostro della cripta'' (2021)

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* 1967 births Italian film actresses Living people Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub