Eleonora Giorgi (born 21 October 1953) is an Italian actress.

Biography

Giorgi was born in

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. Her father was of Italian and English origin. Her mother was of Italian and Hungarian origin. She made her film debut in a minor role in Paolo Cavara's horror film '' Black Belly of the Tarantula'' (1970) and subsequently appeared in nearly fifty films, mostly in prominent roles. Domenico Paolella's '' Story of a Cloistered Nun'' (1973), an important nunsploitation, marked her film debut, at age eighteen. She then took part in ''Il bacio'' (''The kiss''), a fantasy drama directed by Mario Lanfranchi, and in erotic comedies such as Salvatore Samperi's '' La sbandata'' (1974), in which she plays near

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and Luciana Paluzzi,

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's '' Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'' (1974),

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's '' Conviene far bene l'amore'' (U.S. title: ''Love and Energy'') (1975) and Gianluigi Calderone'''s Appassionata'', that definitively gaine her the public acclaim. Storiadiunamonaca2

Roles in movies like

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's '' To Forget Venice'' (1979),

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's '' Inferno'' (1980),

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's '' Nudo di donna'' (1981), and

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's '' Beyond Obsession'' (1982) are some of her most known and remarkable dramatic performances but in the beginning of the eighties, Giorgi decides to rejoin comedy. She's near

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in '' Mani di fata'' and ''Grand hotel excelsior''; for her performance in

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's '' Borotalco'' (1982), she won the

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award and

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award for Best Actress. In 2003, Giorgi wrote and directed her first film ''Uomini & donne, amori & bugie'' (U.S. title: ''Love, Lies, Kids... & Dogs''), with Ornella Muti.

Filmography

* '' Story of a cloistered nun'', directed by Domenico Paolella (1973) * '' Appassionata'', directed by Gianluigi Calderone (1974) Eleonora Giorgi - Appassionata (1974)

* '' The Kiss'', directed by Mario Lanfranchi (1974) * '' Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'', directed by

(1974) * '' La sbandata'', directed by Alfredo Malfatti (supervised by Salvatore Samperi) (1974) * '' Conviene far bene l'amore'', directed by

(1975) * '' Cuore di cane'', directed by Alberto Lattuada (1975) * '' Young, Violent, Dangerous,'' directed by

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(1976) * '' And Agnes Chose to Die,'' directed by Giuliano Montaldo (1976) * ''L'ultima volta'', directed by

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(1976) * '' Ready for Anything,'' directed by Giorgio Stegani (1977) * ''

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,'' directed by Eriprando Visconti (1977) * ''Ca fait tilt'', directed by Andrè Hunebelle (1977) * '' Suggestionata,'' directed by Alfredo Rizzo (1978) * '' Safari Rally,'' directed by Bitto Albertini (1978) * '' To Forget Venice,'' directed by

(1979) * ''

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,'' directed by

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(1979) * '' Velvet Hands,'' directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1980) * '' Inferno'', directed by

(1980) * '' Mia moglie è una strega,'' directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1980) * '' Portrait of a Woman, Nude,'' directed by

(1981) * ''

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,'' directed by

(1982) * '' Beyond the Door,'' directed by

(1982) * '' Grand Hotel Excelsior,'' directed by Castellano & Pipolo (1983) * '' Mani di fata'', directed by Steno (1983) * ''Sapore di mare 2 – Un anno dopo,'' directed by Bruno Cortini (1983) * '' Vediamoci chiaro,'' directed by Luciano Salce (1984) * ''Giovanni Senzapensieri'', Marco Colli (1986) * '' Compagni di scuola'', Carlo Verdone (1988) * '' Il volpone'', directed by Maurizio Ponzi (1988) * ''SoloMetro'', directed by Marco Cucurnia (2007) * ''My Father Jack'' (2016) * ''Attesa e Cambiamenti'' (2016) La sbandata (1974) - Franco, Paluzzi, Modugno, Giorgi

La sbandata (1974) - Franco, Paluzzi, Modugno, Giorgi

Discography

Singles

* "Quale appuntamento/Messaggio Personale" –

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(1981)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giorgi, Eleonora 1953 births Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian film producers Italian screenwriters Living people David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Italian women film directors Film directors from Rome Italian people of Hungarian descent Italian people of British descent