Francesca D'Aloja (born 21 April 1963) is an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Born in Rome, D'Aloja started her career as a theater actress. In cinema, after several secondary roles, she made her debut as main actress in 1992, in the comedy film ''Quando eravamo repressi''. In 1998 she was nominated to Globo d'oro for best actress thanks to her performance in

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''. D'Aloja is married to the director and screenwriter Marco Risi.

Selected filmography

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Stasera a casa di Alice ''Stasera a casa di Alice'' ( it, Tonight at Alice's) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot Saverio and Filippo are two friends who manage together the religious travel agency owned by their wives in Rome. However, Filipp ...

'' (1990) * ''

A Season of Giants ''A Season of Giants'' ( it, La primavera di Michelangelo, also known as ''Michelangelo: The Last Giant'') is a 1990 American-Italian biographical drama television film directed by Jerry London. Based on the Vincenzo Labella's book ''Una stagion ...

'' (1990) * '' Infelici e contenti'' (1992) * ''

When We Were Repressed ''When We Were Repressed'' ( it, Quando eravamo repressi) is a 1992 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pino Quartullo, at his directorial debut. Plot Cast * Pino Quartullo as Massimiliano * Alessandro Gassman as Federico * Francesc ...

'' (1992) * '' The Escort'' (1993) * '' Bonus malus'' (1993) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

Kaputt Mundi ''Kaputt Mundi'' ( it, L'ultimo capodanno) is a 1998 Italian comedy drama film directed by Marco Risi. It is based on the short story '' L'ultimo capodanno dell'umanità'' by Niccolò Ammaniti. Cast *Monica Bellucci: Giulia Giovannini *Marco Gi ...

'' (1998) * '' The Dinner'' (1998) * ''

Scarlet Diva ''Scarlet Diva'' is a 2000 Italian film by actress and first-time director and screenwriter Asia Argento. Plot summary ''Scarlet Diva'' is a semi-autobiographical film about the Italian actress and director Asia Argento's life as an actress. A sel ...

'' (2000) * ''

Il bello delle donne ''Il bello delle donne'' (Beauty of Women) is an Italian comedy-drama television series. The story is about the lives of different Italian women. Main cast *Stefania Sandrelli: Anna Borsi * Nancy Brilli: Vicky Melzi (1ª e 3ª Seasons) *Giulian ...

'' (2002) * '' Adored'' (2003) * ''

The Fifth Wheel ''The 5th Wheel'' was an American dating Reality television, reality series that aired in Broadcast syndication, syndication from 2001 to 2004. The show was initially hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, but when Tyler left after completing the first ...

'' (2013)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Aloja, Francesca Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 1963 births Actresses from Rome Living people