Francesca Inaudi (born 8 December 1977), is an Italian actress.

Life and career

Born in

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

, at age eighteen Inaudi was selected by

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 die ...

to enroll in his acting courses at the Piccolo Teatro in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . After her graduation in 1999 and several years of work on stage, in 2004 Inaudi moved to Rome to pursue a film career, making her debut in

Davide Ferrario Davide Ferrario (born 26 June 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born in Casalmaggiore, Cremona, Ferrario graduated in Anglo-American literature, then he began to work in film distribution, and he c ...

's '' After Midnight''. For her performance in this film she won a Grolla d'oro for best actress and earned a nomination to

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

in the same category. She later appeared in a large number of films and TV-series, receiving her second nomination to a

in 2007 for

Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former singer. After spending ...

's ''

Napoleon and Me ''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by Paolo Virzì. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero. Plot ...

''.

Selected filmography

* '' After Midnight'' (2004) * ''

The Beast in the Heart ''Don't Tell'' ( it, La bestia nel cuore; ) is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on a novel written by her. It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, and also for the Best Foreign L ...

'' (2005) * ''

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight ''Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight'' ( it, Non prendere impegni stasera) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, in whic ...

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * '' A Question of the Heart'' (2009) * '' Generation 1000 Euros'' (2009) * ''

Noi credevamo ''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the nove ...

'' (2010) * ''

Marriage and Other Disasters ''Marriage and Other Disasters'' ( it, Matrimoni e altri disastri, also known as ''Weddings and Other Disasters'') is a 2010 Italian comedy film written and directed by Nina Di Majo. It was nominated for two Nastro d'Argento, Silver Ribbons, for ...

'' (2010) * '' Women vs. Men'' (2011) * '' See You Tomorrow'' (2013) * ''

The Move of The Penguin ''The Move of the Penguin'' ( it, La mossa del pinguino, also known as ''The Penguin's Move'') is a 2013 Italian comedy film written and directed by Claudio Amendola, as his directorial debut. It stars Edoardo Leo, Ricky Memphis, Antonello Fassar ...

'' (2013)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inaudi, Francesca Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 21st-century Italian actresses 1977 births People from Siena Living people