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Giannina Facio, Lady Scott (born Giannina Facio Franco; September 10, 1955), is a Costa Rican actress who has appeared in a number of films, especially those of her husband, British film director and producer
Sir Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades th ...
. She first worked with Scott on '' White Squall'' and has been his partner since '' Hannibal''. '' Gladiator'' was the first of two films in which she plays the wife of Russell Crowe's character, the other being '' Body of Lies''. Since ''White Squall'', Facio has made appearances in all of Scott's films except for '' American Gangster'' and '' The Martian''.


Biography

She was born as Giannina Facio Franco on September 10, 1955, in San José, Costa Rica to lawyer, politician and diplomat Gonzalo Facio Segreda (1918–2018) and his second wife Ana Franco Calzia. She has two sisters, Ana Catalina and Carla. She also has three older half-siblings from her father's first marriage: Sandra, Alda and Rómulo (whose mother is María Lilia Montejo Ortuño).


Personal life

Facio married her producing partner Sir Ridley Scott in June 2015; they had been dating since 2000. Ridley has cast her in all his films since '' White Squall'' in 1996 except for '' American Gangster'' and '' The Martian''."Sir Ridley Scott: Hollywood visionary"
BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2012.


Filmography


As actress


As producer

* ''
Matchstick Men ''Matchstick Men'' is a 2003 black comedy film directed by Ridley Scott and based on Eric Garcia's 2002 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman. The film premiered on September 2, 2003 at the 60th Veni ...
'' (2003) – co-producer * '' Tristan & Isolde'' (2006) * '' Concussion'' (2015) * '' Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House'' (2017) * ''
House of Gucci ''House of Gucci'' is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the 2001 book ''The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed'' by Sara Gay Forden. The film follows Patri ...
'' (2021)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Facio, Giannina 1955 births Living people Actresses from San José, Costa Rica Costa Rican film actresses Costa Rican expatriates in England Costa Rican people of Italian descent Giannina Wives of knights