Giannina Facio

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. 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'' (2003) – co-producer
* '' Tristan & Isolde'' (2006)
* '' Concussion'' (2015)
* '' Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House'' (2017)
* ''House of Gucci'' (2021)

References

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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
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Wives of knights