Lucia Poli (born 14 June 1940), is an Italian actress,
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
and stage director.
Life and career
Born in
Florence
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, the sister of the actor
Paolo
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People with the given name Paolo
Art
*Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
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, Poli began her career in 1970 with the children's theater.
In the mid-1970s she formed her own stage company and started writing her works, characterized by social and feminist themes and by a peculiar comic verve, filled with paradoxical and satirical moods.
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Poli was also active on radio, television and cinema; in 1997 she won the ]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 ...
for best supporting actress for her performance in the Ugo Chiti's comedy film ''Albergo Roma
''Albergo Roma'' (''Hotel Rome'') is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Ugo Chiti. It was screened at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, in which Chiti won the Kodak Award.
For her performance Lucia Poli won a Nastro d'Argento for ...
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References
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Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
1940 births
People from Treviso
Italian stage actresses
Living people
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