Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. She has been seen in a number of miniseries on

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and has appeared in numerous films, including 2004's ''Eros'' and 2021's ''The Hand of God''.

''Callas e Onassis''

Ranieri is best known for her television movie portrayal of the opera diva Maria Callas in the 2005 Italian television film ''Callas e Onassis'', which began her acting career. Though a number of fiction and nonfiction movies, and documentaries, have been done on the late shipping magnate billionaire

Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Socrates Onassis (, ; el, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης, Aristotélis Onásis, ; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975), was a Greek-Argentinian shipping magnate who amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and wa ...

, and of Callas, the TV movie ''Callas e Onassis'' is the only television or movie depiction ever made exclusively devoted to the public and private deep emotional relationship and close friendship between Onassis and Callas.

Other appearances

Ranieri had a noteworthy acting performance in the 2010 drama film ''

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'' as one of Juliet's secretaries, who is the closest to Sophie, played by

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. She also played the role of Assunta Goretti, the mother of Maria Goretti, in the 2003 film ''

Maria Goretti Maria Teresa Goretti (; October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902) is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she was nine, and the family ...

'', an Italian television movie based on real-life events of the Catholic virgin-martyr and saint,

. In 2014, Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people Italian television actresses Actresses from Naples Italian film actresses 21st-century Italian actresses Italian television presenters Italian women television presenters Mass media people from Naples {{Italy-actor-stub