Olimpia Carlisi (born 29 December 1946) is an
Italian
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stage, film and television
actress
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.
Career
Carlisi was born in
Campi Bisenzio
Campi Bisenzio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence.
History
The word Campi in the municipality's name stems from the fields which are widespread i ...
,
Florence
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, on 29 December 1946. After her debut as a stage actress, she made her film debut working with
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...
in ''Atti degli apostoli'' (1968). She focused her career on primarily
art film
An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...
s and stage work.
[
She worked with Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet in ''Othon'' (1970),] where her work was praised by critics.[" thin the range allowed by the direction, beautiful Olimpia Carlisi, as Camille, gave me a fuller appreciation of what ancient royalty should have been like than has any other actress I have seen in the movies." : From]
Straub's 'Othon' Plumbs Love and Drive for Power
, ''The New York Times
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'', 14 September 1970 American director Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and for his aptitude fo ...
cast Carlisi in the role of Luciana in his 1970 film ''Catch-22
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''.
Continuously active on television, Carlisi was the protagonist in 1970 of the RAI
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...
experimental drama ''Olimpia agli amici'', directed by film critic Adriano Aprà.[
In 1980, she hosted an infamous edition of the ]Sanremo Music Festival
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alongside Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), f ...
and Claudio Cecchetto
Claudio Cecchetto (born 19 April 1952) is an Italian record producer and talent scout.
Life and career
Cecchetto was born in Ceggia, (metropolitan city of Venice). He has hosted several Italian music festivals, from Festival di Sanremo to ...
.
Awards and recognition
In 1975, Carlisi won a Globo d'oro
The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was established in 1960 and it has as jury the Rome Foreign Press Association.
The first awards ceremony took place in 1960 and was won by the film ...
for best breakthrough actress.
In 1978, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cere ...
for most promising newcomer for her performance in Alain Tanner
Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director.
Early years and education
Tanner was born in Geneva, and studied economics at the University of Geneva. In 1951, he joined the film club which Claude Goretta had re ...
's '' The Middle of the World''.
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
People from Campi Bisenzio
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
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