Domiziana Giordano (born 4 September 1959) is an Italian artist, actress, photographer, and

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ist. Giordano has played roles in work directed by

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, Jean-Luc Godard,

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, Ken McMullen,

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, and Andrei Tarkovsky, amongst others.

Life and career

Born in Rome in 1959, Giordano grew up in a family of artists and architects. Giordano studied architecture, but decided to dedicate herself full-time to the visual arts. After completing her studies at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, Giordano furthered her education at the Stella Adler Studios for acting in

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, as well as at the

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for film directing. After her studies, she continued to work on visual arts and photography, beginning her career as an assistant director for stage and film. Giordano first appeared on screen in Mario Monicelli's '' Amici Miei - Atto II'' in 1982. In 1983, she appeared as the female protagonist in Andrei Tarkovsky's ''

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''. In 1986, Giordano won the International Fantasy Film Award at

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for her lead performance as the daughter of

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in Ken McMullen's film ''

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'' (1985). Giordano also played roles in such films as Jean-Luc Godard's ''

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'' (1994). Besides her visual art work, she has also written poetry and articles about the history of the Art Critic that have been published in a very prestigious literary magazine in Italy. Her photographic work was nominated for the ''Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie'' de

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in 2002.''Domiziana Giordano''
Giordano also collaborates with the

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''Nova'' of the Italian newspaper '' Il Sole 24 Ore''. In 2006, she was a contestant in the fourth season of '' L'Isola dei Famosi''.

Filmography

*'' Amici Miei - Atto II'' (1982, directed by Mario Monicelli) - Noemi *''

'' (1983, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky) - Eugenia *'' Bakom Jalusin'' (1984, directed by Stig Björkman) - Helene Azar *''

'' (1985, directed by Ken McMullen) - Zina Bronstein *'' Strana la Vita'' (1987, directed by

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) - Silvia *'' Normality'' (1989, directed by Cecilia Miniucchi) - Lucia *''

'' (1990, directed by Jean-Luc Godard) - Elle: Elena Torlato-Favrini *'' Eleonora Pimentel: The Jacobean Marquise'' (1990, TV Movie, directed by Ivana Massetti) - Eleonora Pimentel *''

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'' ("Paris, October 1916," 1993, directed by

, written by George Lucas and

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) -

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*'' Gioco Perverso'' (1993, TV Movie, directed by

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) - Clara *''

'' (1994, directed by

) - Madeleine *'' Mario und der Zauberer'' (1994, directed by

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) - Principessa *'' La Famiglia Ricordi'' (1995, TV Miniseries, directed by

) - Teresa Stolz *'' Machinations'' (1995, TV Movie, directed by Gerard Vergez) - Elisabeth Stadler *''

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'' (1997, directed by

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) - Irene *''

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'' (2000, directed by

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) - Baroness Blau *'' Il Quaderno della Spesa'' (2003, directed by

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) - Armida

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