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Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer.

Life and career

Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ...

, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her breakout in 1974, starring in the musical drama ''Masaniello''. On stage, she worked intensively with

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director, and author. He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spen ...

, and her collaborations include

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

, Fabio Carpi and

Memè Perlini Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, ''Italian Postcards'', was screened in the '' Un Certain Regard'' section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. He direct ...

. Sastri made her film debut in ''

Il prefetto di ferro ''Il prefetto di ferro'' (internationally released as ''I Am the Law'' and ''The Iron Prefect'') is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film tells the story of Cesare Mori, an Italian prefect that before and during the ...

'', in 1977. In 1984 she won a Silver Ribbon for Best Actress and a

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

in the same category for her performance in '' Mi manda Picone''. One year later, she won the same two awards for her role in '' Segreti segreti''. In 1987 she was awarded with a

for Best Supporting Actress for

Damiano Damiani Damiano Damiani (23 July 1922 – 7 March 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity", while film critic Paolo Mereg ...

's '' L'inchiesta''. As a singer she has released numerous albums, mainly sung in the

Neapolitan Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to: Geography and history * Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city * Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...

dialect. She participated at the

Sanremo Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...

in 1992 with the song "Femmene 'e mare". She considers herself Roman Catholic.

Partial filmography

Steve Scott with Lina Sastri on the set of Celluloide 1996

* ''Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano'' (1974) * ''Li nepute de lu sinneco'' (1975) * O tuono 'e marzo'' (1975) * ''

'' (1977) * '' Ecce bombo'' (1978) - Olga * '' Café Express'' (1980) – Suor Camilla * ''

Hearts and Armour ''Hearts and Armour'' ( it, I Paladini: Storia d'armi e d'amori) is a 1983 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is loosely based on the stories of the Paladins especially the epic poem ''Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto. T ...

'' (1983) – La Maga * ''

Where's Picone? ''Where's Picone?'' ( it, Mi manda Picone, also known as ''Picone Sent Me'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. Overview For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Silver Ribbon in t ...

'' (1984) – Luciella * ''

Secrets Secrets ''Segreti segreti'' (internationally released as ''Secrets Secrets'') is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film was on first viewing TV ...

'' (1985) – Laura * ''

La donna delle meraviglie ''La donna delle meraviglie'' (US title: ''Woman of Wonders'') is a 1985 Italian film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua and based on a novel with the same name by him. It entered the competition at the 1985 Venice International Film Festival. Cast ...

'' (1985) – Luisa * '' The Inquiry'' (1987) – Mary of Magdala * ''Le lunghe ombre'' (1987) * ''La posta in gioco'' (1988) – Renata Fonte * ''

The Strangeness of Life ''Strana la vita'', internationally released as ''The Strangeness of Life'', is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is based on a novel by Giovanni Pascutto. Cast * Diego Abatantuono: Dario * Monica Guerri ...

'' (1988) – Renata Fonte * ''

Little Misunderstandings ''Piccoli equivoci'' (internationally released as ''Little Misunderstandings'') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, in the section "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs". For this film ...

'' (1989) – Francesca * ''Luisa, Carla, Lorenza e... le affettuose lontananze'' (1989) – Luisa * ''Brown Bread Sandwiches'' (1989) – Giulia Buonanotte * ''

Celluloide ''Celluloide'' is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Fa ...

'' (1996) – Anna Magnani * ''

Strangled Lives ''Strangled Lives'' ( it, Vite strozzate, french: Le jour du chien) is a 1996 French-Italian crime film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. Cast * Vin ...

'' (1996) – Sauro * '' Li chiamarono... briganti!'' (1999) – Corifea * ''

Excellent Cadavers ''Excellent Cadavers'' is a 1995 non-fiction book by American author Alexander Stille about the Sicilian Mafia, concentrating on magistrate Giovanni Falcone's fight against the Mafia and his 1992 assassination. Book title The name of the book ...

'' (1999) – Mamma * ''Giovani'' (2002) – Irene * '' Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love'' (2004, TV Movie) – Margherita Bosco * ''

Saint Rita Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, whe ...

'' (2004, TV Movie) – Abbess * ''Fabbrica'' (2005) – Madre Lina * '' Imperium: Saint Peter'' (2005, TV Movie) – Mary * '' Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!'' (2007) – Vincenza Ciaramella * ''K. Il bandito'' (2008) – Rita Santoro * '' Baarìa'' (2009) – Tana / Beggard * '' Passione'' (2010) * ''Poker Generation'' (2012) – Lucia * '' To Rome with Love'' (2012) – Friend at Cinema * ''

Discovery at Dawn ''Discovery at Dawn'' ( it, La scoperta dell'alba) is a 2012 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It is loosely based on the novel ''La scoperta dell'alba'' by Walter Veltroni. The film premiered at the 2012 Rome In ...

'' (2012) – Marianna Dall'Acqua * ''O sangue è quente da Bahia'' (2013) * ''My Italy'' (2016) * ''Prigioniero della mia libertà'' (2016) – G.I.P. * ''

Napoli velata ''Naples in Veils'' ( it, Napoli velata) is a 2017 mystery, thriller and noir film directed by Turkish-Italian filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek. The plot is centered around Adriana, a Naples-based medical examiner in her forties who falls for a young ...

'' (2017) – Ludovica * ''Buon Lavoro'' (2018)

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* 1950 births Italian film actresses Italian women singers Living people Musicians from Naples David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners ZYX Music artists Italian Roman Catholics {{italy-actor-stub