Francesca Neri (born 10 February 1964) is an Italian actress.

Biography

Neri was born in

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, Italy.Francesca Neri Biography (1964-)
/ref> She has twice received the Silver Ribbon Award for Best Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, for ''

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'', directed by Massimo Troisi (1991) and ''

Carne trémula ''Live Flesh'' ( es, Carne trémula, links=no) is a 1997 erotic romantic drama thriller film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Bardem and Francesca Neri. The film is loosely based on the 1986 book of the same name by Brit ...

'' ''(Live Flesh)'' (1997). She has also received three nominations for the

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, as

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in ''

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'' and ''Io amo Andrea'' (both 1999) and as Best Supporting Actress for ''La felicità non costa niente'' (2003). Other notable films include her three films in Spain: ''

Live Flesh ''Live Flesh'', is a psychological thriller by British author Ruth Rendell, published in 1986. It won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year. It was the inspiration for a film of the same name by Pedro Almod ...

'' (1997, by

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...

), ''

¡Dispara! ''¡Dispara! '' (also known as ''Outrage!'') is a 1993 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura, starring Francesca Neri and Antonio Banderas. The story is a revenge tragedy. Plot Marcos, a young reporter, goes to a circus to write a Sunday ...

'' (''Outrage'', 1993, by

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career th ...

), both with her own voice speaking Spanish, and sex drama film '' Las edades de Lulú'' (''The Ages of Lulu'', 1990, by

Bigas Luna José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Spanish film director, designer and artist. His films are typically characterised by a strong emphasis on the erotic, often related to food, something for which he admitted a strong pa ...

, where she's dubbed into Spanish). After years of highly acclaimed work in Europe, she first received widespread notice in the United States when she played the role of Allegra, wife of the Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi in the Hollywood

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, ''

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'' in 2001. In 2002, she co-starred in ''

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'' alongside

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, playing the

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n wife of Claudio Perrini, a terrorist known as the Wolf.

Personal life

Neri has one son, Rocco (born 1999), with actor

Claudio Amendola Claudio Amendola (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian actor, director and television presenter. He starred in the 1993 film '' The Escort'', which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Born in Rome and the son of actors and ...

. She also has two stepdaughters from Claudio's previous marriage, including voice actress Alessia Amendola.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* 1964 births Italian film actresses Living people People from Trento Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub