Giuliana De Sio (born 2 April 1956) is an

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, the younger sister of pop-

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Teresa De Sio Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio. Biography and career Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was ori ...

. She won two

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and different Silver Ribbons for Best Actress.

Biography and career

Giuliana De Sio was born in Salerno and grew up in

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, where her family is originally from. De Sio's first public appearance was when she was five years old in a show at Teatro Verdi in Salerno. She moved to

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when she was eighteen to live in a hippy

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before relocating to

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, where she befriended

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and Alessandro Haber, who encouraged her to take up acting. Her professional debut was in 1976 when Gianni Bongiovanni choose her for the

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TV film ''Una donna''.

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then gave her a part in ''Mani sporche'' and

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choose her to star in ''

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'' together with

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. In the early 1980s she met with Massimo Troisi, who cast her in a major role in his second film, ''

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'' (1982). She later worked with

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in ''

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'' (1982) and '' Casablanca Casablanca'' (1985). She is an atheist but admires

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and

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. In March 2020, she was reported to have tested positive for

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, but recovered after a few days.

Filmography

* ''Sex for Sale'' (''San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne'', 1976) * ''Street of the Crane's Foot'' (1979) * ''

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'' (''Il Malato immaginario'', 1979) * ''

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''

'' (''Io, Chiara e lo scuro'', 1982) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

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'' (''Cuore'', 1985, TV series) * '' Casablanca, Casablanca'' (1985) * '' Hundred Days in Palermo'' (1984) * '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' (''Speriamo che sia femmina'', 1986) * '' Private Affairs'' (''Ti presento un'amica'', 1987) * '' La piovra'', (1987, TV series) * '' The Rogues'' (''I Picari'', 1988) * ''

What if Gargiulo Finds Out? ''What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' ( it, Se lo scopre Gargiulo) is a 1988 Italian comedy film written and directed by Elvio Porta and starring Giuliana De Sio and Richard Anconina. Plot Cast * Giuliana De Sio as Teresa Capece * Richard Anconin ...

'' (1988) * ''Feu sur le candidat'' (1990) * '' The Wicked'' (1991) * ''Historical center'' (1992) * ''For not forget'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993, TV episode) * '' The True Life of Antonio H.'' (1994) * ''Italians'' (1996) * ''With Hate And With Love ''(1997) * ''Besame mucho'' (1999) * ' (2000, TV) * '' Der Kapitän - Kein Hafen für die Anastasia'' (2000, TV) * ''The beauty of the women'' (2001, TV series) * ''

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'' (''Ti voglio bene Eugenio'', 2002) * ''Chemistry Forever ''(2002) * ''Lights Turn Off'' (2004) * ''The not long night'' (2006, TV) * ''Il console Italiano'' (2011)

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* 1956 births Italian actresses Living people People from Cava de' Tirreni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Italian atheists {{Italy-actor-stub