Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''

commedia all'Italiana Commedia all'italiana (, pl. Commedie all'italiana, "Comedy in the Italian way") or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mari ...

'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in ''

Divorce Italian Style ''Divorce Italian Style'' ( it, Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian dark comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay is by Germi, Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci, based on Giovanni Arpino's novel '' Un de ...

'' as Angela, the cousin and love interest of Ferdinando, played by

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

Early life

Sandrelli was born in

Viareggio Viareggio () is a city and ''comune'' in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 62,000, it is the second largest city within the province of Lucca, after Lucca. It is known as a seaside resort as ...

, Tuscany, into a middle-class family, the daughter of Florida and Otello Sandrelli (who died when she was eight years old), owners of a

pension A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

in Viareggio. As a girl, Sandrelli studied ballet and learned to play the accordion. Sandrelli had a brother, Sergio, seven years older, who had a successful music career and died in 2013.

Career

In 1960, Sandrelli won the Miss Cinema Viareggio beauty contest, then she was the cover girl of the magazine ''

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'', and had the first opportunities to make films, appearing, among others, in

Luciano Salce Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Ve ...

's ''

Il federale ''The Fascist'' ( it, Il federale) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone. Plot The movie takes place in 1944, when Italy was divided b ...

''. Her film career was launched by

Pietro Germi Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the neorealist and commedia all'Italiana genres. His 1961 film ''Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a Be ...

with ''

'' (1961); later, she worked three more times with Germi, in '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1963), ''

L'immorale ''L'immorale'' is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Sergio Masini * Stefania Sandrelli as Marisa Malagugini * Renée Longarini as Giulia Masini * Mari ...

'' (1967) and ''

Alfredo, Alfredo ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town ...

'' (1970). Stefania-Sandrelli-1963

Sandrelli became in a short time a protagonist of the

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, appearing, among others, in

Antonio Pietrangeli Antonio Pietrangeli (19 January 191912 July 1968) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. Biography Pietrangeli was born in Rome. He started in the film industry by writing ...

's ''

Io la conoscevo bene ''I Knew Her Well'' ( it, Io la conoscevo bene) is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot sy ...

'',

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

's '' Brancaleone alle crociate'' and

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's ''

C'eravamo tanto amati ''We All Loved Each Other So Much'' ( it, C'eravamo tanto amati) is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Ettore Scola and written by Scola and the famous screenwriter duo of Age & Scarpelli. It stars Stefania Sandrelli, Vittorio Gassman, N ...

''. She also starred in several

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's drama films, including ''

The Conformist ''The Conformist'' (''Il conformista'') is a novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1951, which details the life and desire for normality of a government official during Italy's fascist period. It is also known for the 1970 film adaptation by B ...

'' (1970) and ''

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'' (1976), and in several French productions. In 1980, she won the

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in

's '' La terrazza''. In 1983, she relaunched her career with the

Tinto Brass Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the er ...

' erotic film '' The Key''; following the success of the film she then acted in a series of successful erotic films. On 10 September 2005, she received the

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

for Lifetime Achievement at the

62nd Venice International Film Festival The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with Tsui Hark's ''Seven Swords'' and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical '' Perhaps Love''. The lineups were announced by the ...

. On 11 May 2012, she received the title of Chevalier (Knight) of the

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Personal life

Sandrelli had a long relationship with Italian singer-songwriter

Gino Paoli Gino Paoli (; born 23 September 1934 in Monfalcone) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is a seminal figure who has written a number of songs widely regarded as classics in Italian popular music, including: " Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa ...

. Their daughter

Amanda Sandrelli Amanda Sandrelli (born 31 October 1964) is an Italian actress. Born in Lausanne, she is the daughter of Italian singer Gino Paoli and actress Stefania Sandrelli. She debuted in '' L'Attenzione'', from director Giovanni Soldati, in 1984. Fil ...

, born in 1964, is also an actress.

Selected filmography

* 1961: ''Gioventù di notte'' - her first role * 1961: ''

The Fascist ''The Fascist'' ( it, Il federale) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone. Plot The movie takes place in 1944, when Italy was divided bet ...

'' (''Il federale'') * 1961: ''

'' (''Divorzio all'italiana'') * 1963: ''

Il Fornaretto di Venezia ''Il Fornaretto di Venezia'' (US TV title: ''The Scapegoat,'' French title ''Le Petit Boulanger de Venise'' or, alternatively, ''Le Procès des Doges — as seen on the poster'') is a 1963 Italian-French film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wro ...

'' * 1963: '' La bella di Lodi'' * 1964: '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (''Sedotta e abbandonata'') * 1965: '' I Knew Her Well'' (''Io la conoscevo bene'') * 1966: ''

Tender Scoundrel ''Tender Scoundrel'' (french: Tendre voyou, it, Un avventuriero a Tahiti) is a 1966 French-Italian comedy film starring Jean Paul Belmondo and directed by Jean Becker. It recorded admissions in France of 1,970,023.L'immorale ''L'immorale'' is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Sergio Masini * Stefania Sandrelli as Marisa Malagugini * Renée Longarini as Giulia Masini * Mari ...

'' * 1968: ''

Partner Partner, Partners, The Partner, or, The Partners may refer to: Books * ''The Partner'' (Grisham novel), by John Grisham, 1997 * ''The Partner'' (Jenaro Prieto novel), 1928 * ''The Partners'' (book), a 1983 book by James B. Stewart * ''Partner'' (m ...

'' * 1969: '' L'amante di Gramigna'' * 1970: ''

'' * 1970: '' Brancaleone at the Crusades'' (''Brancaleone alle Crociate'') * 1970: ''

'' (''Il conformista'') * 1972: ''

Devil in the Brain ''Devil in the Brain'' ( it, Il diavolo nel cervello) is a 1972 Italian psychological thriller movie. Plot Oscar Minno returns from working several years overseas and looks up his old flame Sandra. Sandra is widowed and lives in a childlike men ...

'' (''Il diavolo nel cervello'') * 1974: '' Somewhere Beyond Love'' (''Delitto d'amore'') * 1974: '' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (''C'eravamo tanto amati'') * 1976: ''

'' (''Novecento'') * 1976: '' Death Rite'' (''Les magiciens'') * 1976: ''

Strange Occasion ''Quelle strane occasioni'', internationally released as ''Strange Occasion'', is a 1976 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Luigi Magni. Loy didn't accept to sign his segment, ''Italian Superman'', that resul ...

'' (''Quelle strane occasioni'') * 1976: ''

Police Python 357 ''Police Python 357'' (also known as ''The Case Against Ferro'') is a 1976 French crime-thriller film written and directed by Alain Corneau. It is an adaptation of the storyline of Kenneth Fearing's 1946 novel, '' The Big Clock'', though with obvi ...

'' * 1979: ''

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'' (''L'Ingorgo: Una storia impossibile'') * 1979: ''

Where Are You Going on Holiday? ''Where Are You Going on Holiday'', also known as ''Dove vai in vacanza?'', is a 1978 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini, Luciano Salce and Alberto Sordi. Plot The film is divided into three episodes. ''Sarò tutta per ...

'' (''Dove vai in vacanza?'') * 1980: '' La terrazza'' * 1980: ' * 1981: ''

My Darling, My Dearest ''My Darling, My Dearest'' ( it, Bello mio, bellezza mia) is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot Cast * Giancarlo Giannini: Gennarino Laganà * Mariangela Melato: Armida * Stefania Sandrelli: Clarabella * Massimo ...

'' (''Bello mio, bellezza mia'') * 1981: '' La disubbidienza'' * 1982: '' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' * 1983: ''

Vacanze di Natale ''Vacanze di Natale'' is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina ...

'' * 1983: '' The Key'' (''La chiave'') * 1984: ''

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 ...

'' (''Segreti segreti'') * 1985: '' Mamma Ebe'' * 1985: '' D'Annunzio'' * 1986: ''

The American Bride ''The American Bride'' ( it, La sposa americana) is a 1986 Italian romance film written and directed by Giovanni Soldati. It is based on the novel with the same name written by the director's father. Plot Edoardo, a young professor of litera ...

'' (''La sposa americana'') * 1987: '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' (''Speriamo che sia femmina'') * 1987: '' The Family'' (''La famiglia'') * 1987: ''

The Gold Rimmed Glasses ''Gli occhiali d'oro'' (internationally released as ''The Gold Rimmed Glasses'') is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo, starring Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett and Valeria Golino. Set in Ferrara and in a nearby seaside resort ...

'' (''Gli occhiali d'oro'') * 1987: ' (''Noyade interdite'') * 1987: '' Secondo Ponzio Pilato'' * 1988: ''

Mignon Has Come to Stay ''Mignon è partita'' (literally ''Mignon Has Left'', internationally released as ''Mignon Has Come to Stay'') is a 1988 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. The film won five David di Donatello awards for Best New Director, Best ...

'' (''Mignon è partita'') * 1988: ''

The Sleazy Uncle ''Lo zio indegno'' (internationally released as ''The Sleazy Uncle'') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Brusati. Vittorio Gassman was awarded a Nastro d'Argento Best Actor for his portrayal of Uncle Luca. Cast *Vittorio Gassman ...

'' (''Lo zio indegno'') * 1988: ''

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'' * 1989: ''

The Little Devil ''The Little Devil'' (original Italian name ''Il piccolo diavolo'') is a 1988 Italian film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, also starring Walter Matthau, Stefania Sandrelli, Nicoletta Braschi and John Lurie. In some European countries an ...

'' (''Il piccolo diavolo'') * 1990: ''

Dark Illness ''Il male oscuro'' (internationally released as ''Dark Illness'' and ''The Obscure Illness'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Monicelli ...

'' (''Il male oscuro'') * 1990: '' The African Woman'' * 1990: ''

Traces of an Amorous Life ''Traces of an Amorous Life'' ( it, Tracce di vita amorosa) is a 1990 Italian romance-drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It entered the competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Luciano Bartoli as the boss * Valeria ...

'' (''Tracce di vita amorosa'') * 1992: ''

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'' * 1994: '' Of Love and Shadows'' * 1994: ''

With Closed Eyes ''With Closed Eyes'' ( it, Con gli occhi chiusi) is a 1994 Italian drama film written and directed by Francesca Archibugi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Federigo Tozzi. For his performance Marco Messeri won the Nastro ...

'' (''Con gli occhi chiusi'') * 1995: '' Palermo - Milan One Way'' * 1996: ''

Stealing Beauty ''Stealing Beauty'' (french: Beauté volée; it, Io ballo da sola) is a 1996 drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, and Rachel Weisz. Written by Bertolucci and Susan Mi ...

'' * 1996: ''

The Nymph ''Ninfa plebea'', internationally released as ''The Nymph'', is a 1996 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It is based on the Premio Strega winning novel with the same name by Domenico Rea. Cast * Raoul Bova: Pietro * L ...

'' (''Ninfa plebea'') * 1998: '' The Dinner'' (''La cena'') * 1998: '' We'll Really Hurt You'' (''Le faremo tanto male'') * 1998: ''

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'' (''Matrimoni'') * 2001: '' The Last Kiss'' (''L'ultimo bacio'') * 2002: '' Sons and Daughters'' (''Figli/Hijos'') * 2003: '' A Talking Picture'' (''Um Filme Falado'') * 2003: '' People of Rome'' (''Gente di Roma'') * 2003: '' Life as It Comes'' (''La vita come viene'') * 2010: '' The Woman of My Dreams'' * 2010: ''

The First Beautiful Thing ''The First Beautiful Thing'' ( it, La prima cosa bella) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy on 15 January 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramaz ...

'' (''La prima cosa bella'') * 2010: '' The Passion'' (''La passione'')

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandrelli, Stefania 1946 births Living people People from Viareggio Italian film actresses David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses Italian television actresses

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