Valeria D'Obici (born 17 April 1944) is an Italian film, stage and television actress.
Life and career
Born in
Lerici, D'Obici studied at the drama school of the
Piccolo Teatro in
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, and made her professional debut at the same theatre.
Between 1975 and 1977 she was part of the
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo OMRI (; 26 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan language, Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and ...
stage company.
She made her film debut in the ''
poliziottesco'' ''
Killer Cop''.
Her
breakout role was the ugly Fosca in
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over ...
's ''
Passion of Love'' (1981); for this role she was awarded with a
David di Donatello for Best Actress and a
Globo d'oro in the same category.
Awards
* 1981:
David di Donatello for Best Actress, winner – ''
Passion of Love''
* 1982:
David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress, nominee – ''
Sweet Pea
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''
* 1984: David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress, nominee – ''
A Proper Scandal''
* 1988:
San Remo Film Festival, Best Actress, winner –
La rosa bianca
References
Further reading
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External links
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Italian film actresses
1952 births
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
David di Donatello winners
Actors from La Spezia
Actresses from Liguria
Living people
20th-century Italian actresses
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