Margaret Mazzantini | |
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| Born | (1961-10-27)27 October 1961 (age 64) Dublin, Ireland |
| Other names | Margaret Donnelly |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Children | 4, includingPietro Castellitto |
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| Relatives | Giselda Volodi (sister) |
| Website | www |
Margaret Mazzantini (Italian pronunciation:[ˈmarɡaretmattsanˈtiːni]; born 27 October 1961) is an Italian-Irish writer and actress. She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980 starring in the cult horror classicAntropophagus, she has also appeared in television and theatre. As a successful writer, her novels includeNon ti muovere (Don't Move) which was adapted into thenamesake film and is directed by her husbandSergio Castellitto and starsPenélope Cruz. Her career as a writer and actress has earned her several awards and nominations including Campiello Awards, aGolden Ticket Award, and aGoya Award.
Mazzantini was born inDublin, Ireland toCarlo Mazzantini, an Italian writer and artist, andAnne Donnelly, an Irish artist. She has three sisters (one of whom isGiselda Volodi). She spent her childhood aroundEurope,Spain, andTangier, until the family settled inTivoli. In 1982 she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts inRome.
She marriedSergio Castellitto in 1987. They have four children,Pietro (b. 1992), Maria (b. 1997), Anna (b. 2001) and Cesare (b. 2006). She lives in Rome.
In 2003, she was awarded the title of Knight Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on the initiative of the President of the Republic.
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Antropophagus | Henriette 'Rita' | Credited as Margaret Donnelly |
| 1982 | La Voce | English:The Voice | |
| 1988 | Nulla ci può fermare | ||
| Il cuore di mamma | Valeria | ||
| 1989 | L'assassina | ||
| 1994 | Quando le montagne finiscono | Anna | |
| 1996 | Festival | Carla Melis | |
| The Barber of Rio | Silvia | ||
| 1997 | Il cielo è sempre più blu | ||
| 1999 | Libero Burro | Caterina Clavarino | |
| 2004 | Non ti muovere | Ultima donna di questa storia | Uncredited; also writer, English:Don't Move |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Un caso d'incoscienza | Helga | Television film |
| Un delitto | Television film | ||
| 1987 | Il commissario corso | Mini-series; episode:Senza Prove | |
| 1988 | Lucas läβt grüβen | Television film | |
| Chéri | Television film | ||
| 1990 | Una fredda mattina di maggio | Lia | Television film |
| 1991 | Un cane sciolto 2 | Television film | |
| Duel of Hearts | Zara | Television film | |
| Le flic de Moscou | Virginie | 2 episodes:Meurtre au monastère,Crime sous hypnose | |
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