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| Born | Giuseppina Merli (1943-03-26)26 March 1943 (age 82) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
Giusi (Giuseppina) Merli (born 26 March 1943 inPisa,Italy) is an Italian theatre and movieactress.[1] She performed in more than 200 theatrical and film productions. Merli is best known for the role of Sister Maria (inspired byMother Teresa) inThe Great Beauty byPaolo Sorrentino.[2]
Merli earned a degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at theUniversity of Pisa.
She studied with Russian-American directorVladimir Olshansky. She performed in classical texts (Antigone,The Bacchae,A Midsummer Night's Dream,The Tempest) and modern dramatic (Woyzeck) and comic texts (Monsieur de Pourceaugnac). She worked in Italy and abroad in roles with directors including Aldo Rostagno,John Jesurun, Paul Pierazzini, Dario Marconcini, Angelo Savelli, Marco Cavicchioli,Paolo Rossi,Rolando Ravello,Paolo Virzì andPaolo Sorrentino.
