Luisa Ranieri | |
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| Born | (1973-12-16)16 December 1973 (age 51) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Children | 2 daughters |
Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress.[1] She made her breakthrough inLeonardo Pieraccioni'sThe Prince and the Pirate (2001) before starring in a variety ofRai crime and biographical miniseries. Her other film credits include romantic comedyLetters to Juliet (2011), dramaFasten Your Seatbelts (2014), biographical dramaThe Music of Silence (2017), thrillerNaples in Veils (2017), dramaThe Hand of God (2021), romantic dramaNuovo Olimpo (2023), and dramasParthenope andModì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (both 2024).
Ranieri is best known for her television movie portrayal of the opera divaMaria Callas in the 2005 Italian television filmCallas e Onassis, which began her acting career.[2] Though a number of fiction and nonfiction movies, and documentaries, have been done on the late shipping magnate billionaireAristotle Onassis, and of Callas, the TV movieCallas e Onassis is the only television or movie depiction ever made exclusively devoted to the public and private deep emotional relationship and close friendship between Onassis and Callas.
Ranieri had a noteworthy acting performance in the 2010 drama filmLetters to Juliet as one of Juliet's secretaries, who is the closest to Sophie, played byAmanda Seyfried. She also played the role of Assunta Goretti, the mother of Maria Goretti, in the 2003 filmMaria Goretti, an Italian television movie based on real-life events of the Catholic virgin-martyr and saint,Maria Goretti. In 2014, Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the71st Venice International Film Festival inVenice, Italy.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Maria Goretti | Assunta Goretti | Television film |
| 2004 | La omicidi | Simona Colli | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Cefalonia | Feria | Miniseries |
| Rockpolitik | Herself/co-host | Variety show | |
| Callas e Onassis | Maria Callas | Miniseries | |
| 2007 | Boris | Verena | Episode: "Una questione di principio" |
| 2008 | 'O Professore | Manuela | Miniseries |
| Amiche mie | Marta | 12 episodes | |
| 2012–2013 | Amore criminale | Herself/host | True crime docu-drama (season 5) |
| 2014 | Gli anni spezzati | Gemma Capra | Episode: "Il commissario" |
| Il giudice meschino | Marina Rossi | Miniseries | |
| A Good Season | Bianca | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Luisa Spagnoli | Luisa Spagnoli | Miniseries |
| 2018–2020 | La vita promessa | Carmela Rizzo | 7 episodes |
| 2021–present | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Lolita Lobosco | Lead role |
| Association | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| Ciak d'Oro | 2023 | Best Actress in a Television Series | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Nominated | [4] |
| 2024 | Best Actress | Diamanti | Won | [5] | |
| David di Donatello | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | The Hand of God | Nominated | |
| Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels | 2006 | Best Actress in a Television Series | Cefalonia | Won | |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2008 | Best Actress in a Short Film | Basette | Won | |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Veleno | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Best Supportin Actress | The Hand of God | Won | ||
| 2023 | Icon Award | Herself | Won | ||
| Premio Flaiano | 2023 | Best Acting Performance in a Television Series | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Won |
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