Galatea Ranzi (born 24 January 1967[1]) is an Italian film, stage and television actress.

Galatea Ranzi
Born (1967-01-24) 24 January 1967 (age 57)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Life and career

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Born in Rome, Ranzi studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1988.[2][1] She made her stage debut in 1987, in Luca Ronconi's Amor nello specchio, then she worked in numerous other productions directed by Ronconi, as well as in works directed by Cesare Lievi and Massimo Castri, among others.[2][1]

Ranzi made her film debut in 1993, in Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Fiorile,[2][1] and for her performance she was nominated to Nastro d'Argento for best actress.[3] In 2005, she was nominated to David di Donatello for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in Giuseppe Piccioni's The Life That I Want.[4]

In 2014, she was nominated to David di Donatello for best supporting actress for her performance in Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Fiorile Elisabette / Elisa
1996 Follow Your Heart Ilaria
1999 Appassionate Caterina
2001 Água e sal Ana
2002 A Journey Called Love Leonetta
2003 Il pranzo della domenica Susanna Papi
Caterina in the Big City Livia
2004 Three Steps Over Heaven Raffaella
Pontormo Anna
The Life That I Want Chiara
2005 Notte senza fine Tripoli princess
The Fine Art of Love Lady Helena
2006 Lettere dalla Sicilia Adult Penelope
2007 Ho voglia di te Raffaella
Come le formiche Sveva
2009 Aria Clara
2012 Un milione di giorni Franca Florio
2013 The Great Beauty Stefania
2015 What a Beautiful Surprise Psychologist Cameo appearance
2017 The Girl in the Fog Stella Honer
2019 Copperman Gianna
Citizens of the World Café woman Cameo appearance
2020 L'aurora Mother Short film
2021 Lussu Joyce Salvatori
2022 Strangeness The Mother

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 L'avvocato delle donne Laura Episode: "Laura"
1998 Avvocati Gabriella Episode: "Colpevole"
2004 Madame Doris Tarlazzi Television film
2006 La freccia nera Livia Main role
2014–2015 CentoVetrine Emma Saint-Germain Recurring role (season 15)
2018–2020 Baby Elsa Altieri-Della Rocca Main role
2020 Gli orologi del diavolo Dr. Leone Recurring role

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Fabio Secchi Frau. "Galatea Ranzi. La ronconiana". MyMovies. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
  3. ^ "Ecco i finalisti dei Nastri d'Argento". La Repubblica. 8 February 1994. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ ""Manuale d'amore" e "Cuore sacro" si sfidano per i David di Donatello". La Repubblica. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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