Paola Cortellesi
Acting
Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973) is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress, film director, and presenter. She began her career in television with the show Macao, presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show Mai dire Gol by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show Zelig). Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini, a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest. Her career in cinema includes several appreciated performances in comedies and comic movies, including a leading role in Tu la conosci Claudia?, a very popular production starring the comic trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2008, she was nominated for the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie Piano, solo by Riccardo Milani. In 2011 she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress for her leading role in Escort in Love. *Source:* **Wikipedia**
Known for
Acting65
moviePetra - Gli Onori di Casa
2025
Petra Delicato
moviePetra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
2025
Petra Delicato
movieMarcel!
2022
Telesales presenter
movieI cassamortari
2022
Se stessa (non accreditata)
movieWe Are Cinema
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieVitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
2021
Sé stassa
tvDinner Club
2021
Paola Cortellesi
tvPetra
2020
l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
moviePetra - Giorno da Cani
2020
Petra Delicato
Petra - Riti di Morte
2020
Petra Delicado
movieKidz
2020
Sara
movieDon't Stop Me Now
2019
Giovanna
movieDetective Per Caso
2019
Ispettore Maria Bellamore
movieMom or Dad?
2017
Valeria
movieCallas
2015
Maria Callas
movieThe Last Will Be the Last
2015
Luciana Colacci
movieWondrous Boccaccio
2015
Badessa Usimbalda
movieDo You See Me?
2014
Serena Bruno
movieSotto una buona stella
2014
Luisa Tombolini
movieA Boss in the Living Room
2014
Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
movieWomen Vs Men
2011
Chiara
movieMen Vs Women
2010
Chiara
tvTutti pazzi per amore
2008
Angelica, la voce del paradiso
movieMaria Montessori: una vita per i bambini
2007
Maria Montessori
movieBell'amico
2003
Damiana
moviePast Perfect
2003
Claudia
movieOn the Tiger's Back
2002
Antonella
movieIf I Were You
2001
Caterina
tvZelig
1997
Host
tvSanremo Music Festival
1951
Self - Special Guest / Self - Host
Writing10
movieThere's Still Tomorrow
2023
Screenplay, Story
Petra - Riti di Morte
2020
Writers' Assistant
movieDon't Stop Me Now
2019
Story, Screenplay
movieLike a Cat on a Highway
2017
Screenplay
movieMom or Dad?
2017
Screenplay
movieSomething New
2016
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Last Will Be the Last
2015
Story, Screenplay
movieDo You See Me?
2014
Story, Screenplay
Creator1
Directing1
movieThere's Still Tomorrow
2023
Director