Paola Cortellesi
Actor
Born November 24, 1973 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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.
Filmography
LIBERO sempre comunque mai
Self
Petra - Gli Onori di Casa
Petra Delicato
Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
Petra Delicato
Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
Self
There's Still Tomorrow
Delia
Directors Talks
Self
GialappaShow
Call My Agent: Italy
Marcel!
Telesales presenter
I cassamortari
Se stessa (non accreditata)
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
Self
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
Paola
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
Sé stassa
Dinner Club
Paola Cortellesi
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Monica
Petra
l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne
Herself
Petra - Giorno da Cani
Petra Delicato
Kidz
Sara
Don't Stop Me Now
Giovanna
Detective Per Caso
Ispettore Maria Bellamore
The Legend Of The Christmas Witch
Paola
Like a Cat on a Highway
Monica
Mom or Dad?
Valeria
Something New
Lucia
Laura & Paola
Callas
Maria Callas
Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
Herself
The Last Will Be the Last
Luciana Colacci
Wondrous Boccaccio
Badessa Usimbalda
Do You See Me?
Serena Bruno
Sotto una buona stella
Luisa Tombolini
A Boss in the Living Room
Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
Some Say No
Irma
Escort in Love
Alice
Women Vs Men
Chiara
Longlasting Youth
Nora
Men Vs Women
Chiara
La fisica dell'acqua
Giulia
The Ladies Get Their Say
Sofia
Tutti pazzi per amore
Angelica, la voce del paradiso
Piano, Solo
Baba
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight
Cinzia
Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini
Maria Montessori
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
The last will be the last
Have You Met Claudia?
Claudia
Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol
Silvana
Il posto dell'anima
Nina
Bell'amico
Damiana
Past Perfect
Claudia
On the Tiger's Back
Antonella
Mai dire domenica
Un altr'anno e poi cresco
Alessia
If I Were You
Caterina
Amarsi può darsi
Rita
Ask Me If I'm Happy
Dalia
Mai dire grande fratello
Zelig
Host
Never Say Goal
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest