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Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino, born on 22 October 1965, is a renowned Italian actress and film director. Her talent spans across language boundaries as she is famous for her roles in popular English-language films like Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and Hot Shots! She is recognized for her unforgettable 'olive-in-the-belly-button' scene. She has bagged the prestigious David di Donatello, Nastro d'Argento, Ciak d'oro and Globo d'oro awards. Additionally, she is one of the only four actresses to have twice won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival. She was born in Naples, Italy to an Italian father, a Germanist scholar, and a Greek mother, Lalla, a painter. She grew up in an artistic household and, after her parents divorced, she spent her time between Athens and Sorrento. At age 14, Valeria started working as a model and by the time she finished high school, she had already acted in her first movie.
Valeria's acting career started with her uncle, Enzo, receiving a call from famed director Lina Wertmuller. Her debut film was 'A Joke of Destiny' (1983), which witnessed her talent as she performed Shakespeare. Her career took a positive turn with independent films like 'My Dearest Son' and 'Little Flames', earning her a Globo d'oro award for Best Breakthrough Actress. Her unparalleled performance in 'A Tale of Love' earned her critical acclaim and two awards at the 1986 Venice Film Festival. After moving to Los Angeles in 1988, she entered Hollywood with 'Big Top Pee-wee'. She moved back to Italy in 2000 but her successes continued to come. In recent years, she has been directing. In 2013, her first feature film as director, Honey, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and in 2018, she directed 'Euforia' which was recognized as one of the best performances of Riccardo Scamarcio.
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Given Name: Valeria Golino
Born: Naples, Italy
Citizenship: Italian, Greek
Birthday: October 22, 1965
Occupations: Actress, Film Director
Years Active: 1983-present
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Movies Featuring Valeria Golino
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Daughter of Mine
Grazia's Island
Casanova, Last Love
Hot Shots!
The Indian Runner
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Big Top Pee-wee
Maria
Dark Love
Portrait Of My Father
La scuola è finita
A Butterfly Kiss
Kryptonite!
Like the Wind
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
For Your Love
Emma
An Italian Name
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation
The Summer House
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
Volare
Respiro
The Stand-In
Casanova, Last Love
Adults in the Room
Spanish Judges
San Antonio
36th Precinct
La vita possibile
5 Is the Perfect Number
Julius Caesar
Mario’s War
Texas
Olé !
Our Country
Black Sun
The Girl by the Lake
Don’t Waste Your Time, Johnny!
The King’s Whore
Year of the Gun
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
Little Flames
Detective School Dropouts
Storia d’amore
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
Torrents of Spring
You Came Back
Love and Fear
Last Summer in Tangiers
Fortuna
Land of the Sons
The Lying Life of Adults
I Told You So
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Like Two Crocodiles
Clean Slate
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker’s Apology
Giulia Doesn’t Date at Night
Submission
Side Streets
Four Rooms
Actresses
Immortal Beloved
An Occasional Hell
The French Kissers
The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
Ca$h
Marcel!
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
The Cézanne Affair
Last Harem
Puerto Escondido
Fuori
Shooting the Moon
Career Timeline
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2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
La Comtesse
Daughter of Mine
Tina
Volare
Elisa
Casanova, Last Love
La Cornelys
Adults in the Room
Danae Stratou
5 Is the Perfect Number
Rita
2015
For Your Love
Anna Ruotolo
An Italian Name
Betta Pontecorvo
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
Luigia
2009
Giulia Doesn’t Date at Night
Giulia
The French Kissers
La fille de la vidéo
The Cézanne Affair
Franca Rossetti
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