Paola Cortellesi
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**
Fotos
Filmes (52)
The Absurd Story of Gialappa’s Band
2026 · Herself
Libero sempre comunque mai
2025 · Self
Petra - Gli Onori di Casa
2025 · Petra Delicato
Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
2025 · Petra Delicato
Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
2024 · Self
Ainda Temos o Amanhã
2023 · Delia, Screenplay, Story, Director
Marcel!
2022 · Telesales presenter
I cassamortari
2022 · Se stessa (non accreditata)
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
2022 · Self
A Lenda da Befana: O Início
2021 · Paola
We Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
2021 · Sé stassa
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
2021 · Monica, Writer
Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne
2020 · Herself
Petra - Giorno da Cani
2020 · Petra Delicato
Petra - Riti di Morte
2020 · Petra Delicado, Writers' Assistant
Mais Outro Filho
2020 · Sara
Mamãe É Uma Espiã
2019 · Giovanna, Story, Screenplay
Detective Per Caso
2019 · Ispettore Maria Bellamore
The Legend of the Christmas Witch
2018 · Paola
Like a Cat on a Highway
2017 · Monica, Screenplay
Mom or Dad?
2017 · Valeria, Screenplay
Algo de Novo
2016 · Lucia, Story, Screenplay
Callas
2015 · Maria Callas
Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
2015 · Herself
The Last Will Be the Last
2015 · Luciana Colacci, Story, Screenplay
Maravilhoso Boccaccio
2015 · Badessa Usimbalda
Desculpe a Minha Existência!
2014 · Serena Bruno, Story, Screenplay
Sotto una buona stella
2014 · Luisa Tombolini
A Boss in the Living Room
2014 · Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
Some Say No
2011 · Irma
Escort in Love
2011 · Alice
Guerra dos Sexos 2
2011 · Chiara
Guerra dos Sexos
2010 · Chiara
La fisica dell'acqua
2010 · Giulia
The Ladies Get Their Say
2009 · Sofia
Piano, Solo
2007 · Baba
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight
2007 · Cinzia
Maria Montessori - Uma Vida Dedicada às Crianças
2007 · Maria Montessori
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
2006
The last will be the last
2005 · Writer
Have You Met Claudia?
2004 · Claudia
Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol
2004 · Silvana
Il posto dell'anima
2003 · Nina
Bell'amico
2003 · Damiana
Past Perfect
2003 · Claudia
On the Tiger's Back
2002 · Antonella
Un altr'anno e poi cresco
2001 · Alessia
If I Were You
2001 · Caterina
Amarsi può darsi
2001 · Rita
Ask Me If I'm Happy
2000 · Dalia
Finché dura
· Director, Writer
Séries (16)
Peccato
2026
Directors Talks
2023 · Self
GialappaShow
2023
Call My Agent: Italy
2023
Jantar Italiano
2021 · Paola Cortellesi
Petra
2020 · l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
Laura & Paola
2016
Longlasting Youth
2010 · Nora
Everyone's Crazy About Love
2008 · Angelica, la voce del paradiso
Let's Not Lose Sight of Each Other
2008 · Creator
Let No One Sleep
2004
Mai dire domenica
2002
Mai dire grande fratello
2000
Zelig
1997 · Host
Never Say Goal
1990
Sanremo Music Festival
1951 · Self - Special Guest, Self - Host