Angela Finocchiaro

Angela Finocchiaro — Biography

Theatre, television and cinema have all been home to Angela Finocchiaro, an Italian actress, comedian and screenwriter. She is best known for winning the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress two years running, in 2006 and 2007; a Nastro d'Argento and Ciak d'oro awards are also among her honours. She is still working in films and on television today.

Her filmography begins with Ratataplan (1979) and Ho fatto splash (1980). From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s she worked in Italian comedies such as Il burbero, It's Happening Tomorrow, To Want to Fly, Assolto per aver commesso il fatto, Bidoni and L'ultimo capodanno. The turning point came in the mid-2000s: she played Piera in 13dici a tavola and Maria in La bestia nel cuore (released in English as Don't Tell), then won her second David as Amelia Benassi in Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother Is an Only Child). Lezioni di volo and A Perfect Day belong to the same period.

In the 2010s she appeared in contemporary comedies including Benvenuti al Sud, Indovina chi viene a Natale?, Vacanze ai Caraibi and Solo, and took part in the Italian dub of Moana. More recently she joined the programme LOL - Chi ride è fuori and played Anna in The Price of Family (2022) and its sequel The Price of Nonna's Inheritance (2024).