Sonia Bergamasco (born 16 January 1966) is an Italian actress.

Sonia Bergamasco
Born (1966-01-16) 16 January 1966 (age 58)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActress
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
(m. 2000)
Children2

Born in Milan, Bergamasco graduated in piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory and then enrolled the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1990.[1][2][3] The same year, she made her stage debut in Giorgio Strehler's Arlecchino dei giovani.[3]

She made her film debut in 1994, in the film Miracoli, storie per corti, in the segment Antonio Mastronunzio pittore sannita directed by Mario Martone.[1][2] In 2001 she had her breakout role as Sofia, the main character in Giuseppe Bertolucci's Probably Love.[1][2] In 2004 thanks to her performance in The Best of Youth she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress along with the rest of the female cast.[3][4]

Bergamasco is married to actor Fabrizio Gifuni, since 2000. They have two daughters.[3][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1994 D'estate Chiara Short film
2000 Il mnemonista Eva
2001 Probably Love Sofia
Voices Ludovica Bari
2003 Amorfù Elena
The Best of Youth Giulia Monfalco
2005 Musikanten Marta
2007 Niente è come sembra Hildegard of Bingen
2008 Wild Blood Prisoner Cameo appearance
2009 La straniera Giada
Giulia Doesn't Date at Night Benedetta Montani
2010 The Woman of My Dreams Carolina
Maledimiele Anna
2011 Make a Fake Giulia
2012 Me and You Arianna Cuni
2015 Rubando bellezza Herself Documentary
2016 Quo Vado? Dr. Sironi
2017 Like a Cat on a Highway Luce
Bloody Richard Regina Madre
2021 Like a Cat on a Highway 2 Luce
2022 I cassamortari Maddalena Grandi
2023 Thank You Guys Laura
2024 The Life Apart Erminia Macola

Television

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
2005 De Gasperi – L'uomo della speranza Francesca Romani Two-parts television movie
2008 Einstein Elsa Einstein Television movie
2008–2010 Tutti pazzi per amore Lea De Angelis Main role (season 1-2)
2009 Bakhita Angelica Marin Two-parts television movie
2012–2015 Una grande famiglia Laura Rengoni Main role
2016–2021 Inspector Montalbano Livia Burlando Main role (season 10-15)
2021 La scelta di Maria Maria Bergamas Television movie
2022 Stanotte a… Alda Merini Episode: "Stanotte a Milano"
2024 My Brilliant Friend Maria Rosa Airota 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nicoletta Dose. "Sonia Bergamasco. Attrice di classe". MyMovies. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Gianni Canova (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
  3. ^ a b c d Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
  4. ^ "La meglio gioventù fa il pieno di Nastri d' argento". La Repubblica. April 7, 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ^ Palladini, Federica (2 September 2016). "Sonia Bergamasco e Fabrizio Gifuni: la coppia più bella della Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 2016" [Sonia Bergamasco and Fabrizio Gifuni: the most beautiful couple of the Venice Film Festival 2016]. Elle (in Italian).
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