| Luisa Ranieri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1973-12-16) 16 December 1973 (age 51) Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Luca Zingaretti (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. She made her breakthrough in Leonardo Pieraccioni's The Prince and the Pirate (2001) before starring in a variety of Rai crime and biographical miniseries. Her other film credits include romantic comedy Letters to Juliet (2011), drama Fasten Your Seatbelts (2014), biographical drama The Music of Silence (2017), thriller Naples in Veils (2017), drama The Hand of God (2021), romantic drama Nuovo Olimpo (2023), and dramas Parthenope and Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (both 2024).
Callas e Onassis
Ranieri is best known for her television movie portrayal of the opera diva Maria Callas in the 2005 Italian television film Callas e Onassis, which began her acting career. Though a number of fiction and nonfiction movies, and documentaries, have been done on the late shipping magnate billionaire Aristotle Onassis, and of Callas, the TV movie Callas e Onassis is the only television or movie depiction ever made exclusively devoted to the public and private deep emotional relationship and close friendship between Onassis and Callas.
Other appearances
Ranieri had a noteworthy acting performance in the 2010 drama film Letters to Juliet as one of Juliet's secretaries, who is the closest to Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. She also played the role of Assunta Goretti, the mother of Maria Goretti, in the 2003 film Maria Goretti, an Italian television movie based on real-life events of the Catholic virgin-martyr and saint, Maria Goretti. In 2014, Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Prince and the Pirate | Chiara | Leonardo Pieraccioni | |
| 2003 | The Fugitive | Maria | Andrea Manni | |
| 2004 | Guardians of the Clouds | Woman | Luciano Odorisio | Uncredited |
| Eros | Linda | Michelangelo Antonioni | Segment: "Il filo pericoloso delle cose" | |
| Il produttore | Mariapia | Gabriele Mainetti | Short film | |
| 2007 | SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie | Chiara Munno | Vincenzo Salemme | |
| 2008 | Basette | Prisca | Gabriele Mainetti | Short film |
| 2009 | The Friends at the Margherita Cafe | Ninni | Pupi Avati | |
| 2010 | La vita è una cosa meravigliosa | Laura | Carlo Vanzina | |
| Letters to Juliet | Isabella | Gary Winick | ||
| 2011 | Bienvenue à bord | Margherita Cavalieri | Éric Lavaine | |
| Mozzarella Stories | Sofia | Edoardo De Angelis | ||
| The Immature | Marta | Paolo Genovese | ||
| 2012 | The Immature: The Trip | |||
| Lightning Strike | Angela Cacace | Neri Parenti | Segment: "Primo episodio" | |
| 2014 | Maldamore | Sandra Orlandi | Angelo Longoni | |
| Fasten Your Seatbelts | Maricla | Ferzan Özpetek | ||
| 2016 | Forever Young | Sonia | Fausto Brizzi | |
| 2017 | The Music of Silence | Edi | Michael Radford | |
| Veleno | Rosaria | Diego Olivares | ||
| Naples in Veils | Catena | Ferzan Özpetek | ||
| 2018 | L'affitto | Angela | Antonio Moirin | Short film |
| 2019 | Vita segreta di Maria Capasso | Maria Capasso | Salvatore Piscicelli | |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Virana (voice) | Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada | Italian voice-over role |
| The Hand of God | Patrizia | Paolo Sorrentino | ||
| 7 Women and a Murder | Maria | Alessandro Genovesi | ||
| 2023 | Nuovo Olimpo | Titti | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2024 | Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness | Rosalie Tobia | Johnny Depp | |
| Parthenope | Greta Cool | Paolo Sorrentino | ||
| Diamanti | Alberta Canova | Ferzan Özpetek |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Maria Goretti | Assunta Goretti | Television film |
| 2004 | La omicidi | Simona Colli | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Cefalonia | Feria | Miniseries |
| Rockpolitik | Herself/co-host | Variety show | |
| Callas e Onassis | Maria Callas | Miniseries | |
| 2007 | Boris | Verena | Episode: "Una questione di principio" |
| 2008 | 'O Professore | Manuela | Miniseries |
| Amiche mie | Marta | 12 episodes | |
| 2012–2013 | Amore criminale | Herself/host | True crime docu-drama (season 5) |
| 2014 | Gli anni spezzati | Gemma Capra | Episode: "Il commissario" |
| Il giudice meschino | Marina Rossi | Miniseries | |
| A Good Season | Bianca | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Luisa Spagnoli | Luisa Spagnoli | Miniseries |
| 2018–2020 | La vita promessa | Carmela Rizzo | 7 episodes |
| 2021–present | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Lolita Lobosco | Lead role |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actress in a Short Film | Basette | Won | |
| 2018 | Best Actress | Veleno | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actress | The Hand of God | Nominated | |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |||
| 2023 | Icon Award | Herself | Won | ||
| Ciak d'Oro | Best Actress | Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco | Nominated |
References
- Ebert, Roger (2008-11-18). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-0-7407-7745-5. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- "Callas e Onassis". 6 November 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- "Luisa Ranieri to be the host of the 71st Venice Film Festival". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 7 April 2023.
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