Isabella Ferrari

Isabella Ferrari (born 31 March 1964), is the stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise in the police drama series Distretto di Polizia (Police District) and Distretto di Polizia 2 (Police District 2) which was televised on Mediaset's Canale 5 from 2000 to 2001. At the 1995 Venice Film Festival she won a Volpi Cup award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Romanzo di un giovane povero.[1]

Isabella Ferrari
Ferrari in 2008
Born
Isabella Fogliazza

(1964-03-31) 31 March 1964
Ponte dell'Olio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationActress
Known forPolice Commissioner "Giovanna Scalise" in Distretto di Polizia
Spouse(s)Massimo Osti
Renato De Maria
ChildrenTeresa (born 1995)
Nina (born 1998)
Giovanni (born 2001)

Career

Ferrari was born Isabella Fogliazza in Ponte dell'Olio, Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. At the age of 15 she was elected Miss Teenager in a contest held in a discoteque. She made her acting debut at the age of 17[2] as Selvaggia in the Carlo Vanzini comedy Sapore di mare in 1982; she also performed in the film's sequel Sapore di mare 2- un anno dopo. Since then she has regularly performed in films, television and the theatre. She is best known to the Italian audience as Police Commissioner Giovanna Scalise, the protagonist in the first two seasons of the police drama series Distretto di Polizia.

At the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Ferrari won a Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress in the Ettore Scola film Romanzo di un giovane povero in which she played the part of Andreina.

She was nominated to the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 thanks to her performance in The Goodbye Kiss and in 2008 for her performance in Quiet Chaos.

Personal life

Ferrari lives in Rome, Italy, and is the mother of three children.[3] Her eldest daughter, Teresa, who was born in 1995, is by her first husband, Massimo Osti; and her younger daughter, Nina (born 1998), and son, Giovanni (born 2001) are by her second husband, director Renato De Maria.

Filmography
Films
Title Year Role Notes
Il ras del quartiere 1983 Veronica Gatti
Time for Loving 1983 Selvaggia Binetti
Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo 1983 Selvaggia Binetti
Domani mi sposo 1984 Susy
Chewingum 1984 Isabella
Good King Dagobert 1984 Chrodilde
Fracchia contro Dracula 1985 Luna Jabonks
Il ragazzo del Pony Express 1986 Claudia
Appointment in Liverpool 1988 Caterina
Willy Signori e vengo da lontano 1990 Lucia Ventura
Gangsters 1992 Evelyna
Allulo Drom - L'anima zingara 1992 Lorenza
Romanzo di un giovane povero 1995 Andreina
Escoriandoli 1996 Tarcisia
Hotel Paura 1996 Lucia
Mare largo 1998 Clara
Vite in sospeso 1998 Eugenia
Holy Tongue 2000 Patrizia
Amatemi 2005 Nina
The Goodbye Kiss 2006 Flora
Saturn in Opposition 2007 Laura
Quiet Chaos 2008 Eleonora Simoncini
Un giorno perfetto 2008 Emma Buonocore
The Seed of Discord 2008 Monica
The Ladies Get Their Say 2009 Beatrice
They Call It Summer 2012 Anna
The Great Beauty 2013 Orietta
Il venditore di medicine 2014 Giovanna
Diva! 2017 Valentina Cortese
Napoli velata 2017 Valeria
In viaggio con Adele 2018 Carla Mariani
Euphoria 2018 Michela
Cosa fai a Capodanno? 2018 Domitilla
Under the Riccione Sun 2020 Irene Netflix Original Film
È per il tuo bene 2020 Isabella
Television
Title Year Role Notes
Professione vacanze 1986 Alice Episode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio"
Provincia segreta 1998 Raffaella Granelli 3 episodes
Nicholas' Gift 1998 Alessandra Television film
Sospetti 2000 Serena Arcalli 6 episodes
Distretto di Polizia 2000–2005 Giovanna Scalise 47 episodes
Cuore contro cuore 2004–2005 Francesca De Luca 22 episodes
Liberi di giocare 2007 Silvia Mauri 2 episodes
Nel bianco 2009 Antonia Gallo 2 episodes
Storia di Laura 2011 Laura Television film
Una grande famiglia 2015 Claudia 8 episodes
Baby 2018–present Simonetta 12 episodes

Theatre
  • Anestesia totale (2011)
  • Il catalogo (2010)
  • Due partite (2006)
  • I tre alberghi (1999)
  • Ondine (1994))
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References
  1. http://www.Mymovies.it Archived 20 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 31-3-10
  2. Interview with Isabella Ferrari Venice 2006 on 29 August 2006, www.repubblica.it; retrieved 31-3-10
  3. Interview with Isabella Ferrari, Libertà OnLine, 11 May 2001, www.libertà.it, retrieved 31 March 2010
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