List of Italian actresses

This is a list of actresses from Italy, actresses from other countries who mainly worked in the Italian film industry, and actresses in other countries who are of Italian descent.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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A

• Cele Abba (1906–1992)
• Marta Abba (1900–1988)
• Laura Adani (1913–1996)
• Isabelle Adriani (born 1972)
• Lucilla Agosti (born 1978)
• Janet Agren (born 1949) (Swedish actress who mainly worked in Italy)
• Marcella Albani (1901–1959)
• Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 1936)
• Jane Alexander (born 1972)
• Lydia Alfonsi (born 1928)
• Marisa Allasio (born 1936)
• Elena Altieri (1910–1997)
• Lia Amanda (born 1932)
• Adriana Ambesi
• Anna Ammirati (born 1979)
• Pier Angeli (1932–1971)
• Edi Angelillo (born 1961)
• Luciana Angiolillo (born 1925)
• Ambra Angiolini (born 1977)
• Rosina Anselmi (1880–1965)
• Laura Antonelli (1941–2015) (Pola, Italy: now Pula, Croatia)
• Manuela Arcuri (born 1977)
• Asia Argento (born 1975)
• Alba Arnova (1930–2018)
• Adriana Asti (born 1931)
• Antonella Attili (born 1963)
• Serena Autieri (born 1976)
• Mimì Aylmer (1896–1992)

B

• Margherita Bagni (1902–1960)
• Virginia Balestrieri (1888–1960)
• Raffaella Baracchi (born 1964)
• Paola Barale (born 1967)
• Paola Barbara (1912–1989)
• Isa Barzizza (born 1929)
• Luisella Beghi (1922–2006)
• Alice Bellagamba (born 1987)
• Agostina Belli (born 1949)
• Laura Belli (born 1947)
• Marisa Belli (born 1933)
• Isa Bellini (born 1922)
• Monica Bellucci (born 1964)
• Michela Belmonte (1925–1978)
• Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (1930–1997)
• Vittoria Belvedere (born 1972)
• Femi Benussi (born 1945) (born in Rovinj in modern Croatia; at the time the Italian city of Rovigno)
• Sonia Bergamasco (born 1966)
• Gaia Bermani Amaral (born 1980)
• Mara Berni (born 1932)
• Marina Berti (1924–2002)
• Francesca Bertini (1892–1985)
• Laura Betti (1927–2004)
• Franca Bettoia (born 1936)
• Giulia Bevilacqua (born 1979)
• Isabella Biagini (1940–2018)
• Daniela Bianchi (born 1942)
• Regina Bianchi (1921–2013)
• Caterina Bianconelli (1665–1716)
• Clara Bindi (born 1927)
• Olga Bisera (born 1944)
• Erika Blanc (born 1942)
• Delia Boccardo (born 1948)
• Enrica Bonaccorti (born 1949)
• Anna Bonaiuto (born 1950)
• Luisella Boni (born 1935)
• Caterina Boratto (1915–2010)
• Paola Borboni (1900–1995)
• Lyda Borelli (1884–1959)
• Simona Borioni (born 1971)
• Giulia Boschi (born 1962)
• Lucia Bosè (1931–2020)
• Liù Bosisio (born 1936)
• Brunella Bovo (1932–2017)
• Eleonora Brigliadori (born 1960)
• Nancy Brilli (born 1964)
• Lilla Brignone (1913–1984)
• Mercedes Brignone (1885–1967)
• Lidia Broccolino (born 1958)
• Barbara Bouchet (born 1943) (Czech actress raised in the United States; mostly working in Italian films)
• Nicoletta Braschi (born 1960)
• Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (born 1964)
• Maria Grazia Buccella (born 1940)
• Margherita Buy (born 1962)

C

• Clara Calamai (1909–1998)
• Giuliana Calandra (1936–2018)
• Carla Calò (1926–2019)
• Miranda Campa (1914–1989)
• Edy Campagnoli (1934–1995)
• Anna Campori (1917–2018)
• Gianna Maria Canale (1927–2009)
• Elisabetta Canalis (born 1978)
• Loredana Cannata (born 1975)
• Simona Caparrini (born 1972)
• Wanda Capodaglio (1889–1980)
• Cristiana Capotondi (born 1980)
• Olga Capri (1883–1961)
• Debora Caprioglio (born 1968)
• Anita Caprioli (born 1973)
• Flora Carabella (1926–1999)
• Lilli Carati (1956–2014)
• Claudia Cardinale (born 1938) (born and raised in Tunis, Tunisia; came to Italy at age 18)
• Stefania Careddu (born 1945)
• Olimpia Carlisi (born 1946)
• Milly Carlucci (born 1954)
• Maria Carmi (1880–1957)
• Vera Carmi (1914–1969)
• Raffaella Carrà (born 1943)
• Chiara Caselli (born 1967)
• Maria Pia Casilio (1935–2012)
• Stefania Casini (born 1948)
• Nadia Cassini (born 1949)
• Carla Cassola (born 1947)
• Simona Cavallari (born 1971)
• Olimpia Cavalli (1930–2012)
• Valeria Cavalli (born 1959)
• Sandra Ceccarelli (born 1967)
• Irene Cefaro (born 1935)
• Elisa Cegani (1911–1996)
• Pina Cei (1904–2000)
• Rosalinda Celentano (born 1968)
• Athina Cenci (born 1946)
• Valentina Cervi (born 1976)
• Michela Cescon (born 1971)
• Alida Chelli (1943–2012)
• Amelia Chellini (1880–1944)
• Laura Chiatti (born 1982)
• Francesca Chillemi (born 1985)
• Valeria Ciangottini (born 1945)
• Eloisa Cianni (born 1932)
• Gledis Cinque (born 1985)
• Gigliola Cinquetti (born 1947)
• Silvia Cohen (born 1959)
• Giada Colagrande (born 1975)
• Ada Colangeli (1913–1992)
• Silvia Colloca (born 1977)
• Francesca Romana Coluzzi (1943–2009)
• Lodovica Comello (born 1990)
• Rossella Como (1939–1986)
• Marina Confalone (born 1951)
• Maria Pia Conte (born 1944)
• Nelly Corradi (1914–1968)
• Paola Cortellesi (born 1973)
• Valentina Cortese (1923–2019)
• Elena Cotta (born 1931)
• Carolina Crescentini (born 1980)
• Maddalena Crippa (born 1957)
• Paola Tiziana Cruciani (born 1958)
• Lorella Cuccarini (born 1965)
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 1968)
• Beryl Cunningham (born 1946)
• Barbara Cupisti (born 1962)

D

• Giulia Da Pian (born 1989)
• Milly D'Abbraccio (born 1964)
• Rubi Dalma (1906–1994)
• Francesca D'Aloja (born 1963)
• Mirella D'Angelo (born 1956)
• Emma Danieli (1936–1998)
• Isa Danieli (born 1937)
• Tosca D'Aquino (born 1966)
• Cecilia Dazzi (born 1969)
• Titina De Filippo (1898–1965)
• Elsa De Giorgi (1914–1997)
• Piera Degli Esposti (born 1938)
• Liana Del Balzo (1899–1982) (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Marisa Del Frate (1931–2015)
• Francesca Dellera (born 1965)
• Carla Del Poggio (1925–2010)
• Lorella De Luca (1940–2014)
• Valentine Demy (born 1963)
• Barbara De Rossi (born 1960)
• Tina De Mola (1923–2012)
• Cinzia De Ponti (born 1960)
• Dina De Santis (born 1943)
• Orchidea De Santis (born 1948)
• Francesca De Sapio (born 1945)
• Giuliana De Sio (born 1956)
• Rosemary Dexter (1944–2010)
• Ida Di Benedetto (born 1945)
• Dalila Di Lazzaro (born 1953)
• Irasema Dilián (1924–1996) (Polish actress born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Rossana Di Lorenzo (born 1938)
• Matilde Di Marzio
• Silvia Dionisio (born 1951)
• Miria Di San Servolo (1923–1991)
• Valeria D'Obici (born 1952)
• Franca Dominici (1907–1999)
• Ada Dondini (1883–1958)
• Bianca Doria (1915–1985)
• Dori Dorika (1913–1996)
• Anita Durante (1897–1994)
• Doris Duranti (1917–1995)
• Barbara D'Urso (born 1957)
• Eleonora Duse (1858–1924)

E

• Laura Efrikian (born 1940)
• Antonella Elia (born 1963)
• Maria Giovanna Elmi (born 1940)

F

• Elena Fabrizi (1915–1993)
• Valeria Fabrizi (born 1936)
• Valentina Fago (born 1971)
• Anna Falchi (born 1972) (born in Tampere, Finland)
• Tea Falco (born 1986)
• Franca Faldini (1931–2016)
• Rossella Falk (1926–2013)
• Manuela Falorni (born 1959)
• Leonora Fani (born 1954)
• Gabriella Farinon (born 1941)
• Anita Farra (1905–2008)
• Sarah Felberbaum (born 1980)
• Maddalena Fellini (1929–2004)
• Edwige Fenech (born 1948)
• Luisa Ferida (1914–1945)
• Sabrina Ferilli (born 1964)
• Isabella Ferrari (born 1964)
• Anna Maria Ferrero (1935–2018)
• Irene Ferri (born 1972)
• Jole Fierro (1926–1988)
• Camilla Filippi (born 1979)
• Angela Finocchiaro (born 1955)
• Donatella Finocchiaro (born 1970)
• Elena Fiore (born 1928)
• Maria Fiore (1935–2004)
• Oretta Fiume (1919–1994)
• Diane Fleri (born 1983)
• Anna Foglietta (born 1979)
• Iaia Forte (born 1962)
• Anna Fougez (1894–1966)
• Lia Franca (1912–1988)
• Rina Franchetti (1907–2010)
• Eleonora Franchi (born 1984)
• Teresa Franchini (1877–1972)
• Chiara Francini (born 1979)
• Maria Grazia Francia (born 1931)
• Fulvia Franco (1931–1988)
• Rosanna Fratello (born 1951)
• Maria Frau (born 1930)
• Margherita Fumero (born 1947)

G

• Eleonora Gaggero (born 2001)
• Scilla Gabel (born 1938)
• Anna Galiena (born 1954)
• Ely Galleani (born 1953)
• Giovanna Galletti (1916–1992)
• Ida Galli (born 1942)
• Pina Gallini (1888–1974)
• Irène Galter (born 1931)
• Cristina Gaioni (born 1940)
• Dina Galli (1877–1951)
• Dada Gallotti (born 1935)
• Graziella Galvani (born 1931)
• Stefania Orsola Garello (born 1963)
• Lisa Gastoni (born 1935)
• Irene Genna (1931–1986)
• Lina Gennari (1911–1997)
• Olga Vittoria Gentilli (1888–1957)
• Claudia Gerini (born 1971)
• Gaia Germani (1942–2019)
• Anna Maria Gherardi (1939–2014)
• Dana Ghia (born 1932)
• Gabriella Giacobbe (1923–1979)
• Pia Giancaro (born 1950)
• Vivi Gioi (1917–1975)
• Matilde Gioli (born 1989)
• Daniela Giordano (born 1946)
• Domiziana Giordano (born 1959)
• Mariangela Giordano (born 1937)
• Gabriella Giorgelli (born 1941)
• Eleonora Giorgi (born 1953)
• Leda Gloria (1908–1997)
• Loretta Goggi (born 1950)
• Valeria Golino (born 1965)
• Angela Goodwin (1925–2016)
• Laura Gore (1918–1957)
• Gorella Gori (1900–1963)
• Giulia Elettra Gorietti (born 1988)
• Emma Gramatica (1874–1965)
• Irma Gramatica (1870–1962)
• Graziella Granata (born 1941)
• Serena Grandi (born 1958)
• Carla Gravina (born 1941)
• Dorian Gray (1928–2011)
• José Greci (1941–2017)
• Cosetta Greco (1930–2002)
• Eva Grimaldi (born 1961)
• Nicole Grimaudo (born 1980)
• Bianca Guaccero (born 1981)
• Lorenza Guerrieri (born 1944)
• Monica Guerritore (born 1958)
• Gloria Guida (born 1955)
• Wandisa Guida (born 1935)
• Sabina Guzzanti (born 1963)
• Margherita Guzzinati (1940–1997)

H

• Hesperia (1885–1959)
• Natasha Hovey (born in Beirut) (born 1967)

I

• Francesca Inaudi (born 1977)
• Annabella Incontrera (1943–2004)
• Zoe Incrocci (1917–2003)
• Lorenza Indovina (born 1966)
• Adriana Innocenti (1926–2016)
• Sabrina Impacciatore (born 1968)

J

• Silvana Jachino (1916–2004)

K

• Anna Kanakis (born 1962)
• Claudia Koll (born 1965)
• Sylva Koscina (1933–1994) (Croatian actress who mainly worked in Italy)

L

• Nais Lago (born 1914)
• Tina Lattanzi (1897–1997)
• Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (born 1996)
• Marisa Laurito (born 1951)
• Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere (born 1966)
• Licinia Lentini (born 1959)
• Cinzia Leone (born 1959)
• Miriam Leone (born 1985)
• Virna Lisi (born 1937)
• Antonia Liskova (born 1977)
• Elvy Lissiak (1929–1996)
• Luciana Littizzetto (born 1964)
• Barbara Livi (born 1973)
• Tiziana Lodato (born 1976)
• Valentina Lodovini (born 1978)
• Giuliana Lojodice (born 1940)
• Gina Lollobrigida (born 1927)
• Malisa Longo (born 1950)
• Sophia Loren (born 1934)
• Mariella Lotti (1919–2004)
• Antonella Lualdi (born 1931) (born in Beirut, Lebanon)
• Angela Luce (born 1938)

M

• Nicoletta Machiavelli (1944–2015)
• Beatrice Macola (1965–2001)
• Margareth Madè (born 1982)
• Anna Maestri (1924–1988)
• Pupella Maggio (1910–1999)
• Rosalia Maggio (1921–1995)
• Licia Maglietta (born 1954)
• Anna Magnani (1908–1973)
• Eva Magni (1909–2005)
• Barbara Magnolfi (born 1955)
• Elisa Mainardi (1930–2016)
• Marina Malfatti (1933–2016)
• Evi Maltagliati (1908–1986)
• Fulvia Mammi (1927–2006)
• Beatrice Mancini (1917–1987)
• Silvana Mangano (1930–1989)
• Teresa Mannino (born 1970)
• Simona Marchini (born 1941)
• Alessia Marcuzzi (born 1972)
• Lina Marengo (1911–1987)
• Fiorella Mari (born 1928)
• Valeria Marini (born 1967)
• Elsa Martinelli (1935–2017)
• Rossana Martini (1926–1988)
• Susanna Martinková (born 1946)
• Alessandra Martines (born 1963)
• Franca Marzi (1926–1989)
• Lauretta Masiero (1927–2010)
• Giulietta Masina (1921–1994)
• Lea Massari (born 1933)
• Marina Massironi (born 1963)
• Alessandra Mastronardi (born 1986)
• Clelia Matania (1918–1981)
• Desdemona Mazza
• Rosy Mazzacurati (born 1938)
• Anna Mazzamauro (born 1938)
• Margaret Mazzantini (born 1961) (born in Dublin, Ireland)
• Rose McGowan (born 1973) (American actress born in Florence, Italy)
• Mita Medici (born 1950)
• Anna Melato (born 1952)
• Mariangela Melato (1941–2013)
• Elsa Merlini (1903–1983)
• María Mercader (1918–2011)
• Elsa Merlini (1903–1983)
• Marisa Merlini (1923–2008)
• Giovanna Mezzogiorno (born 1974)
• Marcella Michelangeli (born 1943)
• Giulia Michelini (born 1985)
• Maria Michi (1921–1980)
• Valeria Milillo (born 1966)
• Gloria Milland (born 1940)
• Milly (1905–1980)
• Sandra Milo (born 1933)
• Milva (born 1939)
• Minnie Minoprio (born 1942)
• Isa Miranda (1905–1982)
• Michela Miti (born 1963)
• Giorgia Moll (born 1938)
• Sandra Mondaini (1931–2010)
• Romina Mondello (born 1974)
• Cinzia Monreale (born 1957)
• Nerina Montagnani (1897–1993)
• Ivana Monti (born 1947)
• Maria Monti (born 1935)
• Silvia Monti (born 1946)
• Laura Morante (born 1956)
• Ana Caterina Morariu (born 1980)
• Rina Morelli (1908–1976)
• Claudia Mori (born 1944)
• Valeria Moriconi (1931–2005)
• Jone Morino (1896–1978)
• Federica Moro (born 1965)
• Caterina Murino (born 1977)
• Alessandra Mussolini (born 1962)
• Ornella Muti (born 1955)

N

• Agnese Nano (born 1965)
• Valentina Nappi (born 1990)
• Carlotta Natoli (born 1971)
• Krista Nell (1946–1975) (Austrian actress who mainly worked in Italy)
• Francesca Neri (born 1964)
• Rosalba Neri (born 1939)
• Daria Nicolodi (born 1950)
• Ave Ninchi (1914–1997)
• Assia Noris (1912–1998)
• Laura Nucci (1913–1994)

O

• Ilaria Occhini (1934–2019)
• Maria Rosaria Omaggio (born 1954)
• Liana Orfei (born 1937)
• Moira Orfei (1931–2015)
• Anna Orso (1938–2012)
• Wanda Osiris (1905–1994)

P

• Lea Padovani (1920–1991)
• Andreina Pagnani (1906–1981)
• Gabriella Pallotta (born 1938)
• Kiki Palmer (1907–1949)
• Dolores Palumbo (1912–1984)
• Luciana Paluzzi (born 1937)
• Silvana Pampanini (1925–2016)
• Alessandra Panaro (1939–2019)
• Claudia Pandolfi (born 1974)
• Germana Paolieri (1906–1998)
• Alba Parietti (born 1961)
• Cristina Parovel (born 1980)
• Elli Parvo (1915–2010)
• Rita Pavone (born 1945)
• Amalia Pellegrini (1873–1958)
• Ines Pellegrini (born 1954)
• Patrizia Pellegrino (born 1962)
• Dina Perbellini (1901–1984)
• Didi Perego (1935–1993)
• Tina Pica (1884–1968)
• Ottavia Piccolo (born 1949)
• Gloria Piedimonte (born 1955)
• Anna Maria Pierangeli (1932–1971)
• Ania Pieroni (born 1957)
• Cecilia Pillado (born 1966)
• Tiziana Pini (born 1958)
• Rosita Pisano (1919–1975)
• Paola Pitagora (born 1941)
• Nilla Pizzi (1919–2011)
• Violante Placido (born 1976)
• Rossana Podestà (1934–2013)
• Daniela Poggi (born 1954)
• Isa Pola (1909–1984)
• Lucia Poli (born 1940)
• Lina Polito (born 1954)
• Ada Pometti (born 1955)
• Antonella Ponziani (born 1964)
• Romina Power (born 1951)
• Elisabetta Pozzi (born 1955)
• Moana Pozzi (1961–1994)
• Thea Prandi (1922–1961)
• Pamela Prati (born 1958)
• Anna Proclemer (1923–2013)
• Karin Proia (born 1974)
• Vittoria Puccini (born 1981)

Q

• Letizia Quaranta (1892–1977)
• Lidia Quaranta (1891–1928)
• Paola Quattrini (born 1944)

R

• Isabella Ragonese (born 1981)
• Giovanna Ralli (born 1935)
• Micaela Ramazzotti (born 1979)
• Franca Rame (1929–2013)
• Luisa Ranieri (born 1973)
• Federica Ranchi (born 1939)
• Galatea Ranzi (born 1967)
• Giusi Raspani Dandolo (1916–2000)
• Pina Renzi (1901–1984)
• Francesca Rettondini (born 1968)
• Elena Sofia Ricci (born 1962)
• Katia Ricciarelli (born 1946)
• Marina Ripa Di Meana (1941–2018)
• Giuditta Rissone (1895–1977)
• Isabella Riva (1887–1985)
• Luisa Rivelli (born 1930)
• Nicoletta Rizzi (1940–2010)
• Anna Maria Rizzoli (born 1951)
• Eva Robins (born 1958)
• Daniela Rocca (1937–1995)
• Maria Laura Rocca (1917–1999)
• Stefania Rocca (born 1971)
• Lyla Rocco (1933–2015)
• Alba Rohrwacher (born 1979)
• Dina Romano (1888–1957)
• Nicoletta Romanoff (born 1979)
• Isabella Rossellini (born 1952)
• Luisa Rossi (1925–1984)
• Eleonora Rossi Drago (1925–2007)
• Giulia Rubini (born 1935)
• Leonora Ruffo (1935–2007)
• Isabel Russinova (born 1960)
• Adriana Russo (born 1954)
• Carmen Russo (born 1959)

S

• Valeria Sabel (1928–2009)
• Fabrizia Sacchi (born 1971)
• Anna Safroncik (born 1981)
• Sabrina Salerno (born 1968)
• Jone Salinas (1918–1992)
• Amanda Sandrelli (born 1964)
• Stefania Sandrelli (born 1946)
• Anna Maria Sandri (born 1936)
• Maya Sansa (born 1975)
• Yvonne Sanson (1925–2003)
• Elena Santarelli (born 1981)
• Teresa Saponangelo (born 1973)
• Lucia Sardo (born 1952)
• Dina Sassoli (1920–2008)
• Lina Sastri (born 1953)
• Franca Scagnetti (1924–1999)
• Delia Scala (1929–2004)
• Tecla Scarano (1894–1978)
• Carmen Scarpitta (1933–2008)
• Monica Scattini (1956–2015)
• Rosanna Schiaffino (1939–2009)
• Erna Schürer (born 1942)
• Paola Senatore (born 1949)
• Adriana Serra (1923–1995)
• Vira Silenti (1931–2014)
• Linda Sini (1924–1999)
• Laura Solari (1913–1984)
• Valeria Solarino (born 1979)
• Olga Solbelli (1898–1976)
• Nina Soldano (born 1963)
• Marisa Solinas (1939–2019)
• Catherine Spaak (born 1945)
• Maria Grazia Spina (born 1936)
• Ilona Staller (born 1951)
• Simonetta Stefanelli (born 1954)
• Martina Stella (born 1984)
• Marina Suma (born 1959)

T

• Barbara Tabita (born 1975)
• Ida Carloni Talli (1860–1940)
• Franca Tamantini (1931–2014)
• Jenny Tamburi (1952–2006)
• Lia Tanzi (born 1948)
• Paola Tedesco (born 1952)
• Liliana Tellini (1925–1971)
• Rosetta Tofano (1902–1960)
• Marilù Tolo (born 1944)
• Diana Torrieri (1913–2007)
• Laura Troschel (1944–2016)
• Jasmine Trinca (born 1981)
• Fatima Trotta (born 1986)
• Luciana Turina (born 1946)

V

• Mariella Valentini (born 1959)
• Franca Valeri (born 1920)
• Valeria Valeri (1921–2019)
• Anna Valle (born 1975)
• Alida Valli (1921–2006)
• Eleonora Vallone (born 1955)
• Bice Valori (1927–1980)
• Vanna Vanni (1915–1998)
• Elena Varzi (1926–2014)
• Mara Venier (born 1950)
• Linda Veras (born 1939)
• Marisa Vernati (1920–1988)
• Caterina Vertova (born 1960)
• Carmen Villani (born 1944)
• Olga Villi (1922–1989)
• Pamela Villoresi (born 1957)
• Milly Vitale (1933–2006)
• Monica Vitti (born 1931)
• Sonia Viviani (born 1958)
• Lina Volonghi (1914–1991)
• Milena Vukotic (born 1935)

W

• Patrizia Webley (born 1950)
• Giorgia Würth (born 1981)

Z

• Halina Zalewska (1940–1976)
• Maria Zanoli (1896–1977)
• Elena Zareschi (1916–1999)
• Nietta Zocchi (1909–1981)
• Lia Zoppelli (1920–1988)

See also

• Lists of actors
• List of Italian actors
• List of Italians