Lucia Guzzardi

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Lucia Guzzardi
Born (1927-01-01) 1 January 1927 (age 97)
Palermo, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1959–present

Lucia Guzzardi (born 1 January 1927) is an Italian actress who appeared in numerous films and television series, playing the characters of Sicilians women.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Guzzardi was born in Palermo in 1927. She started her career playing the roles of Sicilians women in classic Italian films, always in supporting and uncredited roles until the 1980s.[2] After 1990s her career became more known because of the more credited roles she interpreted. After the 2000s her career became more famous appearing in Italian films and TV Shows playing the characters of grandmothers, aunts, neighbors, busybodies etc.[3]

She appeared in roles like Madre Tony in Men Men Men (1995), Gianna in Roseanna's Grave (1997), Madame Giry in The Phantom of the Opera (1998), Landlady in Eat Pray Love (2010), Iolanda in Tell No One (2012), Babushka in Zoolander 2 (2016), Lady in The Honeymoon (2022) etc. Except acting, she also voiced Claudia Cardinale voice in Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959).[4]

Filmography[edit]

Filmography
Year Title Role
1995 Men Men Men[5] Madre Tony
1997 Un paradiso di bugie[6] Carmela
1997 Roseanna's Grave Gianna
1998 The Phantom of the Opera[7] Madame Giry
1999 La Fame e la sete[8] Maria
2002 The Legend of Al, John and Jack[9] Lavandaia
2003 Uncle Nino Italian Woman
2009 Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht! Nonna Anna
2010 Eat Pray Love[10] Landlady
2011 The Ages of Love[11]
2012 Tell No One[12] Iolanda
2014 Andiamo a quel paese
2015 Vancanze ai Caraibi
2016 Zoolander 2[13] Babushka
2016 Forever Young
2022 Breaking Up in Rome Rachele
2022 The Honeymoon Lady

References[edit]

  1. ^ Franco, Fiorenza Di (2000). Eduardo De Filippo (in Italian). Gremese Editore. ISBN 978-88-7742-448-8.
  2. ^ Cremonini, Maria (2017-07-09). Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta - Parte Seconda: Cinema Italiano (in Italian). Self-Publish.
  3. ^ Marcadé, Nicolas; Collectif (2012-04-01). L'Annuel du Cinéma 2012: Tous les films 2011 (in French). Les Fiches du Cinéma. ISBN 978-2-902516-20-9.
  4. ^ Cremonini, Maria. Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta (in Italian). Self-Publish.
  5. ^ Angelillo, Giuseppe D'Ambrosio (2009). Spinoza se ne va in Terra Santa: romanzo (in Italian). G. D'Ambrosio Angelillo. ISBN 978-88-7877-222-9.
  6. ^ Giacovelli, Enrico (2001). Segua quella macchina (in Italian). Gremese Editore. ISBN 978-88-8440-089-5.
  7. ^ Leroux, Gaston (1999-01-01). Il fantasma dell'Opera (in Italian). Lampi di stampa. ISBN 978-88-488-0064-8.
  8. ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Gremese Editore. ISBN 978-88-8440-085-7.
  9. ^ Brunetta, Gian Piero (2009). The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11988-5.
  10. ^ Gilbert, Elizabeth (2010-06-29). Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-14-311842-8.
  11. ^ Green, Matt. Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life Of Robert De Niro - Famous Actors. Matt Green.
  12. ^ Proia, Roberto (2012-08-29). Come non detto: Il manuale del perfetto coming out (in Italian). Marsilio Editori spa. ISBN 978-88-454-9932-6.
  13. ^ Porter, Lynnette (2016-11-23). Benedict Cumberbatch: London and Hollywood. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-78092-994-1.