Amanda Sandrelli
Amanda Angelica Sandrelli Paoli (born October 31, 1964 in Lausanne , Switzerland ) is an Italian actress and director .
biography
family
Amanda Sandrelli is the daughter of Italian singer Gino Paoli and actress Stefania Sandrelli . She grew up in a large family, which also included her half-brother Vito (* 1973), who came from a later relationship between her mother and the Italian entrepreneur Nicky Pende. She met her husband, who has Peruvian roots, during her participation in the play Né in cielo né in terra . He was a fellow actor who also impersonated her partner in this performance. In July 1994 she married Blas Roca Rey in Peru , with whom she has two sons, Rocco (* 1998) and Francisco (* 2004).
Career
Amanda Sandrelli's career began by accident. Her mother had invited her friends Robert Benigni and Massimo Troisi , both directors, to her home for dinner. The result was that they wanted Amanda for their next film, The Lucky Boys . She played the character Pia in it and the film achieved cult status in Italy in 1985. In her next engagement Incest, also in 1985, she embodied Monica and played at the side of her mother. In the following years Amanda Sandrelli worked with various directors such as Giuseppe Bertolucci in Strange, Life ... (1987) and Armori in corso (1989), Bruno Bozzetto in Sotto il ristorante cinese (1987) and also Ugo Tognazzi in Bandelli's Alibi (1988). She also acted alongside well-known actors such as Max von Sydow in Una vita scellerata (1990) and Christopher Lambert in Nirvana (1997).
A rare occurrence was a duet with her father. In 1991 they both sang the official Italian version of the soundtrack for the Walt Disney film Beauty and the Beast . In the 1990s, Amanda Sandrelli commuted between film and theater productions. Her best-known theater performances are Né in cielo né in terra (1992), Bruciati (1993), La chunga (1994) and Tre sorelle (1995). On television, for example, she was seen in the films Oscar per due (1998) and Le Madri (1999) and in the television series Il ricatto 2 (1991), Il sassofono (1991) and Il giudice Mastrangelo (2005-2007). In 2007 she was back in front of the camera with her mother Stefania in the television series Io e mamma after 23 years. In 2009 she took on the role of Cristina in the film Christine Cristina, a biography about the poet Cristina da Pizzano and her mother's directorial debut. Amanda Sandrelli is considered an exceptionally flexible actress with a wide range.
As a director, she filmed the short film Un amore possibile in 2004 , in which her husband starred and which was nominated in the category Best Short Film for the David di Donatello , the most important Italian film award, in the same year . The documentary Piedi x terra followed in 2007 .
further activities
She is committed to environmental and nature conservation in the Legambiente and, like her parents and her husband, to Amnesty International .
Filmography (selection)
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Awards
- 1990: Nomination for David di Donatello , Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista), for Amori in corso
- 1990: Nomination Nastro d'Argento , Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista), for Amori in corso
- 1993: Nomination for Nastro d'Argento, Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista), for Donne sottotetto
- 1998: Nastro d'Argento, Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) nomination for Nirvana
- 2004: Nomination David di Donatello, Best Short Film (Migliore Cortometraggio), for Un amore possibile
Individual evidence
- ↑ Festival di Torrechiara, short biography ( memento of the original from December 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Amanda Sandrelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Amanda Sandrelli in the OFDb
- Biography on Movieplayer.it
- Short video with Amanda Sandrelli about Legambiente
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sandrelli, Amanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sandrelli Paoli, Amanda Angelica |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne , Vaud, Switzerland |