Margaret Mazzantini

{{Short description|Italian-Irish writer and actress (born 1961)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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| othername = Margaret Donnelly

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| yearsactive = 1980–present

| father = Carlo Mazzantini

| mother = Anne Donnelly

| spouse = {{marriage|Sergio Castellitto|1987}}

| children = 4, including Pietro Castellitto

| relatives = Giselda Volodi (sister)

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Margaret Mazzantini ({{IPA|it|ˈmarɡaret mattsanˈtiːni}}; born 27 October 1961) is an Italian-Irish writer and actress. She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980 starring in the cult horror classic Antropophagus, she has also appeared in television and theatre. As a successful writer, her novels include Non ti muovere (Don't Move) which was adapted into the namesake film and is directed by her husband Sergio Castellitto and stars Penélope Cruz. Her career as a writer and actress has earned her several awards and nominations including Campiello Awards, a Golden Ticket Award, and a Goya Award.

Early life

Mazzantini was born in Dublin, Ireland to Carlo Mazzantini, an Italian writer and artist, and Anne Donnelly, an Irish artist. She has three sisters (one of whom is Giselda Volodi). She spent her childhood around Europe, Spain, and Tangier, until the family settled in Tivoli. In 1982 she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.

Personal life

She married Sergio Castellitto in 1987. They have four children, Pietro (b. 1992), Maria (b. 1997), Anna (b. 2001) and Cesare (b. 2006). She lives in Rome.

In 2003, she was awarded the title of Knight Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on the initiative of the President of the Republic.

Filmography

Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" \| Film
1980	Antropophagus	Henriette 'Rita'	Credited as Margaret Donnelly
1982	La Voce		English: The Voice
rowspan="2"\|1988	Nulla ci può fermare
Il cuore di mamma	Valeria
1989	L'assassina
1994	Quando le montagne finiscono	Anna
rowspan="2"\|1996	Festival	Carla Melis
The Barber of Rio	Silvia
1997	Il cielo è sempre più blu
1999	Libero Burro	Caterina Clavarino
2004	Non ti muovere	Ultima donna di questa storia	Uncredited; also writer, English: Don't Move
colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" \| Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="2"\|1984	Un caso d'incoscienza	Helga	Television film
Un delitto		Television film
1987	Il commissario corso		Mini-series; episode: Senza Prove
rowspan="2"\|1988	Lucas läβt grüβen		Television film
Chéri		Television film
1990	Una fredda mattina di maggio	Lia	Television film
rowspan="3"\|1991	Un cane sciolto 2		Television film
Duel of Hearts	Zara	Television film
Le flic de Moscou	Virginie	2 episodes: Meurtre au monastère, Crime sous hypnose

Theatre

1982: Ifigenia di Goethe
1983-1983: Venezia salvata di T.
1984-1985: La tre sorelle di Cechov (The Three Sisters of Cechov)
1984-1985: L'onesto Jago di C.
1984-1985: L'Alcade di Zalamea di Calderon de la Barca (The Governor of Zalamea Calderon de la Barca)
1985-1986: La Signora Giulia di Strindberg
1986: Antigone di Sofocle
1987: Faust di Goethe
1987: Mon Faust di Paul Valéry
1988: Bambino di Susan Sontag (Child of Susan Sontag)
1989: Praga Magica-Valeria (Magic Prague-Valeria)
1992-1993: A piedi nudi nel parco (Barefoot in the Park)
1994: Colpi bassi (Low Blows)

Works

Il Catino Di Zinco, Venezia : Marsilio Editori, 1994. {{ISBN|88-317-5897-7}}
Manola, Milano : Mondadori, 1998. {{ISBN|88-04-41016-7}}
Non ti muovere, Milano : Mondadori, 2001. {{ISBN|88-04-48947-2}}
translated into English by John Cullen Don't move, London : Chatto & Windus, 2004. {{ISBN|0-7011-7677-6}}
adapted as the film Non ti muovere (Don't Move), directed by Sergio Castellitto, released 2004
Zorro. Un eremita sul marciapiede, Milano : Mondadori, 2004. {{ISBN|88-04-53516-4}}
Venuto al mondo, Mondadori, Milano 2008. {{ISBN|88-04-57370-8}}
translated into English by Ann Gagliardi Twice Born, Oxford : Oneworld, 2011. {{ISBN|1-85168-844-7}}
adapted as the film Venuto al mondo, directed by Sergio Castellitto, released 2012
Nessuno si salva da solo, Milano : Mondadori, 2011, {{ISBN|978-88-046-0865-3}}
Mare al mattino, Turino: Einaudi, 2011 {{ISBN|978-88-062-1113-4}}
Splendore, Milano, Mondadori, 2013. {{ISBN|978-88-04-63808-7}}

Awards and nominations

1984: UBU Award - Best Young Actress
1985: Golden Mask IDI
1994: Golden Ticket Award
1994: Rapallo Carige Prize
1994: Campiello Prize Selection
2002: Rapallo Carige Prize
2002: Premio Strega
2002: Grinzane Cavour Prize
2002: Bari Award
2004: Boccaccio Prize
2005: Silver Ribbon - Best Screenplay (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
2009: Campiello Prize - for Come to the World
2004: Nomination - David Award - Best Screenplay (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
2005: Nomination - CEC Award - Best Screenplay, adapted (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
2005: Nomination - Goya Award - Best Screenplay, adapted (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)

References

External links

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[http://www.margaretmazzantini.com/ Margaretmazzantini.com]
[https://i-libri.com/margaret-mazzantini-scrittrice-di-vita/ Margaret Mazzantini: scrittrice di vita]

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