Margherita Buy
{{Short description|Italian actress (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Margherita Buy
| image = Margherita Buy cropped.jpg
| caption = Buy in June 2008
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
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| yearsactive = 1983–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sergio Rubini|1991|1993|end=div}}
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| children = 1
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| occupation = Actress
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| awards = David di Donatello
Best Actress
1991: The Station
1999: Not of this World
2008: Days and Clouds
2013: A Five Star Life
2015: My Mother
Best Supporting Actress
2004: Caterina in the Big City
2005: Manual of Love
Nastro d'Argento
Best Actress
1991: The Station
2001: The Ignorant Fairies
2007: The Caiman/Saturn in Opposition
2008: Days and Clouds
2015: My Mother
Best Supporting Actress
2002: The Best Day of My Life
2004: Caterina in the Big City
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Margherita Buy ({{IPA|it|marɡeˈriːta ˈbui}};Diego Bianchi interview of Margherita Buy. Propaganda Live La7. 24 April 2023. born 15 January 1962{{cite book|title=Independent Queer Cinema|author=Gary M. Kramer|year= 2006|publisher=Haworth Press|isbn=1-56023-343-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiw7ET-wCWwC&dq=%22Margherita+Buy%22&pg=PA142| page=142}}) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner.
Overview
After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) and The Week of the Sphinx (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Afterwards, she played in Sergio Rubini's The Station for which she won her first David di Donatello Prize and the Silver Ribbon as best leading actress, in 1990. After The Station, she became a premier star featuring in Italian box office hits like Carlo Verdone's Damned the day I met you (1992). She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for The Storm Is Coming (1992) and worked with Mario Monicelli in Looking for Paradise (1995) and Pozzessere (An Eyewitness Account).
In 1994 she was directed by her husband, Sergio Rubini, in the film Prestazione straordinaria. She also formed an association with Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni, who directed her in four films: the most important being Penniless Hearts (1996) and Not of this World, which earned Margherita her second David di Donatello Award.
Now Margherita Buy is one of the most appreciated actresses of European cinema: Ferzan Özpetek's The Ignorant Fairies, in which she portrayed a widow who discovered her husband had been having an affair with a man for the last seven years won her a Silver Ribbon as best lead. Cristina Comencini's The Best Day of My Life won her another Silver Ribbon, this time as best supporting actress. Paolo Virzì's Caterina in the Big City won her third David and her third Silver Ribbon as best supporting actress. For her work in Giovanni Veronesi's Manuale d'amore she won her fourth David di Donatello.
Her performance in I giorni dell'abbandono by Roberto Faenza earned her the Golden Graal for best performance by an actress in a drama. Il caimano by Nanni Moretti, shown at the 2006 Cannes film festival, gave her the Ciak d'oro 2006 award as best lead actress.
In October 2006, she starred in the new release, La sconosciuta, by Academy Award winner Giuseppe Tornatore and in December she starred in Alessandro D'Alatri's Commediasexy.
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1986
|La seconda notte |Lea | |
| rowspan="2"|1988
|Vera | |
| I giorni randagi
|Annalisa | |
| 1989
|Nulla ci può fermare |Francesca | |
| rowspan="2"|1990
|Flavia | |
| The Week of the Sphinx
|Gloria | |
| 1991
|Elena Bacchelli | |
| rowspan="2"|1992
|Camilla Landolfi | |
| The Storm Is Coming
|Eugenia Fontana | |
| rowspan="2"|1993
|Sandra | |
| Cominciò tutto per caso
|Stefania | |
| rowspan="2"|1994
|Prestazione straordinaria |Clara Guerri | |
| The Favourite Son
|Annamaria | |
| 1995
|Claudia Bertelli | |
| rowspan="4"|1996
|Traffic warden |Cameo appearance |
| Penniless Hearts
|Lucia | |
| Follow Your Heart
|Young Olga | |
| An Eyewitness Account
|Franca Nava | |
| 1997
|Lady (voice) |1997 italian re-dubbing |
| 1998
|Dolce far niente |Gabriella | |
| 1999
|Sister Caterina | |
| rowspan="3"|2000
|Marisa De Vito | |
| L'ombra del gigante
|Adele | |
| Against the Wind
|Clara | |
| 2001
|Antonia | |
| 2002
|Sara Mazzoni | |
| rowspan="2"|2003
|Flavia | |
| Caterina in the Big City
|Agata Iacovoni | |
| rowspan="2"|2004
|Silvia | |
| The Vanity Serum
|Lucia Allasco | |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|Barbara | |
| The Days of Abandonment
|Olga | |
| rowspan="3"|2006
|Paola Bonomo | |
| The Unknown Woman
|Irena's lawyer | |
| Commediasexi
|Dora Di Virgilio | |
| rowspan="2"|2007
|Angelica | |
| Days and Clouds
|Elsa | |
| rowspan="3"|2009
|Gabriella | |
| The White Space
|Maria | |
| The Cézanne Affair
|Adult Anna | |
| rowspan="3"|2010
|Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using |Rossana | |
| Happy Family
|Anna | |
| Marriage and Other Disasters
|Giovanna "Nanà" | |
| 2011
|Brezzi's wife | |
| rowspan="3"|2012
|Luigia | |
| Magnificent Presence
|Lea Marni | |
| The Red and the Blue
|Principal Ferrario | |
| rowspan="3"|2013
|Caterina Astengo | |
| A Five Star Life
|Irene | |
| Mi rifaccio vivo
|Virginia | |
| 2014
|Carla Durloni | |
| rowspan="3"|2015
|Margherita | |
| Burning Love
|Movie actress |Cameo appearance |
| Me, Myself and Her
|Federica Salvini | |
| rowspan="4"|2016
|Lucia | |
| Questi giorni
|Adria | |
| La vita possibile
|Anna | |
| How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents
|Silvia Rufini | |
| 2017
|Piccoli crimini coniugali |Elia's wife | |
| rowspan="2"|2018
|Adriana Alberti | |
| The King's Musketeers
|rowspan="2"|Anne of Austria | |
| 2020
| |
| rowspan="3"|2021
|Dora Simoncini | |
| Il silenzio grande
|Rose | |
| 7 Women and a Murder
|Margherita Caccia | |
| 2022
|Eleonora Chiavarelli | |
| rowspan="3"|2023
|Arianna | |
| A Brighter Tomorrow
|Paola | |
| Volare
|Anna Bettini |Also director |
| 2024
|Clara | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope="row"|1988
|Una grande storia d'amore |Paola |Television film |
|---|
| scope="row"|1999
|La vita che verrà |Viviana Vitanza |4 episodes |
| scope="row"|2004
|Louise Maigret |Television film |
| scope="row"|2008
|Anna Soavi |12 episodes |
| scope="row"|2009
|Teacher Laura |Television film |
| scope="row"|2017
|Rita |35 episodes |
| scope="row"|2019
|Made in Italy |Rita Pasini |8 episodes |
| scope="row"|2024
|Signora Buffi |4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Award
!Year !Category !Nomited work !Result !Ref. |
|---|
| Bari International Film Festival
|2010 |{{nowrap|Best Actress}} |{{nowrap|The White Space}} |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="13"|Ciak d'oro
|1988 |Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 1991
|rowspan="4"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 1992
|{{Won}} | |
| 1993
|Cominciò tutto per caso |{{Nom}} | |
| 2002
|{{Won}} | |
| 2004
|Best Supporting Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2006
|rowspan="2"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="2"|2007
|{{Won}} | |
| Super Ciak d'Oro
|style="text-align:center"|— |{{Won}} | |
| 2008
|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2010
|Super Ciak d'Oro |style="text-align:center"|— |{{Won}} | |
| 2013
|rowspan="2"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2015
|{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="17"|David di Donatello
|rowspan="2"|1991 |rowspan="7"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| The Week of the Sphinx
|{{Nom}} | |
| 1992
|{{Nom}} | |
| 1993
|Cominciò tutto per caso |{{Nom}} | |
| 1997
|{{Nom}} | |
| 1999
|{{Won}} | |
| 2001
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2004
|rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2005
|{{Won}} | |
| 2006
|rowspan="4"|Best Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2007
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2008
|{{Won}} | |
| 2010
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2012
|Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2013
|rowspan="3"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2015
|{{Won}} | |
| 2023
|{{Nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"|European Film Awards
|2001 |rowspan="2"|Best Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2015
|{{Nom}} | |
| Flaiano Prizes
|1992 |Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="8"|Globo d'oro
|1987 |Best Breakthrough Performance |La seconda notte |{{Won}} | |
| 1992
|rowspan="3"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2001
|{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="2"|2006
|rowspan="2"|The Days of Abandonment |{{Nom}} | |
| Critic's Special Award
|{{Won}} | |
| 2007
|rowspan="3"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2013
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2015
|{{Nom}} | |
| rowspan="3"|Golden Graal
|rowspan="2"|2006 |Best Comedy Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| Best Drama Actress
|{{Won}} | |
| 2007
|Best Comedy Actress |{{Won}} | |
| Moscow International Film Festival
|2008 |Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="16"|Nastro d'Argento
|1991 |rowspan="3"|Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2000
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2001
|{{Won}} | |
| 2002
|rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actress |{{Won}} | |
| 2004
|{{Won}} | |
| 2005
|rowspan="4"|Best Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2006
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2007
|{{Won}} | |
| 2008
|{{Won}} | |
| 2009
|Best Ensemble |{{Nom}} | |
| 2010
|rowspan="3"|Best Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2013
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2015
|{{Won}} | |
| 2017
|Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2019
|Best Comedy Actress |{{Nom}} | |
| 2023
|Best Actress |{{Won}} |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival
|1990 |Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
| Venice Film Festival
|2009 |Best Actress |{{Won}} | |
Personal life
She was born in a family with French and Tuscan origins.{{cite news|url=https://www.lanazione.it/pistoia/spettacoli/cinema/margherita-buy-il-record-al-david-e-quel-suo-legame-con-monsummano-1.1067626|title=Margherita Buy, il record al "David" e quel suo legame con Monsummano|work=La Nazione|language=it|date=17 June 2015|access-date=17 January 2021}} Her 1991 marriage with actor and film director Sergio Rubini ended by the mid-1990s.{{cite web | url=http://www.at-inform.com/iff/2006/2006press.html | access-date=2009-06-08 | title=La crisi (Crisis) | publisher=Italian Film Festival (UK) |date=November 2006}} Her daughter Caterina De Angelis is an actress.{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/serietv/amazonprimevideo/2021/12/16/news/caterina_de_angelis-330059813/|title=Caterina De Angelis, da figlia (vera) di Margherita Buy a 'figlia' di Carlo Verdone: "Mi ha messa in guardia dal fare l'attrice"|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=16 December 2021}}
References
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External links
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