Monica Guerritore

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|01|05|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

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Actress
director

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| yearsactive = 1973–present

| spouse =

| domesticpartner = Gabriele Lavia (1981–2001)
Roberto Zaccaria (since 2001)

| website = {{URL|monicaguerritore.it}}

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Monica Guerritore (born 5 January 1958) is an Italian film, theatre, and television actress.

Biography

Guerritore was born in Rome to a Neapolitan father and a Calabrian mother.[http://www.mentrerubavolavita.it/bio.html Note Biografiche] She had her first small part in Vittorio De Sica's Una breve vacanza, at the early age of 13. After her official debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard,{{cite web|publisher=Corriere della Sera|url=http://cinema-tv.corriere.it/personaggi/monica-guerritore/38_33.shtml|title=Scandalosa Monica}} she tied herself romantically and artistically to film and theatre director Gabriele Lavia,{{cite web|publisher=claudiocaprara.ilcannocchiale.it|url=http://claudiocaprara.ilcannocchiale.it/2008/08/27/monica_guerritore.html|title=Monica Guerritore Colore|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722035239/http://claudiocaprara.ilcannocchiale.it/2008/08/27/monica_guerritore.html|archive-date=2011-07-22}} acting in his theatrical performances mostly strong female characters like Jocasta, Lady Macbeth and Ophelia.{{cite web|publisher=monicaguerritore.it|url=http://www.monicaguerritore.it/t_elenco.php|title=Teatro » I lavori}} Miss Julie in Strindberg's drama. The couple separated in 2001, during the rehearsals of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage in which she played Marianne. Guerritore continued her work with other directors, like Giancarlo Sepe, in Madame Bovary,{{cite web|publisher=marketpress.info|url=http://www.marketpress.info/notiziario_det.php?art=108250|title=MONICA GUERRITORE E´ "MADAME BOVARY" AL TEATRO CARCANO}} Carmen,{{cite web|publisher=culturaspettacolovenezia.it|url=http://www.culturaspettacolovenezia.it/index.php?iddoc=596|title=Monica Guerritore Carmen}} and The Lady of the Camellias.{{cite web|publisher=apriteilsipario.it|url=http://www.apriteilsipario.it/archivio/panoramica03-04/schede/sch305.htm|title=LA SIGNORA DELLE CAMELIE di Giancarlo Sepe, liberamente ispirato al personaggio di Alexandre Dumàs}}

Beside the stage career, Guerritore works on television and film, starting in 1976 along Marcello Mastroianni in Signore e signori, buonanotte.{{cite web|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075221/|title=Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)}} In 1977, she plays the title role in first RAI colour TV play Manon Lescaut;{{cite web|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283759/|title=Manon Lescaut (1976)}}{{cite web|publisher=windoweb.it|url=http://www.windoweb.it/guida/spettacolo/filmografia_monica_guerritore.htm|title=Monica Guerritore biografia e film|access-date=2009-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015358/http://www.windoweb.it/guida/spettacolo/filmografia_monica_guerritore.htm|archive-date=2011-07-22|url-status=dead}} significant performances were in Salvatore Samperi's The Dark Side of Love (1985) and in Mauro Bolognini's The Venetian Woman (1986).{{cite web|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089163/|title=Fotografando Patrizia (1985)}}{{cite web|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092157/|title=La venexiana (1986)}} She stayed far away from television for 17 years and came back on screen RAI in 1997 with the title role in Costanza,{{cite web|publisher=RAI|url=http://www.archivio.raiuno.rai.it/schede/9019/901982.htm|title=FILMOGRAFIA|access-date=2009-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718233445/http://www.archivio.raiuno.rai.it/schede/9019/901982.htm|archive-date=2011-07-18|url-status=dead}} and in 1999 in Mario Caiano's L'amore oltre la vita.{{cite web|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211196/|title=L'amore oltre la vita (1999)}} In 2004, she played Ambra Leonardi in Amanti e segreti, and in 2006 she played Ada Sereni in Gianluigi Calderone's Exodus.{{cite web|publisher=monicaguerritore.it|url=http://www.monicaguerritore.it/tv/exodus/csera1003.php|title=Televisione» I lavori » Exodus » Corriere della Sera}}

Lavia directed her in many movies, often erotically toned, including Scandalous Gilda (1985), Evil Senses (1986) and a Sicilian film by Giovanni Verga, La lupa (1996). In theatre, she also wrote and directed Giovanna d'Arco{{cite web|publisher=cinebazar.it|url=http://www.cinebazar.it/riv1a000728.htm|title=Monica Guerritore propone una nuova versione teatrale Giovanna d'Arco}} (2004–2006), and Dall'Inferno all'Infinito (2008).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} In 2007, she played a part in Ferzan Özpetek's A Perfect Day (Un giorno perfetto), and in 2008 she took part to Ivano De Matteo's La bella gente.{{cite web|publisher=vivacinema.it|url=http://www.vivacinema.it/articolo/la-bella-gente-scheda-del-film/6321/|title=La bella gente, scheda del film}} She has performed Saint Monica in Christian Duguay's Sant'Agostino.{{cite web|publisher=cinema.excite.it|url=http://cinema.excite.it/news/15739/Monica-Guerritore-un-2009-da-protagonista|title=Monica Guerritore, un 2009 da protagonista}}

Guerritore portrayed Anna Di Gastoni in the 2018 film My Big Gay Italian Wedding.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidereview.com.au/arts/cinema/2019/06/12/film-big-gay-italian-wedding/|title=Film Review: My Big Gay Italian Wedding|first=D. M.|last=Bradley|work=Adelaide Review|date=12 June 2019|access-date=1 June 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Reeling-2018-reviews/64102.html|title=Reeling 2018 reviews|first=Steve|last=Warren|date=September 19, 2018|website=Windy City Times|access-date=June 27, 2020}} In 2024, she starred as Gabriella in the Netflix Italian series Deceitful Love.{{cite web |last1=Vivarelli |first1=Nick |title=Grey's Anatomy Star Giacomo Gianniotti Set for Netflix's Italian Adaptation of Gold Digger TV Series |url=https://variety.com/2023/streaming/global/greys-anatomy-star-giacomo-gianniotti-netflix-italian-adaptation-gold-digger-tv-series-1235561093/ |website=Variety |access-date=7 April 2024 |date=22 March 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Amodio |first1=Mario |title=A Positano le riprese della serie Netflix Inganno: ciak con Monica Guerritore tra vicoli e spiaggia |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/cinema/a_positano_le_riprese_serie_inganno_ciak_monica_guerritore_vicoli_spiaggia-7318164.html |website=Il Mattino |access-date=8 April 2024 |language=it |date=29 March 2023}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\|1973 \|A Brief Vacation \|Maria \|
scope="row"\|1974 \|Lovers and Other Relatives \|Rosy \|
scope="row"\|1975 \|The First Time on the Grass \|Lotte \|
scope="row"\|1976 \|Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen \|Paolo's assistant \|Cameo appearance
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|1977 \|{{nowrap\|Stato interessante}} \|Annabella \|Segment: "Secondo episodio"
Man in a Hurry \|Marie de Bois-Rosé \|
scope="row"\|1978 \|Break Up \|Silvia \|
scope="row"\|1979 \|Together? \|Giulia \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|1980 \|Men or Not Men \|Bertha \|
Ombre \|Monica \|
scope="row"\|1981 \|Forest of Love \|Agnolella \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|1982 \|Più bello di così si muore \|Amelia \|
Io con te non ci sto più \|Clara \|
scope="row"\|1983 \|Principe di Homburg \|Natalia \|
scope="row"\|1984 \|The Dark Side of Love \|{{nowrap\|Patrizia Viani}} \|
scope="row"\|1985 \|Scandalous Gilda \|Gilda \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|1986 \|The Venetian Woman \|Valeria \|
Evil Senses \|Vittoria \|
scope="row"\|1988 \|The Strangeness of Life \|Anna \|
scope="row"\|1992 \|Crazy Underwear \|Amalia \|
scope="row"\|1996 \|La lupa \|Gnà Pina "La Lupa" \|
scope="row"\|1998 \|Femmina \|Silvia \|
scope="row"\|2000 \|Scene da un matrimonio \|Marianne \|
scope="row"\|2007 \|Liberarsi - Figli di una rivoluzione minore \|Teresa \|
scope="row" rowspan="4"\|2008 \|Sandrine in the Rain \|Carolina \|
A Perfect Day \|Mara Solari \|
La fabbrica dei tedeschi \|Mother \|
The Seed of Discord \|Andrologist \|Cameo appearance
scope="row"\|2009 \|La bella gente \|Susanna \|
scope="row"\|2011 \|The Worst Week of My Life \|Clara \|
scope="row"\|2012 \|Tell No One \|Aurora \|
scope="row"\|2018 \|My Big Gay Italian Wedding \|Anna Di Gastoni \|
scope="row"\|2019 \|Tuttapposto \|Minister Beccaria \|
scope="row"\|2022 \|Femminile singolare \|Simona \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"|1973

|A Brief Vacation

|Maria

scope="row"|1974

|Lovers and Other Relatives

|Rosy

scope="row"|1975

|The First Time on the Grass

|Lotte

scope="row"|1976

|Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

|Paolo's assistant

|Cameo appearance

scope="row" rowspan="2"|1977

|{{nowrap|Stato interessante}}

|Annabella

|Segment: "Secondo episodio"

Man in a Hurry

|Marie de Bois-Rosé

scope="row"|1978

|Break Up

|Silvia

scope="row"|1979

|Together?

|Giulia

scope="row" rowspan="2"|1980

|Men or Not Men

|Bertha

Ombre

|Monica

scope="row"|1981

|Forest of Love

|Agnolella

scope="row" rowspan="2"|1982

|Più bello di così si muore

|Amelia

Io con te non ci sto più

|Clara

scope="row"|1983

|Principe di Homburg

|Natalia

scope="row"|1984

|The Dark Side of Love

|{{nowrap|Patrizia Viani}}

scope="row"|1985

|Scandalous Gilda

|Gilda

scope="row" rowspan="2"|1986

|The Venetian Woman

|Valeria

Evil Senses

|Vittoria

scope="row"|1988

|The Strangeness of Life

|Anna

scope="row"|1992

|Crazy Underwear

|Amalia

scope="row"|1996

|La lupa

|Gnà Pina "La Lupa"

scope="row"|1998

|Femmina

|Silvia

scope="row"|2000

|Scene da un matrimonio

|Marianne

scope="row"|2007

|Liberarsi - Figli di una rivoluzione minore

|Teresa

scope="row" rowspan="4"|2008

|Sandrine in the Rain

|Carolina

A Perfect Day

|Mara Solari

La fabbrica dei tedeschi

|Mother

The Seed of Discord

|Andrologist

|Cameo appearance

scope="row"|2009

|La bella gente

|Susanna

scope="row"|2011

|The Worst Week of My Life

|Clara

scope="row"|2012

|Tell No One

|Aurora

scope="row"|2018

|My Big Gay Italian Wedding

|Anna Di Gastoni

scope="row"|2019

|Tuttapposto

|Minister Beccaria

scope="row"|2022

|Femminile singolare

|Simona

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\|1980 \|La tela del ragno \|Clarissa Hailsham-Brown \|Television film
scope="row"\|1989 \|Gioco senza fine \|Silvia \|Television film
scope="row"\|1996 \|Uno di noi \|Monica \|Episode: "Una madre indegna"
scope="row"\|1998 \|Costanza \|Costanza \|Television film
scope="row"\|1999 \|L'amore oltre la vita \|Franca \|Television film
scope="row"\|2004–2005 \|Amanti e Segreti \|Ambra Castelli \|Main role
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|2007 \|Exodus - Il sogno di Ada \|Ada Sereni \|Television film
Fuga con Marlene \|Marlene \|Television film
scope="row"\|2010 \|Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine \|Saint Monica \|{{nowrap\|Television film}}
scope="row"\|2011 \|Rossella \|Olimpia \|Main role (season 1)
scope="row"\|2012 \|Sabato, domenica e lunedì \|Rosa Priore \|Television film
scope="row"\|2013 \|Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia \|Rosa Tomei \|Television film
scope="row"\|2015–2016 \|Thou Shalt Not Kill \|Lucia Ferro \|Main role
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|2021 \|Speravo de morì prima \|Fiorella Totti \|2 episodes
Vita da Carlo \|Sandra \|Recurring role; 6 episodes
scope="row"\|2023 \|The Good Mothers \|Dalia \|2 episodes
scope="row"\|2024 \|Deceitful Love \|Gabriella De Rosa \|Main role

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"|1980

|La tela del ragno

|Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

|Television film

scope="row"|1989

|Gioco senza fine

|Silvia