Piera Degli Esposti
{{Short description|Italian actress (1938–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Piera degli Esposti al Giffoni Film Festival 2010.jpg
| caption = Esposti in 2010
| name = Piera Degli Esposti
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|3|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|14|1938|3|12|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1966–2021
}}
Piera Degli Esposti (12 March 1938 – 14 August 2021){{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/teatro-danza/2021/08/14/news/morta_piera_degli_esposti-314021562/?ref=search|title=Morta Piera Degli Esposti, leggenda del cinema e del teatro|work=La Repubblica|date=14 August 2021}} was an Italian actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=4626 |title=Piera Degli Esposti |work=MyMovies |access-date=7 July 2020}} She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows from 1966 to 2020. In 2009, she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mrs. Enea in Il divo. Degli Esposti co-wrote Marco Ferreri's 1983 film The Story of Piera, which was based on stories from her own life and childhood.{{cite book|page=190|title=Feminine Feminists: Cultural Practices in Italy|first=Giovanna Micelli|last=Jeffries|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|year=1994|ISBN=9780816624799}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1967
|A nun |Uncredited |
| rowspan="3"|1969
|Piera | |
| A Nice Girl Like Me
|Angelina's mother | |
| Medea
|Woman |Uncredited |
| 1973
|Marchetti's wife | |
| 1976
|Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violino |Various roles | |
| 1981
|Mrs. Apicella | |
| 1982
|Giocare d'azzardo |Anna | |
| 1983
|Mrs. De Andreis | |
| 1986
|Teresa | |
| rowspan="2"|1988
|{{nowrap|Lina's mother}} | |
| L'appassionata
|Gilberta | |
| 1996
|The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics |Palmina Gavazzi | |
| 2002
|Aunt Maria | |
| 2003
|The Wedding Dress |Giselda | |
| 2004
|Corpo immagine |Lara Torre |Short film |
| rowspan="3"|2006
|Lettere dalla Sicilia |Augusta Warwick | |
| The Unknown Woman
|Gina | |
| Tre donne morali
|Elisa Vallifuoco | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
|Vincenza Enea | |
| The Man Who Loves
|Giulia | |
| rowspan="2"|2009
|Attilia | |
| David's Birthday
|Giuliana | |
| rowspan="3"|2010
|I bambini della sua vita |Rosaria | |
| Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using
|Lea | |
| Lost Kisses
|Viola | |
| 2011
|Un milione di giorni |La Santa | |
| 2012
|Pulce non c'è |Grandma Carmen | |
| 2013
|Janis' mother | |
| rowspan="4"|2015
|Cloro |Principal | |
| A Holy Venetian Family
|Mara Cecchin | |
| Somewhere Amazing
|Adriana | |
| Banat
|Mrs. Nitti | |
| rowspan="4"|2016
|Solo |Dr. Grunewald | |
| Sweet Dreams
|Simone's mother | |
| Louise by the Shore
|Old Louise (voice) |Italian voice-over |
| Ears
|Newspaper director | |
| 2017
|Favola |Fairytale's mother | |
| 2022
|Grandma Margherita |Final film role |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1963
|Waitress |Episode: "Un testimone per uccidere" |
| 1966
|Charlotte |Main role |
| rowspan="2"|1967
|Le troiane |Prisoner |Television film |
| Vita di Cavour
|Laundress |Episode: "Episode 1" |
| 1968
|Il circolo Pickwick |Emily Wardle |3 episodes |
| 1969
|Diritto di cronaca |Lucia Battaglia |Television film |
| 1982
|The Witch |Episode: "La tortura delle speranze" |
| 1983
|Delitto e castigo |Katjerìna |Main role |
| rowspan="2"|1989
|Marcella |Television film |
| The Betrothed
|Perpetua |3 episodes |
| 2004
|Diritto di difesa |Silvia Malatesta |Main role |
| 2008–2012
|Clelia Arcangeli |Main role |
| 2009
|Mannaggia alla miseria |Grandma Giuditta |{{nowrap|Television film}} |
| 2011
|Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda |Princess Caetani |Miniseries |
| 2012–2015
|Serafina Costantini |Main role |
| 2017
|I delitti del BarLume |Piera |Episode: "Aria di mare" |
| rowspan="2"|2019
|Ognuno è perfetto |Emma |Main role |
| Che Dio ci aiuti
|Sister Piera |2 episodes |
References
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External links
{{Commonscat|Piera Degli Esposti}}
- {{IMDb name|0214766|Piera Degli Esposti}}
{{David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress}}
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Category:Actresses from Bologna
Category:Italian film actresses
Category:David di Donatello winners
Category:20th-century Italian actresses
Category:21st-century Italian actresses
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