Margherita Buy (Italian pronunciation: [marɡeˈriːta ˈbui];[1] born 15 January 1962[2]) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner.
Margherita Buy | |
|---|---|
 Buy in June 2008 | |
| Born | 15 January 1962 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| 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 |
Overview
editAfter 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
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | La seconda notte | Lea | |
| 1988 | It's Happening Tomorrow | Vera | |
| I giorni randagi | Annalisa | ||
| 1989 | Nulla ci può fermare | Francesca | |
| 1990 | The Station | Flavia | |
| The Week of the Sphinx | Gloria | ||
| 1991 | Ask for the Moon | Elena Bacchelli | |
| 1992 | Damned the Day I Met You | Camilla Landolfi | |
| The Storm Is Coming | Eugenia Fontana | ||
| 1993 | Condannato a nozze | Sandra | |
| Cominciò tutto per caso | Stefania | ||
| 1994 | Prestazione straordinaria | Clara Guerri | |
| The Favourite Son | Annamaria | ||
| 1995 | Facciamo paradiso | Claudia Bertelli | |
| 1996 | Bits and Pieces | Traffic warden | Cameo appearance |
| Penniless Hearts | Lucia | ||
| Follow Your Heart | Young Olga | ||
| An Eyewitness Account | Franca Nava | ||
| 1997 | Lady and the Tramp | Lady (voice) | 1997 italian re-dubbing |
| 1998 | Dolce far niente | Gabriella | |
| 1999 | Not of this World | Sister Caterina | |
| 2000 | Tutto l'amore che c'è | Marisa De Vito | |
| L'ombra del gigante | Adele | ||
| Against the Wind | Clara | ||
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Antonia | |
| 2002 | The Best Day of My Life | Sara Mazzoni | |
| 2003 | It Can't Be All Our Fault | Flavia | |
| Caterina in the Big City | Agata Iacovoni | ||
| 2004 | Love Returns | Silvia | |
| The Vanity Serum | Lucia Allasco | ||
| 2005 | Manual of Love | Barbara | |
| The Days of Abandonment | Olga | ||
| 2006 | The Caiman | Paola Bonomo | |
| The Unknown Woman | Irena's lawyer | ||
| Commediasexi | Dora Di Virgilio | ||
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Angelica | |
| Days and Clouds | Elsa | ||
| 2009 | The Ladies Get Their Say | Gabriella | |
| The White Space | Maria | ||
| The Cézanne Affair | Adult Anna | ||
| 2010 | Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using | Rossana | |
| Happy Family | Anna | ||
| Marriage and Other Disasters | Giovanna "Nanà" | ||
| 2011 | Habemus Papam | Brezzi's wife | |
| 2012 | Love Is in the Air | Luigia | |
| Magnificent Presence | Lea Marni | ||
| The Red and the Blue | Principal Ferrario | ||
| 2013 | Discovery at Dawn | Caterina Astengo | |
| A Five Star Life | Irene | ||
| Mi rifaccio vivo | Virginia | ||
| 2014 | People Who Are Well | Carla Durloni | |
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Margherita | |
| Burning Love | Movie actress | Cameo appearance | |
| Me, Myself and Her | Federica Salvini | ||
| 2016 | Best Enemies Forever | Lucia | |
| Questi giorni | Adria | ||
| La vita possibile | Anna | ||
| How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents | Silvia Rufini | ||
| 2017 | Piccoli crimini coniugali | Elia's wife | |
| 2018 | Io c'è | Adriana Alberti | |
| The King's Musketeers | Anne of Austria | ||
| 2020 | Tutti per 1, 1 per tutti | ||
| 2021 | Three Floors | Dora Simoncini | |
| Il silenzio grande | Rose | ||
| 7 Women and a Murder | Margherita Caccia | ||
| 2022 | Exterior Night | Eleonora Chiavarelli | |
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | Arianna | |
| A Brighter Tomorrow | Paola | ||
| Volare | Anna Bettini | Also director | |
| 2024 | Romeo Is Juliet | Clara |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Una grande storia d'amore | Paola | Television film |
| 1999 | La vita che verrà | Viviana Vitanza | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Maigret | Louise Maigret | Television film |
| 2008 | Amiche mie | Anna Soavi | 12 episodes |
| 2009 | Pinocchio | Teacher Laura | Television film |
| 2017 | In Treatment | Rita | 35 episodes |
| 2019 | Made in Italy | Rita Pasini | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Ripley | Signora Buffi | 4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Category | Nomited work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bari International Film Festival | 2010 | Best Actress | The White Space | Won | |
| Ciak d'oro | 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | It's Happening Tomorrow | Nominated | |
| 1991 | Best Actress | The Station | Won | ||
| 1992 | Damned the Day I Met You | Won | |||
| 1993 | Cominciò tutto per caso | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | The Best Day of My Life | Won | |||
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Caterina in the Big City | Won | ||
| 2006 | Best Actress | The Caiman | Won | ||
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Won | |||
| Super Ciak d'Oro | — | Won | |||
| 2008 | Best Actress | Days and Clouds | Won | ||
| 2010 | Super Ciak d'Oro | — | Won | ||
| 2013 | Best Actress | A Five Star Life | Won | ||
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Won | |||
| David di Donatello | 1991 | Best Actress | The Station | Won | |
| The Week of the Sphinx | Nominated | ||||
| 1992 | Damned the Day I Met You | Nominated | |||
| 1993 | Cominciò tutto per caso | Nominated | |||
| 1997 | An Eyewitness Account | Nominated | |||
| 1999 | Not of this World | Won | |||
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Caterina in the Big City | Won | ||
| 2005 | Manual of Love | Won | |||
| 2006 | Best Actress | The Caiman | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Days and Clouds | Won | |||
| 2010 | The White Space | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | We Have a Pope | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Best Actress | A Five Star Life | Won | ||
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Won | |||
| 2023 | Exterior Night | Nominated | |||
| European Film Awards | 2001 | Best Actress | The Ignorant Fairies | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Nominated | |||
| Flaiano Prizes | 1992 | Best Actress | Damned the Day I Met You | Won | |
| Globo d'oro | 1987 | Best Breakthrough Performance | La seconda notte | Won | |
| 1992 | Best Actress | The Station | Won | ||
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Won | |||
| 2006 | The Days of Abandonment | Nominated | |||
| Critic's Special Award | Won | ||||
| 2007 | Best Actress | Saturn in Opposition | Won | ||
| 2013 | Discovery at Dawn | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Nominated | |||
| Golden Graal | 2006 | Best Comedy Actress | Manual of Love | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Actress | The Days of Abandonment | Won | |||
| 2007 | Best Comedy Actress | Commediasexi | Won | ||
| Moscow International Film Festival | 2008 | Best Actress | Days and Clouds | Won | |
| Nastro d'Argento | 1991 | Best Actress | The Station | Won | |
| 2000 | Not of this World | Nominated | |||
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Won | |||
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | The Best Day of My Life | Won | ||
| 2004 | Caterina in the Big City | Won | |||
| 2005 | Best Actress | The Vanity Serum | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | The Days of Abandonment | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | The Caiman | Won | |||
| 2008 | Days and Clouds | Won | |||
| 2009 | Best Ensemble | The Ladies Get Their Say | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Best Actress | The White Space | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | A Five Star Life | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Won | |||
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Questi giorni | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Best Comedy Actress | The King's Musketeers | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best Actress | Exterior Night | Won | [3] | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 1990 | Best Actress | The Week of the Sphinx | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | 2009 | Best Actress | The White Space | Won |
Personal life
editShe was born in a family with French and Tuscan origins.[4] Her 1991 marriage with actor and film director Sergio Rubini ended by the mid-1990s.[5] Her daughter Caterina De Angelis is an actress.[6]
References
edit- ^ Diego Bianchi interview of Margherita Buy. Propaganda Live La7. 24 April 2023.
- ^ Gary M. Kramer (2006). Independent Queer Cinema. Haworth Press. p. 142. ISBN 1-56023-343-5.
- ^ Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian).
- ^ "Margherita Buy, il record al "David" e quel suo legame con Monsummano". La Nazione (in Italian). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "La crisi (Crisis)". Italian Film Festival (UK). November 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "Caterina De Angelis, da figlia (vera) di Margherita Buy a 'figlia' di Carlo Verdone: "Mi ha messa in guardia dal fare l'attrice"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 16 December 2021.
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