Paola Cortellesi

Known for ActingBorn 1973-11-24 (age 52)Rome, Lazio, Italy

Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973) is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress, film director, and presenter. She began her career in television with the show Macao, presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show Mai dire Gol by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show Zelig). Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini, a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest. Her career in cinema includes several appreciated performances in comedies and comic movies, including a leading role in Tu la conosci Claudia?, a very popular production starring the comic trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2008, she was nominated for the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie Piano, solo by Riccardo Milani. In 2011 she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress for her leading role in Escort in Love. *Source:* **Wikipedia**Read more

Movies & web series

We Are Cinema

Bell'amico

Un altr'anno e poi cresco

Mai dire domenica

Mai dire grande fratello

There's Still Tomorrow

Libero sempre comunque mai

Never Say Goal

GialappaShow

Amarsi può darsi

Zelig

Ask Me If I'm Happy

Call My Agent: Italy

Luigi Proietti detto Gigi

Il posto dell'anima

Tutti pazzi per amore

Sanremo Music Festival

Dinner Club

The Ladies Get Their Say

Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore

The last will be the last

Petra

Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini

Have You Met Claudia?

The Last Will Be the Last

Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol

Like a Cat on a Highway

Don't Stop Me Now

Do You See Me?

Like a Cat on a Highway 2

Piano, Solo

Escort in Love

Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne

Kidz

The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins

A Boss in the Living Room

Past Perfect

If I Were You

Mom or Dad?

Sotto una buona stella

Wondrous Boccaccio

Some Say No

Men Vs Women

Something New

On the Tiger's Back

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight

Women Vs Men

I cassamortari