Sabrina Ferilli facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sabrina Ferilli
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Ferilli in 2022
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| Born | 28 June 1964 Rome, Italy
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Sabrina Ferilli (born on June 28, 1964) is a famous Italian actress who has starred in many movies and theater shows. She has won several important awards for her acting, including five Nastro d'Argento awards and a Globo d'oro. She was also a main actress in the movie The Great Beauty, which won an Oscar in 2014.
Early Life and Family
Sabrina Ferilli was born in Rome, Italy. Her father was a public speaker in the Lazio region, and her mother was a homemaker. Sabrina went to a classical high school in Rome. She started her acting career in the late 1980s, taking on smaller roles in movies like Sweets from a Stranger.
Sabrina has been married twice. She was married to Andrea Perone from 2003 to 2005. Since 2011, she has been married to Flavio Cattaneo.
Acting Career Highlights
Sabrina's acting career really took off in the 1990s. In 1994, she had a big role in the movie Living It Up by Paolo Virzì. This role helped her win the Silver Ribbon award for Best Actress. She then appeared in many comedies, including August Vacation and Return to Home Gori.
In 1996, Sabrina was a co-host for the famous Sanremo Music Festival, a big music event in Italy. She also performed in theater plays, like the musical Rugantino.
In 2000, Sabrina became very popular when she appeared in a calendar for Max magazine, which sold over a million copies! A year later, in 2001, she celebrated with hundreds of thousands of fans at Circus Maximus after her favorite soccer team, AS Roma, won a big championship.
Sabrina has also acted in several popular Italian Christmas comedies. She even voiced the character of Sally Carrera in the Italian versions of the animated movies Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3. She also voiced Laurel Lightfoot in Onward and Régine Le Haut in Ballerina.
A very important part of her career was starring in The Great Beauty in 2013. This movie, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2014.
In 2015, Sabrina starred in Me, Myself and Her, a movie about a lesbian couple. She was happy to be part of a film that showed a loving relationship, saying it was important in Italy because it focused on feelings, not just gender. For this role, she won a Golden Ciak award for Best Actress.
Sabrina has also been a judge on the popular Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi for several seasons, starting in 2013. She continues to be a popular judge on the show Tú sí que vales since 2019. In 2022, she returned as a co-host for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. Her latest film, Another Summer Holiday, was released in 2024, and she is set to appear in Forbidden City in 2025.
Awards and Recognitions
Sabrina Ferilli has received many awards throughout her career. Some of her notable wins include:
- Ciak d'Oro: She won Best Actress for Living It Up (1995) and Comedy Actress of the Year for Me, Myself and Her (2016). She also won Best Supporting Actress for Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008) and The Great Beauty (2014).
- David di Donatello: In 2022, she received a special "Donatello Speciale" award for her amazing career.
- Flaiano Prizes: She won Best Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries three times for Il padre di mia figlia (1997), Almost America (2001), and Dalida (2005).
- Globo d'Oro: She won Best Actress for Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008).
- Nastro d'Argento: She won Best Actress for Living It Up (1995) and Best Supporting Actress for Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008) and The Great Beauty (2013). She also received a special award in 2014 and won Best Movie with a Social Theme for Me, Myself and Her (2016).
- Venice Film Festival: She won the "Panorama" Prize for Living It Up (1993) and the "Kinéo" Prize for The Great Beauty (2013).
Sabrina Ferilli continues to be a beloved and respected actress in Italy.
See also
In Spanish: Sabrina Ferilli para niños
