Sabrina Ferilli facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sabrina Ferilli
Ferilli in 2022
Born	(1964-06-28) 28 June 1964 (age 61) Rome, Italy
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, like five Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbons), a Globo d'oro (Golden Globe), and six Ciak d'oro awards. She has also been nominated four times for the David di Donatello award, which is a very prestigious Italian film award. In 2013, she played a main role in the movie The Great Beauty, which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

Early Life and Family

Sabrina Ferilli was born in Rome, Italy, on June 28, 1964. Her father was from Rome and worked as a spokesman for a political party in the Lazio region. Her mother, who grew up in Fiano Romano, was a housewife from Caserta, in Southern Italy.

Sabrina went to a classical high school called Liceo Clasico Orazio in Rome. After trying to get into a film school called Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, she started her acting career in small roles in movies during the late 1980s.

Sabrina Ferilli was married to Andrea Perone from 2003 to 2005. Since 2011, she has been married to Flavio Cattaneo.

Acting Career

In 1990, Sabrina got a small role in the movie Red American. By 1993, she was appearing in comedies like Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima and more serious films such as Law of Courage and Diary of a Maniac.

A big moment in her career came in 1994 with the movie The Beautiful Life by Paolo Virzì. For this role, she won the Silver Ribbon award for Best Actress and was nominated for a David di Donatello award. After this, she appeared in many comedies, including August Vacation (1996) and Mr. Fifteen Balls (1998).

In 1996, Sabrina Ferilli was a co-host of the Sanremo Music Festival, a very popular music event in Italy, alongside Pippo Baudo and Valeria Mazza.

She also performed in theater plays, including comedies like Rugantino. In 2000, she modeled for a Max magazine calendar, which sold over 1 million copies! On June 24, 2001, she celebrated the championship win for her favorite football team, AS Roma, by performing a dance at Circus Maximus in front of thousands of fans.

Sabrina also acted in several Italian Christmas comedy films, often called "cinepanettoni." She once said she was happy to be part of these films because she loves traditional Italian holiday treats.

In 2008, she appeared in another film by Paolo Virzì, Your Whole Life Ahead of You, and won another Silver Ribbon award. In 2013, she became a judge on the popular talent show Friends of Maria De Filippi. That same year, she starred in the TV series We Kiss Our Hands – Palermo New York 1958 and was chosen to open the Roma Film Festival.

Her role in The Great Beauty (2013) by Paolo Sorrentino was very important. The film went on to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film on March 2, 2014.

In 2015, Sabrina starred with Margherita Buy in Me, Myself and Her. This film was praised for its social message. Sabrina was very happy to be in a movie that showed how important feelings are in relationships, no matter who is involved. For this role, she won a Golden Ciak award for Best Actress. She continued to be a judge on Amici di Maria De Filippi in 2016.

Filmography

Films

Television

Stage

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Sabrina Ferilli para niños