Teresa Saponangelo
Teresa Saponangelo | |
|---|---|
 Saponangelo at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021 | |
| Born | 22 October 1973 |
| Education | École Philippe Gaulier Accademia d'Arte Drammatica della Calabria |
| Occupation | Actress |
Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She has received numerous accolades including the David di Donatello Award, two Nastro d'Argento Awards of three nominations, and the Ubu Award.
Saponangelo's many film credits include Pájaros, Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God, for which she won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress, the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress, and the Pasinetti Award from the Venice Film Festival. She additionally won the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress for Il buco in testa and received a nomination for In the Beginning There Was Underwear.
Life and career
Born in Taranto, Saponangelo is the daughter of a workman and a housewife. Her father died when she was two years old, and in 1976 she moved to Naples with her mother and her brother.[1][2][3]
After attending several dramatic societies, Saponangelo made her official stage debut in Giacomo Rizzo's Ce penza mammà.[1][2] Saponangelo studied at the Accademia d'arte drammatica della Calabria in Reggio Calabria, at the suggestion of Giorgio Albertazzi, and under Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier in France.[1][4]
In 1994 she made her film debut in Il Verificatore by Stefano Incerti, and then appeared in films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Sergio Rubini, Paolo Virzì, and Silvio Soldini, and on stage with directors Toni Servillo, Antonio Capuano, and Mario Martone, among others.[1][2][3]
In 2000 she was nominated for Nastro d'Argento's Best Actress for her performance in Anna Negri's In the Beginning There Was Underwear;[5] the same year she won the Ubu Award for her performance as Dorina in the stage play Tartufo.[3]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Il verificatore | Valeria | |
| Travelling Companion | Friend at Café | Cameo appearance | |
| 1996 | August Vacation | Irene Vitiello | |
| Isotta | Caterina | ||
| Sacred Silence | Annamaria Pica | ||
| 1997 | The Acrobats | Giusy | |
| The Vesuvians | Teresa | Segment: "Il diavolo in bottiglia" | |
| The Grey Zone | Patient | Cameo appearance | |
| 1998 | The Dust of Naples | Teresa | |
| Dolce far niente | Rosa | ||
| 1999 | In the Beginning There Was Underwear | Imma | |
| 2000 | Tutto l'amore che c'è | Maura | |
| 2002 | Two Friends | Maria | |
| La vita degli altri | Luisa | ||
| 2004 | I Can See It in Your Eyes | Chiara | |
| 2007 | Ossidiana | Maria Palligiano | |
| 2008 | Black and White | Esmeralda | |
| Your Whole Life Ahead of You | Movie actress | Cameo appearance | |
| 2010 | La pecora nera | Teresa | |
| Come Undone | Miriam | ||
| 2011 | Il paese delle spose infelici | Natuccio's mother | |
| 2014 | La stoffa dei sogni | Maria Campese | |
| 2017 | Gramigna | Anna | |
| 2018 | Il bene mio | Rita | |
| 2019 | Procelain | Cristina | |
| 2021 | The Hand of God | Maria | |
| 2023 | Born for You | Teresa | |
| 2023 | I limoni d'inverno | Eleonora | |
| 2024 | Birds Flying East | Elisabetta | |
| 2025 | Sara: Woman in the Shadows | Sara |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Luisa Sanfelice | Assunta | Television film |
| 2006 | Attacco allo Stato | Maria Amore | Television film |
| 2008 | La squadra | Alessia Marciano | Episode: "Panni sporchi" |
| 2008–2011 | La nuova squadra | Main role | |
| 2011–2013 | Rossella | Paolina Andrei | Main role |
| 2014–2015 | Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi | Carmela Ragno | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | La dama velata | Maddalena Staineri | Main role |
| 2016 | Il sindaco pescatore | Carla | Television movie |
| 2017 | Sirene | Stefania Maldini | Main role |
| Purché finisca bene | Paola | Episode: "Bastano un paio di baffi" | |
| 2020 | Vivi e lascia vivere | Daniela Sonnino | Main role |
| 2022 | Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso | Nives | Recurring role |
References
- ^ a b c d Ilaria Urbani (14 June 2009). "Attrice per forza". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Edoardo Becattini. "Teresa Saponangelo Una pugliese figlia del teatro napoletano". MyMovies. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Rodolfo Di Giammarco (21 October 2004). "Teresa, l' attrice di Moretti Vietato essere antipatiche". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Attrice per forza - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 14 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Cinema: Nastri d'argento l'elenco delle candidature". Adnkronos. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2014.