Acting · Rome, Lazio, Italy · Born November 24, 1973
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**
MovieLibero sempre comunque mai
2025
as Self
MoviePetra - Gli Onori di Casa
2025
as Petra Delicato
MoviePetra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
2025
as Petra Delicato
MovieCarlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
2024
as Self
MovieThere's Still Tomorrow
2023
as Delia
TVDirectors Talks
2023
as Self
TVGialappaShow
2023
TVCall My Agent: Italy
2023
MovieMarcel!
2022
as Telesales presenter
MovieI cassamortari
2022
as Se stessa (non accreditata)
MovieLuigi Proietti detto Gigi
2022
as Self
MovieThe Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
2021
as Paola
MovieWe Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieVitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
2021
as Sé stassa
TVDinner Club
2021
as Paola Cortellesi
MovieLike a Cat on a Highway 2
2021
as Monica
TVPetra
2020
as l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
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2020
as Herself
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2020
as Petra Delicato
Petra - Riti di Morte
2020
as Petra Delicado
MovieKidz
2020
as Sara
MovieDon't Stop Me Now
2019
as Giovanna
MovieDetective Per Caso
2019
as Ispettore Maria Bellamore
MovieThe Legend Of The Christmas Witch
2018
as Paola
MovieLike a Cat on a Highway
2017
as Monica
MovieMom or Dad?
2017
as Valeria
MovieSomething New
2016
as Lucia
TVLaura & Paola
2016
MovieCallas
2015
as Maria Callas
MovieAnimeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
2015
as Herself
MovieThe Last Will Be the Last
2015
as Luciana Colacci
MovieWondrous Boccaccio
2015
as Badessa Usimbalda
MovieDo You See Me?
2014
as Serena Bruno
MovieSotto una buona stella
2014
as Luisa Tombolini
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2014
as Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
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2011
as Irma
MovieEscort in Love
2011
as Alice
MovieWomen Vs Men
2011
as Chiara
TVLonglasting Youth
2010
as Nora
MovieMen Vs Women
2010
as Chiara
MovieLa fisica dell'acqua
2010
as Giulia
MovieThe Ladies Get Their Say
2009
as Sofia
TVTutti pazzi per amore
2008
as Angelica, la voce del paradiso
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2008
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2007
as Baba
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2007
as Cinzia
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2007
as Maria Montessori
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2006
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2005
MovieHave You Met Claudia?
2004
as Claudia
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2004
as Silvana
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2004
MovieIl posto dell'anima
2003
as Nina
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2003
as Damiana
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2003
as Claudia
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2002
as Antonella
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2002
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2001
as Alessia
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2001
as Caterina
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2001
as Rita
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2000
as Dalia
TVMai dire grande fratello
2000
TVZelig
1997
as Host
TVNever Say Goal
1990
TVSanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
