- Nicoletta Braschi
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Nicoletta Braschi 
Braschi receiving an award.Born April 19, 1960
Cesena, ItalyOccupation actress, producer Years active 1983 - present Spouse Roberto Benigni (1991-present) Nicoletta Braschi (born April 19, 1960) is an Italian actress and producer, best known for her work with her husband, actor and director Roberto Benigni.
Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts where she first met Benigni in 1980. Her first film was with Benigni in 1983, the comedy Tu Mi Turbi ("You Upset Me"). She later appeared in two Jim Jarmusch films, Down by Law and Mystery Train.
Braschi's two most successful collaborations with her husband have been Johnny Stecchino (1992) and La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) (1998). The first, an Italian comedy that cast the actress as the girlfriend of a mobster (Benigni), was a huge hit in Italy; while the second, in which Braschi played the wife of an Italian Jew (Benigni) imprisoned in a concentration camp, was a widely-praised success that launched both Braschi and her husband into the international spotlight.
In 1997 Braschi starred in Ovosodo as a depressed teacher encouraging a student to work and study harder. The film won her much praise from critics and public and from it she won a David di Donatello award.
She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award as a cast member of Life is Beautiful, in which Benigni played the role of her character's husband. She is also a David di Donatello award winner (Italy's equivalent of the Oscars).
In 2002, she was a member of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival.
In 2005 she starred in and produced La Tigre e la Neve ( The Tiger and the Snow ) a love story set during the initial stage of the Iraq War.
As of 2010 she tours the Italian theatres starring in "Tradimenti". Based on Harold Pinter's play Betrayal.
Filmography
Year Film Role 1983 Tu mi Turbi Virgin Mary 1986 Down by law Nicoletta 1988 Ya bon les blancs Luisa 1988 The Little Devil Nina 1989 Mystery Train Luisa (Segment- Ghost) 1990 The Sheltering Sky French Woman 1991 La domenica specialmente Girl (Segment La domenica specialmente) 1991 Johnny Stecchino Maria 1993 Son of the Pink Panther Jacqueline Gambrelli 1994 The Monster Jessica 1995 Pasolini, un delitto italiano Graziella Chiracossi 1996 Sostiene Pereria Marta 1997 Ovosodo Giovanna 1998 Life Is Beautiful Dora Orefice 2002 Pinocchio Blue Fairy 2003 Mi piace lavorare Anna 2005 The Tiger and the Snow Vittoria External links
- Nicoletta Braschi Fans: site dedicated to Nicoletta Braschi
- Nicoletta Braschi at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- Italian actors
- People from Cesena
- Alumni of the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica
- Italian actor stubs
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