Paola Cortellesi

Acting

Paola Cortellesi

Born 1973-11-24 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

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**

Acting credits

There's Still Tomorrow poster
8.1

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

There's Still Tomorrow

2023

Amarsi può darsi poster
8.0

During their divorce trial, Davide and Giulia go back through episodes of their life together while they listen to a series of witnesses. Do they really want to go different ways?

Amarsi può darsi

2001

Like a Cat on a Highway poster
6.5

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

Like a Cat on a Highway

2017

We Are Cinema poster
9.5

An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

We Are Cinema

2021

Kidz poster
5.9

Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family balance, leads to tragicomic scenarios.

Kidz

2020

Men Vs Women poster
5.8

From married couples to platonic roommates to testy rivals with romantic chemistry, the never-ending battle of the sexes gets personal.

Men Vs Women

2010

Escort in Love poster
6.2

35-year-old Alice has a husband and a son. Her life seems a beautiful dream, but it soon turns out to be a nightmare. Her husband dies in a car accident and her lawyer tells her that she is on her uppers. The only way she has to earn money in a short time is by resorting to the oldest job in history.

Escort in Love

2011

The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins poster
5.9

18th century. Paola, a young, reckless street urchin inadvertently gets in the way of the plans of terrifying Baron De Michelis, a small and mean hunchback always escorted by his trusted (and abused) minion Marmotta, with an unquenchable thirst for power and an unmeasurable hate for witches. The intervention of the sweet and powerful Dolores, a good witch who has devoted her life to children, saves Paola from being burned at the stake. Through a magical apprenticeship, breakneck pursuits, incredible transformations and a whole lot of trouble, Paola will discover that fate has something really special in store for her… And so the legend begins.

The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins

2021

Wondrous Boccaccio poster
5.8

It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and three men, rebel against the feeling of death that is about to swallow them. They flee the city and find refuge in an abandoned villa in the Tuscan hills. Here, between moral doubts and the tasks needed to survive, they kill time by telling each other stories until they will decide to return. The stories are varied - tragic, bizarre, funny or erotic - but common and central to all of them is the female presence.

Wondrous Boccaccio

2015

Women Vs Men poster
5.5

Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna reconstructs his way. For its part, the concierge Rocco and his friend Michele play in a group that emulates the Beatles and face opposition from their partners. Finally, Marcello and Paola are a divorced couple who, from time to time, pretend they are still together to avoid problems. They are victims of a relentless war of sexes.

Women Vs Men

2011

The Legend of the Christmas Witch poster
5.3

When six elementary school students suspect their missing teacher is Befana, a Christmas witch who delivers presents to good children, they set off on a magical journey to save her.

The Legend of the Christmas Witch

2018

Do You See Me? poster
6.4

Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can live and work there. She will soon find out that her native country is not as open minded and she will struggle to find a job that she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way she will meet Francesco a gay man who will help and support her throughout her journey.

Do You See Me?

2014

Il posto dell'anima poster
7.5

Three workers of a tire factory, in southern Italy, lead the struggle against the American company owner of the factory who wants to close the Italian branch in which they work.

Il posto dell'anima

2003

Like a Cat on a Highway 2 poster
6.1

Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.

Like a Cat on a Highway 2

2021

Mom or Dad? poster
5.8

A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.

Mom or Dad?

2017

Ask Me If I'm Happy poster
7.7

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

Ask Me If I'm Happy

2000

Don't Stop Me Now poster
6.3

Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.

Don't Stop Me Now

2019

Something New poster
5.7

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the contrary, cannot be without one. One night, the perfect man shows up in Maria's bed: handsome, sensible, mature and passionate.The next morning brings up misunderstandings and lies which make the two friends split up and take a break for themselves. Maybe that young man met by chance is really the one every woman is looking for, because with his simple theories he manages to paint the perfect picture of the two women's lives.

Something New

2016

Marcel! poster
4.8

The young girl, an insomniac. The mother, an artist. The dog, named Marcel. The little girl loves her mother immensely, but her mother loves Marcel more than anything else. Will an unpredictable event allow those circles of love to reconnect?

Marcel!

2022

Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay

2015

Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne poster
6.0

Thanks to archive material, reminiscences by those who knew her, and her own reflections vividly recited by actress Paola Cortellesi, the personal story and political career of Nilde Iotti transcends the biographical and touches the core of our own lives today.

Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne

2020

Have You Met Claudia? poster
6.7

Claudia is married with Giovanni, a rather dull type. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced, until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she had an affair. Who'll win her heart?

Have You Met Claudia?

2004

Luigi Proietti detto Gigi poster
7.4

Documentary about the film and theater career of the roman actor, Gigi Proietti, who passed away on 2 November 2020

Luigi Proietti detto Gigi

2022

Sotto una buona stella poster
5.8

A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.

Sotto una buona stella

2014

Behind the camera

There's Still Tomorrow poster
8.1

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

There's Still Tomorrow

2023

There's Still Tomorrow poster
8.1

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

There's Still Tomorrow

2023

Like a Cat on a Highway poster
6.5

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

Like a Cat on a Highway

2017

Do You See Me? poster
6.4

Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can live and work there. She will soon find out that her native country is not as open minded and she will struggle to find a job that she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way she will meet Francesco a gay man who will help and support her throughout her journey.

Do You See Me?

2014

Like a Cat on a Highway 2 poster
6.1

Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.

Like a Cat on a Highway 2

2021

Mom or Dad? poster
5.8

A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.

Mom or Dad?

2017

Don't Stop Me Now poster
6.3

Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.

Don't Stop Me Now

2019

Something New poster
5.7

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the contrary, cannot be without one. One night, the perfect man shows up in Maria's bed: handsome, sensible, mature and passionate.The next morning brings up misunderstandings and lies which make the two friends split up and take a break for themselves. Maybe that young man met by chance is really the one every woman is looking for, because with his simple theories he manages to paint the perfect picture of the two women's lives.

Something New

2016

The Last Will Be the Last poster
6.6

Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to struggle to keep on going. They are happy and always on each other’s side, but shortly after she finds out she’s pregnant, she gets fired and her world starts falling apart. After having tried to have a baby for years, the joy of impending motherhood lasts only a few months. Begging for help but with no one ready to listen to her, completely desperate and shattered, Luciana decides to kidnap the managing director of her former company, asking for the justice she deserves.

The Last Will Be the Last

2015

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Finché dura

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NR

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Finché dura

The last will be the last poster
7.0

The characters find themselves in the same place at the same time because of Colacci Luciana. She has gathered them all at gunpoint in the offices at GreenLife Italia headquarters, the company that fired her because of her pregnancy. She just wants her job back.

The last will be the last

2005