Giovanna mezzogiorno biografia

Italian actress

Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Italian pronunciation:[dʒoˈvannaˌmɛddzoˈdʒorno]; born 9 November ) is an Italian theatre and film actress.

Early life

Mezzogiorno was born in Rome, 9 November , a daughter of actors Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Cecilia Sacchi. She grew up watching her parents on set. At first, she wanted to become a ballerina, and studied dancing for 13 years. After her father's death when she was 19, Mezzogiorno moved to Paris, where she attended the stages by Ariane Mnouchkine and worked for two years at the Peter Brook Workshop. She made her stage debut with the role of Ofelia in Qui est là, based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. The play toured various European cities. She received the Premio Coppola-Prati , the jury was presided over by theatre critic Franco Quadri. One year later, she made her film debut in Il viaggio della sposa (The Bride's Journey), written by and starring Sergio Rubini. Mezzogiorno was awarded the Targa d'Argento as the New Talent in Italian Cinema, she was also given the Grolla d'oro, and the Globo d'Oro by the Foreign Press Association and the Premio Flaiano as Best Actress of the - season.

Career

In , Mezzogiorno starred in the film Del perduto amore directed by Michele Pl

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