Paola Tiziana Cruciani

Paola Tiziana Cruciani
Born (1958-10-17) 17 October 1958
Rome, Italy
Occupation actress

Paola Tiziana Cruciani (born 29 May 1958) is an Italian actress, comedian and playwright.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Cruciani studied acting at the "Laboratorio Teatrale", a theatre workshop directed by Gigi Proietti, graduating in 1981.[1] Between 1981 and 1984 she was a member of the comedy ensamble "La Zavorra", with whom she took part to several television variety shows.[2] In 1984, Cruciani began working on stage as a playwright, actress and director, and the same year she made her film debut, in Francesco Laudadio's Fatto su misura.[2] She was married for several years to film director Paolo Virzì, with whom she had a daughter, Ottavia.[2] In 1999 she was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in Virzì's Baci e abbracci.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mario Sesti. La "scuola" italiana: storia, strutture, e immaginario di un altro cinema, 1988-1996. Marsilio, 1996. ISBN 8831764772.
  2. 1 2 3 Fabio Secchi Frau. "Paola Tiziana Cruciani. A scuola dalla Cruciani". Mymovies.it. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Per Piccioni 9 candidature ai premi David ' 99". La Repubblica. 1999-04-27. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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