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**

Фільмографія

• Peccato
• 2025Petra - Gli Onori di Casa — Petra Delicato
• 2025Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri — Petra Delicato
• Call My Agent: Italy
• GialappaShow
• 2023There's Still Tomorrow — Delia, Screenplay, Story, Director
• 2022I cassamortari — Se stessa (non accreditata)
• 2022Marcel! — Telesales presenter
• Dinner Club — Paola Cortellesi
• 2021Like a Cat on a Highway 2 — Monica, Writer
• 2021The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins — Paola
• 2021Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore — Sé stassa
• 2020Kidz — Sara
• Petra — l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
• 2020Petra - Giorno da Cani — Petra Delicato
• 2020Petra - Riti di Morte — Petra Delicado, Writers' Assistant
• 2019Detective Per Caso — Ispettore Maria Bellamore
• 2019Don't Stop Me Now — Giovanna, Story, Screenplay
• 2018The Legend of the Christmas Witch — Paola
• 2017Like a Cat on a Highway — Monica, Screenplay
• 2017Mom or Dad? — Valeria, Screenplay
• Laura & Paola
• 2016Something New — Lucia, Story, Screenplay
• 2015Callas — Maria Callas
• 2015The Last Will Be the Last — Luciana Colacci, Story, Screenplay
• 2015Wondrous Boccaccio — Badessa Usimbalda
• 2014A Boss in the Living Room — Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
• 2014Do You See Me? — Serena Bruno, Story, Screenplay
• 2014Sotto una buona stella — Luisa Tombolini
• 2011Escort in Love — Alice
• 2011Some Say No — Irma
• 2011Women Vs Men — Chiara
• 2010La fisica dell'acqua — Giulia
• Longlasting Youth — Nora
• 2010Men Vs Women — Chiara
• 2009The Ladies Get Their Say — Sofia
• Everyone's Crazy About Love — Angelica, la voce del paradiso
• Let's Not Lose Sight of Each Other — Creator
• 2007Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight — Cinzia
• 2007Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini — Maria Montessori
• 2007Piano, Solo — Baba
• 2006Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
• 2005The last will be the last — Writer
• 2004Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol — Silvana
• 2004Have You Met Claudia? — Claudia
• Nessundorma
• 2003Bell'amico — Damiana
• 2003Il posto dell'anima — Nina
• 2003Past Perfect — Claudia
• Mai dire domenica
• 2002On the Tiger's Back — Antonella
• 2001Amarsi può darsi — Rita
• 2001If I Were You — Caterina
• 2001Un altr'anno e poi cresco — Alessia
• 2000Ask Me If I'm Happy — Dalia
• Mai dire grande fratello
• Zelig — Host
• Never Say Goal
• Finché dura — Director, Writer

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (9)

• 2026The Absurd Story of Gialappa’s Band — Herself
• 2025Libero sempre comunque mai — Self
• 2024Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema — Self
• Directors Talks — Self
• 2022Luigi Proietti detto Gigi — Self
• 2021We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne — Herself
• 2015Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay — Herself
• Sanremo Music Festival — Self - Special Guest, Self - Host