Mara Venier (born Mara Povoleri; 20 October 1950) is an Italian actress and television presenter. She began her career in film and television in the 1970s before becoming widely known as host of the long-running Rai 1 variety show Domenica In, a role she has held in multiple seasons since 1993 and for which she is considered a defining figure in Italian Sunday television. In addition to her work on Domenica In, Venier has appeared in a number of films and TV series and remains a prominent personality in Italian entertainment.

Filmography

• 2026For Better And For Worse
• 2026Il mio nome è Riccardo Cocciante
• 2026Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO — Sé stessa
• 2024Diamonds — Silvana / Mara
• 2024Tennis and friends. La prevenzione scende in campo — Mara Venier
• 2023Chi ha rapito Jerry Calà? — Sé stessa
• Lui è peggio di me
• Belve
• Tú Sí Que Vales — Giudice Popolare
• 1993Package, Double Package and Counterpackage — Pupella
• DopoFestival — Creator
• 1989NightClub — Luciana
• 1988Crimes and Perfumes — Melania
• 1988Metropolitan Animals — Marchesa Esmeralda
• 1987Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan — Caterina De Lellis
• 1987Portami la luna — Fleur
• 1987Professione vacanze — Olimpia
• Professione vacanze — Olimpia
• 1987Sweets from a Stranger — Stella
• 1984Chewingum — Professoressa Emanuela Raveggi
• 1983At the Sports Bar — Rossana
• 1982Heads I Win, Tails You Lose — Teresa
• 1980Zappatore — Nancy
• Domenica In — Self - Host, Conductor
• 1976Evil Thoughts — Mrs. Bocconi
• 1974The Castro's Abbess — Fra Giovanni's Lover
• 1974Three Cheers for Us — Elisa
• Door Into Darkness — Daniela Moreschi

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2011Vacanze di Natale a Cortina — Self
• 2008Torno a vivere da solo — Herself
• 1998Paparazzi — Self
• Sanremo Music Festival — Self - Special Guest