Cast & creator
Paola Cortellesi
Best known for Sanremo Music Festival, Sanremo Music Festival, Never Say Goal
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**
Also known as: Паола Кортеллези, パオラ・コルテッレージ, پائولا کورتلسی
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film credits
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television credits
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1951–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (87)
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Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Host
1951
Never Say Goal
1990
GialappaShow
2023
Zelig
Host
1997
Everyone's Crazy About Love
Angelica, la voce del paradiso
2008
There's Still Tomorrow
Delia
2023There's Still Tomorrow
Screenplay
2023There's Still Tomorrow
Story
2023There's Still Tomorrow
Director
2023
Mai dire grande fratello
2000
Peccato
2026
Dinner Club
Paola Cortellesi
2021
Petra
l'ispettrice Petra Delicato
2020
Call My Agent: Italy
2023
Mai dire domenica
2002
Escort in Love
Alice
2011
Longlasting Youth
Nora
2010
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
Paola
2021
The Legend of the Christmas Witch
Paola
2018Nessundorma
2004
Don't Stop Me Now
Giovanna
2019Don't Stop Me Now
Story
2019Don't Stop Me Now
Screenplay
2019
Kidz
Sara
2020
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Like a Cat on a Highway
Monica
2017Like a Cat on a Highway
Screenplay
2017
Do You See Me?
Serena Bruno
2014Do You See Me?
Story
2014Do You See Me?
Screenplay
2014
On the Tiger's Back
Antonella
2002
Laura & Paola
2016
Ask Me If I'm Happy
Dalia
2000
Libero sempre comunque mai
Self
2025
Directors Talks
Self
2023
Have You Met Claudia?
Claudia
2004Let's Not Lose Sight of Each Other
2008Let's Not Lose Sight of Each Other
Creator
2008
A Boss in the Living Room
Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
2014
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Monica
2021Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Writer
2021
Sotto una buona stella
Luisa Tombolini
2014
Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini
Maria Montessori
2007
Men Vs Women
Chiara
2010
Il posto dell'anima
Nina
2003
If I Were You
Caterina
2001
Wondrous Boccaccio
Badessa Usimbalda
2015
The Absurd Story of Gialappa’s Band
Herself
2026
Some Say No
Irma
2011
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
Self
2022
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
Sé stassa
2021
Women Vs Men
Chiara
2011
Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
Herself
2015
Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
Self
2024
Something New
Lucia
2016Something New
Story
2016Something New
Screenplay
2016
The Last Will Be the Last
Luciana Colacci
2015The Last Will Be the Last
Story
2015The Last Will Be the Last
Screenplay
2015
Past Perfect
Claudia
2003
Piano, Solo
Baba
2007
The last will be the last
2005The last will be the last
Writer
2005
La fisica dell'acqua
Giulia
2010
Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol
Silvana
2004
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight
Cinzia
2007
I cassamortari
Se stessa (non accreditata)
2022Finché dura
Director
Finché dura
Writer
Marcel!
Telesales presenter
2022
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
2006
Amarsi può darsi
Rita
2001
Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne
Herself
2020
Mom or Dad?
Valeria
2017Mom or Dad?
Screenplay
2017
Petra - Giorno da Cani
Petra Delicato
2020Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
Petra Delicato
2025
Un altr'anno e poi cresco
Alessia
2001Petra - Riti di Morte
Petra Delicado
2020Petra - Riti di Morte
Writers' Assistant
2020
Callas
Maria Callas
2015Petra - Gli Onori di Casa
Petra Delicato
2025
The Ladies Get Their Say
Sofia
2009
Detective Per Caso
Ispettore Maria Bellamore
2019
Bell'amico
Damiana
2003