Emanuela Fanelli
Italian actress (born 1986)
Emanuela Fanelli (born 6 July 1986) is an Italian actress and comedian. Known for her work on sketch comedy television for over ten years, she reached worldwide acting recognition after starring in the critically acclaimed films Dry (2022) and There's Still Tomorrow (2023), receiving two consecutive David di Donatello awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Biography
Emanuela Fanelli began her acting career on stage when she was a teenager. She worked in theatre for many years studying under Luigi Onorato, Giorgio Amato, and David Fiandanese. She made her cinema debut in 2015 with Don't Be Bad by Claudio Caligari, which was followed by other films: The Last Will Be the Last and Ignorance Is Bliss by Massimiliano Bruno, Solo by Laura Morante, La casa di famiglia by Augusto Fornari and A mano disarmata by Claudio Bonivento. In 2016 she starred in the role of Cinzia, the female protagonist of the TV series Dov'è Mario?, produced by Wildside for Sky Uno, alongside Corrado Guzzanti. She won a series of awards, including the special mention for best actress and best monologue at the "Ciak, si Roma!" event of the Rome International Film Festival, from a jury including Carlo Verdone, Daniele Luchetti and Lina Wertmüller.
In 2014, she won the award for Best Actress at the 48 Hour Film Project for her role in the short film Un film d'amore. Since 2016, she has appeared on radio alongside Lillo & Greg on the programme 610 on Rai Radio 2 in which she plays various characters. In 2019 she was one of the protagonists of the TV programme Battute?
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