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Monica Guerritore

Italian actress (born 1958)

Summary

Italian actress (born 1958)

FieldValue
nameMonica Guerritore
imageDopo caffè con Monica Guerritore cropped.jpg
imagesize180px
birth_date
birth_placeRome, Italy
occupation{{flatlist
yearsactive1973–present
domesticpartnerGabriele Lavia (1981–2001)
Roberto Zaccaria (since 2001)
website
  • Actress
  • director Roberto Zaccaria (since 2001)

Monica Guerritore (born 5 January 1958) is an Italian film, theatre, and television actress.

Biography

Guerritore was born in Rome to a Neapolitan father and a Calabrian mother. She had her first small part in Vittorio De Sica's Una breve vacanza, at the early age of 13. After her official debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard, she tied herself romantically and artistically to film and theatre director Gabriele Lavia, acting in his theatrical performances mostly strong female characters like Jocasta, Lady Macbeth and Ophelia. Miss Julie in Strindberg's drama. The couple separated in 2001, during the rehearsals of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage in which she played Marianne. Guerritore continued her work with other directors, like Giancarlo Sepe, in Madame Bovary, Carmen, and The Lady of the Camellias.

Beside the stage career, Guerritore works on television and film, starting in 1976 along Marcello Mastroianni in Signore e signori, buonanotte. In 1977, she plays the title role in first RAI colour TV play Manon Lescaut; significant performances were in Salvatore Samperi's The Dark Side of Love (1985) and in Mauro Bolognini's The Venetian Woman (1986). She stayed far away from television for 17 years and came back on screen RAI in 1997 with the title role in Costanza, and in 1999 in Mario Caiano's L'amore oltre la vita. In 2004, she played Ambra Leonardi in Amanti e segreti, and in 2006 she played Ada Sereni in Gianluigi Calderone's Exodus.

Lavia directed her in many movies, often erotically toned, including Scandalous Gilda (1985), Evil Senses (1986) and a Sicilian film by Giovanni Verga, La lupa (1996). In theatre, she also wrote and directed Giovanna d'Arco (2004–2006), and Dall'Inferno all'Infinito (2008). In 2007, she played a part in Ferzan Özpetek's A Perfect Day (Un giorno perfetto), and in 2008 she took part to Ivano De Matteo's La bella gente. She has performed Saint Monica in Christian Duguay's Sant'Agostino.

Guerritore portrayed Anna Di Gastoni in the 2018 film My Big Gay Italian Wedding. In 2024, she starred as Gabriella de Rosa in the Netflix Italian series Deceitful Love. Guerritore's first feature film as a director, **, about Anna Magnani premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 9 October 2025, and was released in Italy on 6 November 2025.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861988199219961998200020072008200920112012201820192020202220232025
A Brief VacationMaria
Lovers and Other RelativesRosy
The First Time on the GrassLotte
Goodnight, Ladies and GentlemenPaolo's assistantCameo appearance
Stato interessanteAnnabellaSegment: "Secondo episodio"
Man in a HurryMarie de Bois-Rosé
Break UpSilvia
Together?Giulia
Men or Not MenBertha
OmbreMonica
Forest of LoveAgnolella
Più bello di così si muoreAmelia
Io con te non ci sto piùClara
Principe di HomburgNatalia
The Dark Side of LovePatrizia Viani
Scandalous GildaGilda
The Venetian WomanValeria
Evil SensesVittoria
The Strangeness of LifeAnna
Crazy UnderwearAmalia
La lupaGnà Pina "La Lupa"
FemminaSilvia
Scene da un matrimonioMarianne
Liberarsi - Figli di una rivoluzione minoreTeresa
Sandrine in the RainCarolina
A Perfect DayMara Solari
La fabbrica dei tedeschiMother
The Seed of DiscordAndrologistCameo appearance
La bella genteSusanna
The Worst Week of My LifeClara
Tell No OneAurora
My Big Gay Italian WeddingAnna Di Gastoni
TuttappostoMinister Beccaria
AgonyAngelica
Femminile singolareSimona
**Marie D'Amico
**Anna Magnani

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes198019891996199819992004–2005200720102011201220132015–201620212021–202520232024
La tela del ragnoClarissa Hailsham-BrownTelevision film
Gioco senza fineSilviaTelevision film
Uno di noiMonicaEpisode: "Una madre indegna"
CostanzaCostanzaTelevision film
L'amore oltre la vitaFrancaTelevision film
Amanti e SegretiAmbra CastelliMain role
Exodus - Il sogno di AdaAda SereniTelevision film
Fuga con MarleneMarleneTelevision film
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint AugustineSaint MonicaTelevision film
RossellaOlimpiaMain role (season 1)
Sabato, domenica e lunedìRosa PrioreTelevision film
Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesiaRosa TomeiTelevision film
Thou Shalt Not KillLucia FerroMain role
Speravo de morì primaFiorella Totti2 episodes
Vita da CarloSandraMain role
The Good MothersDalia2 episodes
Deceitful LoveGabriella De RosaMain role

References

References

  1. "mentre rubavo la vita".
  2. "Scandalosa Monica". Corriere della Sera.
  3. "Monica Guerritore Colore". claudiocaprara.ilcannocchiale.it.
  4. "Teatro » I lavori". monicaguerritore.it.
  5. "MONICA GUERRITORE E´ "MADAME BOVARY" AL TEATRO CARCANO". marketpress.info.
  6. "Monica Guerritore Carmen". culturaspettacolovenezia.it.
  7. "LA SIGNORA DELLE CAMELIE di Giancarlo Sepe, liberamente ispirato al personaggio di Alexandre Dumàs". apriteilsipario.it.
  8. "Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)". IMDB.
  9. "Manon Lescaut (1976)". IMDB.
  10. "Monica Guerritore biografia e film". windoweb.it.
  11. "Fotografando Patrizia (1985)". IMDB.
  12. "La venexiana (1986)". IMDB.
  13. "FILMOGRAFIA". RAI.
  14. "L'amore oltre la vita (1999)". IMDB.
  15. "Televisione» I lavori » Exodus » Corriere della Sera". monicaguerritore.it.
  16. "Monica Guerritore propone una nuova versione teatrale Giovanna d'Arco". cinebazar.it.
  17. "La bella gente, scheda del film". vivacinema.it.
  18. "Monica Guerritore, un 2009 da protagonista". cinema.excite.it.
  19. Bradley, D. M.. (12 June 2019). "Film Review: ''My Big Gay Italian Wedding''". [[Adelaide Review]].
  20. Warren, Steve. (September 19, 2018). "Reeling 2018 reviews".
  21. (22 March 2023). "''Grey's Anatomy'' Star Giacomo Gianniotti Set for Netflix's Italian Adaptation of ''Gold Digger'' TV Series".
  22. (29 March 2023). "A Positano le riprese della serie Netflix ''Inganno'': ciak con Monica Guerritore tra vicoli e spiaggia".
  23. Colavito, Annalisa. (11 November 2025). "Monica Guerritore recounts Anna Magnani: the film that celebrates the strength of women".
  24. Meale, Raffaele. (21 October 2025). "''Anna'' (2025) di Monica Guerritore - Recensione".
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