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Director
Paola Cortellesi
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 133214
IMDb ID: nm0181246
Known for: Acting
Born: November 24, 1973
Age: 52
Place of birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q1042721
Also known as
Паола Кортеллези • パオラ・コルテッレージ • پائولا کورتلسی
Frequent jobs
Story (4)Screenplay (3)Writer (2)
Biography
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**
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paola Cortellesi.
8.1
There's Still Tomorrow
Screenplay
2023 Movie
7.7
Ask Me If I'm Happy
as Dalia
2000 Movie
6.7
Have You Met Claudia?
as Claudia
2004 Movie
6.6
The Last Will Be the Last
Story
2015 Movie
6.5
Like a Cat on a Highway
Screenplay
2017 Movie
6.4
Do You See Me?
Story
2014 Movie
6.3
Don't Stop Me Now
Story
2019 Movie
6.2
Escort in Love
as Alice
2011 Movie
6.1
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Writer
2021 Movie
6.0
A Boss in the Living Room
as Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta
2014 Movie
6.0
Kidz
as Sara
2020 Movie
5.9
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
as Paola
2021 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paola Cortellesi.
6.0
Kidz
as Sara
2020 Movie
6.2
Escort in Love
as Alice
2011 Movie
8.1
There's Still Tomorrow
Screenplay
2023 Movie
5.9
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
as Paola
2021 Movie
Callas
as Maria Callas
2015 Movie
7.7
Ask Me If I'm Happy
as Dalia
2000 Movie
5.8
Wondrous Boccaccio
as Badessa Usimbalda
2015 Movie
5.3
The Legend of the Christmas Witch
as Paola
2018 Movie
5.5
Women Vs Men
as Chiara
2011 Movie
6.5
Like a Cat on a Highway
Screenplay
2017 Movie
5.8
Men Vs Women
as Chiara
2010 Movie
9.5
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paola Cortellesi.
7.8
Sanremo Music Festival
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
1951 Series
8.1
GialappaShow
1 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Tutti pazzi per amore
as Angelica, la voce del paradiso • 26 eps
2008 Series
8.2
Mai dire gol
18 eps
1990 Series
7.5
Call My Agent: Italy
1 eps
2023 Series
6.9
Petra
as l'ispettrice Petra Delicato • 10 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Zelig
as Host • 31 eps
1997 Series
8.8
Mai dire grande fratello
49 eps
2000 Series
7.2
Dinner Club
as Paola Cortellesi • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.8
Mai dire domenica
11 eps
2002 Series
4.0
Longlasting Youth
as Nora • 4 eps
2010 Series
Directors Talks
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paola Cortellesi.
8.1
There's Still Tomorrow
Screenplay
2023 Movie
6.1
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
Writer
2021 Movie
6.3
Don't Stop Me Now
Story
2019 Movie
6.5
Like a Cat on a Highway
Screenplay
2017 Movie
5.8
Mom or Dad?
Screenplay
2017 Movie
5.7
Something New
Story
2016 Movie
6.6
The Last Will Be the Last
Story
2015 Movie
6.4
Do You See Me?
Story
2014 Movie
7.0
The last will be the last
Writer
2005 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paola Cortellesi.
LIBERO sempre comunque mai
as Self
2025 Movie
Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri
as Petra Delicato
2025 Movie
Carlo Mazzacurati - A Certain Idea of Cinema
as Self
2024 Movie
8.1
There's Still Tomorrow
as Delia
2023 Movie
4.6
Marcel!
as Telesales presenter
2022 Movie
5.3
I cassamortari
as Se stessa (non accreditata)
2022 Movie
7.4
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
as Self
2022 Movie
5.9
The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins
as Paola
2021 Movie
9.5
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.0
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
as Sé stassa
2021 Movie
6.1
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
as Monica
2021 Movie
6.0
Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne
as Herself
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paola Cortellesi.
Directors Talks
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.1
GialappaShow
1 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Call My Agent: Italy
1 eps
2023 Series
7.2
Dinner Club
as Paola Cortellesi • 6 eps
2021 Series
6.9
Petra
as l'ispettrice Petra Delicato • 10 eps
2020 Series
Laura & Paola
3 eps
2016 Series
4.0
Longlasting Youth
as Nora • 4 eps
2010 Series
7.4
Tutti pazzi per amore
as Angelica, la voce del paradiso • 26 eps
2008 Series
8.8
Mai dire domenica
11 eps
2002 Series
8.8
Mai dire grande fratello
49 eps
2000 Series
7.8
Zelig
as Host • 31 eps
1997 Series
8.2
Mai dire gol
18 eps
1990 Series