Emanuela Fanelli
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.jpg) Fanelli in Venice 2025 | |
| Born | 6 July 1986 Rome, Italy[1] |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Emanuela Fanelli (born 6 July 1986) is an Italian actress and comedian.[1] 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
[edit]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.[2]
In 2014, Fanelli won the award for Best Actress at the 48 Hour Film Project for her role in the short film Un film d'amore.[2] Since 2016, she has appeared on radio alongside Lillo & Greg on the programme 610 on Rai Radio 2 in which she plays various characters.[3] In 2019 she was one of the protagonists of the TV programme Battute? on Rai 2 and she featured in the music video for "Immigrato", a song by Checco Zalone published to promote the release of his film Tolo Tolo in cinemas.
Since 2020, Fanelli has taken part in the programme Una pezza di Lundini, with Valerio Lundini, broadcast from 7 September 2020 on Rai 2. In 2021, she participated in the Sanremo Music Festival and joined Lo Stato Sociale and Francesco Pannofino in a cover of "Non è per sempre" by Afterhours. She also served as patroness of the awards ceremony at the 2021 Torino Film Festival.[4] She was later chosen as host for 60 sul 2, a programme celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Rai 2.[5]
In 2022, Fanelli starred in Paolo Virzì's Dry, which earned her the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress. In 2023, she portrayed Marisa in Paola Cortellesi's directorial debut There's Still Tomorrow, which became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in Italy.[6][7] In 2024, she was again directed by Virzì in the film Another Summer Holiday. That same year, she again won Best Supporting Actress at the 69th David di Donatello for her performance in There's Still Tomorrow.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2014 | Un film d'amore | Cicova | Short film |
| 2015 | Don't Be Bad | Sloppy Girl #1 | Cameo appearance |
| The Last Will Be the Last | Nadia | ||
| 2017 | Ignorance Is Bliss | Iris | |
| Cose dell'altro mondo | Mother | Short film | |
| The Family House | Ornella | ||
| 2019 | A mano disarmata | Chiara Colombo | |
| 2022 | Dry | Raffaella Zarate | |
| 2023 | There's Still Tomorrow | Marisa | |
| 2024 | Another Summer Holiday | Daniela | |
| 2025 | Madly | Trilli | |
| 2026 | The Noise of New Things † | TBA | Post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2016 | Dov'è Mario? | Cinzia | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | La TV delle ragazze – Gli Stati Generali 1988-2018 | Herself / Various | Cast member |
| 2019 | Battute? | Herself / Various | Main role |
| 2020–2022 | Una pezza di Lundini | Herself / Co-host / Various | Sketch comedy series; 70 episodes |
| 2023 | Sono Lillo | Herself | Season 1, episode 3 |
| 2023–present | Call My Agent - Italia | Luana Pericoli | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 2024 | No Activity | Palmira Piccoli | Main role |
| 2026 | My 2 Cents | Smeralda (voice) | Episode: "Come comete" |
| Peccato † | Herself (fictional version) | Lead role; also creator and writer |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | "Immigrato" | Checco Zalone | |
| 2023 | "Tutta" | Daniele Silvestri |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2014 | 48 Hour Film Project | Best Actress | Un film d'amore | Won |
| 2021 | Satira Award | TV Character of the Year | Una pezza di Lundini | Won |
| 2023 | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actress | Dry | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | Best Actress in a TV Series or Miniseries | Call My Agent - Italia | Nominated | |
| 2024 | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actress | There's Still Tomorrow | Won |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Volpe, Maria (16 December 2021). "Emanuela Fanelli, comica surreale, nuovo volto per festeggiare i 60 anni di Rai2". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Ambrosio, Emanuele (29 November 2018). "EMANUELA FANELLI CHI E'/ L'attrice premiata da Carlo Verdone e Lina Wertmuller (La tv delle Ragazze)". IlSussidiario.net. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "'610 LIVE' in Sala A con Lillo, Greg, Alex Braga & The Frigidaires". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "Torino Film Festival, vince "Between two dawns"". torinoggi.it. 4 December 2021.
- ↑ "Chi è Emanuela Fanelli? Chi è il suo fidanzato? Cosa sappiamo della biografia e della sua vita privata". NonSolo.TV (in Italian). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ Povoledo, Elisabetta (8 December 2023). "A Beloved Comedian's Film on Domestic Abuse Draws Italians, in Droves". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ "Anno Corrente 01/01/2024 Al 29/02/2024". cinetel.it (in Italian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (3 May 2024). "Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Wins Italian Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ D'Angelo, Francesca (3 May 2024). "David di Donatello 2024: Io capitano Miglior film, ma a sbancare è Paola Cortellesi". Elle. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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