Teresa Saponangelo

Teresa Saponangelo
Saponangelo at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021
Born (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973
Taranto, Apulia, Italy
EducationÉcole Philippe Gaulier
Accademia d'Arte Drammatica della Calabria
OccupationActress

Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She has received numerous accolades including the David di Donatello Award, two Nastro d'Argento Awards of three nominations, and the Ubu Award.[1]

Saponangelo's many film credits include Pájaros, Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God, for which she won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress, the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress, and the Pasinetti Award from the Venice Film Festival. She additionally won the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress for Il buco in testa and received a nomination for In the Beginning There Was Underwear.

Life and career

Teresa Saponangelo was born in Taranto, the daughter of a workman and a housewife, and lost her father at the age of two. In 1976 she moved to Naples, next to the Politeama Theater, with her mother and her brother.[2][3][4] She graduated from Diploma di Musica (DAMS) at Roma Tre University, and appeared in a play titled Dentro la Cronaca dentro la storia by P. Amato.[5]

After attending several dramatic societies, Saponangelo made her official stage debut in Giacomo Rizzo's Ce penza mammà.[6] In 1994, she completed her studies at the Calabria School of Dramatic Arts in Reggio Calabria, at the suggestion of Giorgio Albertazzi, and under Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier in France.[7]

In 1994 she made her film debut in Il Verificatore by Stefano Incerti, and then appeared in films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Sergio Rubini, Paolo Virzì, and Silvio Soldini, and on stage with directors Toni Servillo, Antonio Capuano, and Mario Martone, among others.[2]

In 2000 she was nominated for Nastro d'Argento's Best Actress for her performance in Anna Negri's In the Beginning There Was Underwear;[8] the same year she won the Ubu Award for her performance as Dorina in the stage play Tartufo.[4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
1995 The Meter Reader Valeria [9]
Travelling Companion Friend at Café Cameo appearance [10]
1996 August Vacation Irene Vitiello
Isotta Caterina
Sacred Silence Annamaria Pica [11]
1997 The Acrobats Giusy [12]
The Vesuvians Teresa Segment: "Il diavolo in bottiglia" [13]
The Grey Zone Patient Cameo appearance [14]
1998 The Dust of Naples Teresa [15]
Dolce far niente Rosa
1999 In the Beginning There Was Underwear Imma [16]
2000 Tutto l'amore che c'è Maura [17]
2002 Two Friends Maria [18]
La vita degli altri Luisa
2004 I Can See It in Your Eyes Chiara [19]
2007 Ossidiana Maria Palligiano
2008 Black and White Esmeralda
Your Whole Life Ahead of You Movie actress Cameo appearance
2010 La pecora nera Teresa [20]
Come Undone Miriam [21]
2011 Il paese delle spose infelici Natuccio's mother
2014 La stoffa dei sogni Maria Campese
2017 Gramigna Anna
2018 Il bene mio Rita
2019 Procelain Cristina
2021 The Hand of God Maria [22]
2023 Born for You Teresa
I limoni d'inverno Eleonora
2024 Birds Flying East Elisabetta [23]
2025 Hungry Bird [24]

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2004 Luisa Sanfelice Assunta Television film [25]
2006 Attacco allo Stato Maria Amore Television film
2008 La squadra Alessia Marciano Episode: "Panni sporchi"
La nuova squadra Main role
2011 Rossella Paolina Andrei Main role
2014 Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi Carmela Ragno 5 episodes [26]
2015 La dama velata Maddalena Staineri Main role [27]
2016 Il sindaco pescatore Carla Television movie
2017 Sirene Stefania Maldini Main role
Purché finisca bene Paola Episode: "Bastano un paio di baffi"
2020 Vivi e lascia vivere Daniela Sonnino Main role
2022 Vincenzo Malinconico, Unsuccessful Lawyer Nives Recurring role [28]
2025 Sara: Woman in the Shadows Sara [29]

References

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  4. ^ a b Rodolfo Di Giammarco (21 October 2004). "Teresa, l' attrice di Moretti Vietato essere antipatiche". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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  10. ^ "1979 :: Moscow International Film Festival". www.moscowfilmfestival.ru. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  11. ^ Pianese Nunzio 14 anni a maggio (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2025 – via www.cinematografo.it.
  12. ^ Rooney, David (5 May 1997). "The Acrobats". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  13. ^ Rooney, David (1 December 1997). "The Vesuvians". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  14. ^ Rooney, David (13 April 1997). "The Grey Zone". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  15. ^ "la Repubblica/cinema: A Napoli l'oro diventa polvere". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Review: 'In the Beginning There Was Underwear'". Variety. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Vittoria Puccini (Magazine - luglio 2009)". Vittorio Zincone. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  18. ^ Rooney, David (6 September 2002). "Two Friends". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  19. ^ Emiliani, Simone (22 September 2004). ""Te lo leggo negli occhi", di Valia Santella". SentieriSelvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  20. ^ "La pecora nera, Ascanio Celestini. Giulio Einaudi editore - I coralli". Einaudi (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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  24. ^ "Primo ciak per Hungry Bird, il nuovo film di Antonio Capuano: trama e quando esce". Today (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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  26. ^ "A catania le riprese di "Squadra Antimafia 5"". Comune di Catania (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  27. ^ "La dama velata, anticipazioni 1^ puntata della Fiction di Rai 1". Blasting News (in Italian). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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