Olimpia Carlisi
| Olimpia Carlisi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 December 1946 Campi Bisenzio, Florence |
| Occupation | actress |
Olimpia Carlisi (born 29 December 1946), is an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, after her debut as a stage actress, Carlisi made her film debut working with Roberto Rossellini in Atti degli apostoli (1968) and then with Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet in Othon (1969).[1] She almost entirely focused her career on intellectual and art films and stage works.[1] In 1975 she won a Globo d'oro for best breakthrough actress. In 1978 she was nominated to the BAFTA Award for most promising newcomer thanks to her performance in Alain Tanner's The Middle of the World.[2]
Also active on television, in 1970 she was the protagonist of the RAI experimental drama Olimpia agli amici, directed by the film critic Adriano Aprà.[1] In 1980 she hosted a controversial edition of the Sanremo Music Festival alongside Roberto Benigni and Claudio Cecchetto.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 36–37. ISBN 888440214X.
- ↑ "Prix et nominations : BAFTA Awards / Orange British Academy Film Awards 1978". Allociné. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.