Giovanna Mezzogiorno Biography: Husband, Age, Children, Books, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies, Awards, Instagram, Siblings

Giovanna Mezzogiorno is an Italian actor, director and writer that gained significant acclaim for her intense and thoughtful performances in Italian and international cinema. She is particularly recognized for her leading role in the 2003 film Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte), which brought her widespread critical notice.

Other prominent roles, such as in the adaptation of Love in the Time of Cholera and the critically praised film Vincere, solidified her status as one of Italy’s respected leading actresses. She is also known for her work as a theatre actress, director, and writer.

Profile

• Full Name: Giovanna Mezzogiorno
• Date of Birth: November 9, 1974
• Age: 51 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
• Nationality: Italian
• Profession: Actress, director, writer
• Height: 1.73 m
• Eye Color: Green
• Hair Color: Brown
• Parents: Vittorio Mezzogiorno (Father), Cecilia Sacchi (Mother)
• Siblings: Marina Mezzogiorno Brown (Sister)
• Spouse: Alessio Federico Fugolo
• Children: Leone Fugolo, Zeno Fugolo
• Relationship Status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Italian
• Net worth: $5 Million

Early Life and Education

Giovanna Mezzogiorno, who is now 51 years old, was born on November 9, 1974, in Rome, Italy. She grew up in a family deeply entrenched in the performing arts as the daughter of actor Vittorio Mezzogiorno and actress Cecilia Sacchi.

Her maternal grandfather was Filippo Sacchi, a notable film critic. She grew up in Milan for some time and trained as a ballerina for 13 years.

Following her father’s death in January 1994, she moved to Paris and studied acting at the Peter Brook Workshop. Her formal education in acting began there, leading to her stage debut as Ophelia in a version of Hamlet in 1995.

Personal Life

Giovanna Mezzogiorno is married to Alessio Federico Fugolo, whom she met while working on the set of the film Vincere in 2008, where he was a film industry driver/technician. The couple married in a civil ceremony in Griante on October 24, 2009.

They maintain residences in Rome, Milan, and Paris. They became parents to twin sons, Leone and Zeno, born on August 26, 2011.

Before her marriage, she was in a long-term relationship with the French-Italian actor Stefano Accorsi for several years after meeting him on a film set in 1998.

Career

Giovanna Mezzogiorno‘s career began on the stage in Paris under the direction of Peter Brook. She transitioned to Italian film soon after, making her screen debut in the 1997 film The Bride’s Journey (Il viaggio della sposa).

She gained significant attention with her role in The Last Kiss (L’ultimo bacio) in 2001. The role in Ferzan Özpetek‘s 2003 film Facing Windows cemented her status, earning her a Nastro d’Argento and a David di Donatello award.

She appeared in international productions such as the film adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez‘s Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) and starred in Marco Bellocchio‘s Vincere (2009), which competed at the Cannes Film Festival. She has worked consistently in Italian television series and films, and has recently begun directing and writing.

Awards

• Coppa Volpi for Best Actress (Venice Film Festival): Don’t Tell (La bestia nel cuore) (2005)
• David di Donatello for Best Actress: Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte) (2003)
• Nastro d’Argento for Best Actress: The Last Kiss (L’ultimo bacio) (2001), Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte) (2003), Don’t Tell (La bestia nel cuore) (2005)
• Globo d’oro for Best Actress: Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte) (2003), Don’t Tell (La bestia nel cuore) (2005)

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Filmography

• Il viaggio della sposa (1997)
• Del perduto amore (1998)
• Più leggero non basta (1998) (TV film)
• Asini (1999)
• Un uomo perbene (1999)
• L’ultimo bacio (2001)
• Nobel (2001)
• Figli/Hijos (2002)
• La finestra di fronte (2003)
• Entrusted (2003)
• After Midnight (Dopo mezzanotte) (2004)
• Love Express (2004)
• La bestia nel cuore (Don’t Tell) (2005)
• AD Project (2006)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
• Les murs porteurs (2007)
• Palermo Shooting (2008)
• Vincere (2009)
• La prima linea (2009)
• Basilicata coast to coast (2010)
• Ten Winter Days (Dieci inverni) (2010)
• The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012)
• Come il vento (2013)
• I nostri ragazzi (2014)
• Alex & Co. (2015-2017) (TV series)
• Meraviglioso Boccaccio (2015)
• Come diventare grandi nonostante i genitori (2016)
• The End We Start From (2017) (Short film, director/writer)
• Napoli velata (2017)
• La tenerezza (2017)
• A casa tutti bene (2018)
• Maternal (2019)
• Tornare (2019)
• Vivere (2019)
• I Nostri Fantasmi (2021)
• Film d’amore e d’anarchia (2022) (Short)
• Amanda (2022)
• Mancino naturale (2022)