Margherita Buy Biography: Daughter, Age, Height, Parents, Net Worth, Ex-Husband, Movies, Awards, Books, TV Shows

Margherita Buy is an esteemed Italian actress widely recognized as one of the most celebrated performers in the history of Italian cinema.

She gained popularity and critical recognition early in her career with her breakthrough performance in the 1990 film The Station, a role that earned her major awards and established her as a leading talent.

Profile

• Full Name: Margherita Buy
• Date of Birth: January 15, 1962
• Age: 64 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
• Nationality: Italian
• Profession: Actress, Director, Writer
• Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Parents: N/A (Father was a surgeon and local health authority manager; Mother’s family is from Tuscany)
• Siblings: Eldest of three sisters
• Spouse: Sergio Rubini (m. 1991; div. 2012)
• Children: Caterina De Angelis
• Relationship Status: N/A
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Italian with French and Tuscan ancestry
• Net Worth: $5 million

Early Life and Education

Margherita Buy is now at the age of 62, was born on January 15, 1962, in Rome, Italy. She grew up in the upper-class Coppedè district in Rome as the eldest of three sisters in a family where her father was a surgeon and local health authority manager.

Her paternal ancestors were French. She attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts “Silvio D’Amico” in Rome. Details on her graduation year or specific major are not available.

Personal Life

Margherita Buy married the actor and film director Sergio Rubini in 1991, whom she met at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. They separated by the mid-1990s but their divorce was finalized much later, in 2012.

Following her separation from Rubini, Buy was in a long-term relationship with the surgeon Renato De Angelis from 1996 to 2012. They have a daughter together, Caterina De Angelis, who was born in 2001.

She named her daughter after the character she portrayed in the film Not of This World (1999). Caterina has pursued an acting career, appearing in her mother’s 2023 directorial debut film, Volare.

Career

Margherita Buy began her professional acting career on the stage in the early 1980s and took on small television roles shortly after. Her cinematic breakthrough was in 1990 with the film The Station, which earned her significant early awards.

She has since built a prolific career spanning over 80 films, working with influential Italian directors such as Ferzan Özpetek (The Ignorant Fairies), Nanni Moretti (My Mother, The Son’s Room), and Marco Bellocchio (Exterior Night). She is recognized for her versatility and ability to portray complex, often introspective, female characters.

In 2023, Buy made her debut as a director with the feature film Volare.

Awards

David di Donatello Awards (seven wins):

• Best Actress (1991): The Station
• Best Actress (1999): Not of this World
• Best Supporting Actress (2004): Caterina in the Big City
• Best Supporting Actress (2005): Manual of Love
• Best Actress (2008): Days and Clouds
• Best Actress (2013): A Five Star Life
• Best Actress (2015): My Mother

Nastro d’Argento Awards (eight wins):

• Best Actress (1991): The Station
• Best Actress (2001): The Ignorant Fairies
• Best Supporting Actress (2002): The Best Day of My Life
• Best Supporting Actress (2004): Caterina in the Big City
• Best Actress (2007): The Caiman/Saturn in Opposition
• Best Actress (2008): Days and Clouds
• Best Actress (2015): My Mother

Golden Globes, Italy (two wins):

• Best Actress (2007): Saturn in Opposition
• Special Jury Award (2006): The Days of Abandonment

Net Worth

Margherita Buy‘s net worth is estimated to be approximately $5 million. This wealth has been primarily accrued through her extensive and successful career as one of Italy’s most prominent actresses in film, theatre, and television.

Social Media

• Instagram: @margheritabuyofficial

Filmography

• The Station (1990)
• Ask for the Moon (1991)
• Central Park (1992)
• Condannato a nozze (1993)
• Diary of a Maniac (1993)
• The Anonymous Venetian (1990)
• Prestazione occasionale (1993)
• Away from Home (1994)
• Il cielo è sempre più blu (1996)
• Happy Crime (1997)
• The Best Day of My Life (1998)
• Not of This World (1999)
• Tutto l’amore che c’è (2000)
• The Son’s Room (2001)
• The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
• The Best Day of My Life (2002)
• Caterina in the Big City (2003)
• Love Returns (2004)
• Manual of Love (2005)
• The Days of Abandonment (2005)
• The Caiman (2006)
• Saturn in Opposition (2007)
• Days and Clouds (2007)