Ilaria Occhini
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-03-28 in Florence, Italy
Died
2019-07-20
Biography
Ilaria Occhini (28 March 1934 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films. Born in Florence, niece and daughter of novelists, Occhini started her film career at 19 with the Luciano Emmer's comedy film Terza Liceo with the stage name Isabella Redi, then attended the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, graduating in 1957. The same year she back to acting with Mario Monicelli's Il medico e lo stregone, and at the same time she debuted on stage with Luchino Visconti's La ragazza delle smirne and had her first leading role in the Anton Giulio Majano's TV series Jane Eyre. In 1959 she appeared in the television adaptation The Vicar of Wakefield. Her mother, Gioconda Papini (1910-1954), was one of the two daughters of writer Giovanni Papini and his wife Giacinta Giovagnoli, the other being writer Viola Paszkowski Papini. Her father was writer, art historian and journalist Barna Occhini (pseudonym of Carlo Luigi Occhini) (1905-1978), the son of senator Pier Ludovico Occhini and his wife Maria Luisa Tettamanzi. Occhini obtained her major successes on stage, working several times with Luchino Visconti, then joining the Piccolo Teatro of Naples, where she received large critical appreciation by interpreting classical and contemporary authors. She was also a constant presence of RAI television series, and also starred in many films, but rarely in leading roles. In 1992 Occhini won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting role for her performance in Benvenuti in Casa Gori. In 2008 she was awarded Best Actress at the Locarno International Film Festival for her role in Mar Nero. In 2010 she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Loose Cannons; the same year she was awarded with a special Nastro d'Argento for her career. She married screenwriter and author Raffaele La Capria, with whom she had a daughter, Alexandra. Source: Article "Ilaria Occhini" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Known For
Father Matteo
as Elena Lombardi Satriani
Complexes
as Gabriella (I)
High School
as Isabella
The Dragon's Blood
as Crimilde
Provaci ancora prof
as Andreina Baudino
Two Men in Town
as Sophie Strabliggi
La ragazza americana
as Bice
Il gabbiano
as Nina Michàjlovna Zarèčnaja
The Shortest Day
as Crocerossina (uncredited)
Loose Cannons
as La nonna
Una famiglia perfetta
as Rosa
The Man Who Laughs
as Dea
The Tramplers
as Edith Wickett
Damon and Pythias
as Nerissa
Jane Eyre
as Jane Eyre
The Betrothed
as La monaca di Monza
Carthage in Flames
as Ophir
Piazza di Spagna
as Annina Cascone
Doctor and the Healer
as Rosina
Brigade Anti Gangs
as Angèle Le Goff