- Margaret Mazzantini
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Margaret Mazzantini 
Born October 27, 1961
Dublin, IrelandOther names Margaret Donnelly Occupation Writer, actress Years active 1980–present Spouse Sergio Castellitto (1987–present) 4 children Website http://www.margaretmazzantini.com Margaret Mazzantini (born 27 October 1961) is an Italian writer and actress.[1] She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980 starring in the cult horror classic Antropophagus, she has also appeared in television and theatre. As a successful writer her novels include Non ti muovere (Don't Move) which was adapted into a film of the same name and is directed by her husband Sergio Castellitto and stars Penélope Cruz. Her career as a writer and actress has earned her several awards and nominations including Campiello Awards, a Golden Ticket Award, and a Goya Award.
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Early life
Mazzantini was born in Dublin, Ireland to Carlo Mazzantini, an Italian writer and artist, and Anne Donnelly, an Irish artist. She spent her childhood around Europe, Spain, and Tangier, until the family settled in Tivoli. In 1982 she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.
Career
Acting career
Writing career
Personal life
She married Sergio Castellitto in 1987. They have four children, Pietro (b. 1992), Maria (b. 1997), Anna (b. 2001) and Cesare (b. 2006). She lives in Rome.
In 2003, she was awarded the title of Knight Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on the initiative of President of the Republic.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Antropophagus Henriette 'Rita' Credited as Margaret Donnelly 1982 La Voce English: The Voice 1988 Nulla ci può fermare Il cuore di mamma Valeria 1989 L'assassina 1994 Quando le montagne finiscono Anna 1996 Festival Carla Melis Il barbiere di Rio Silvia 1997 Il cielo è sempre più blu 1999 Libero Burro Caterina Clavarino 2004 Non ti muovere Ultima donna di questa storia Uncredited; also writer, English: Don't Move Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Un caso d'incoscienza Helga Television film Un delitto Television film 1987 Il commissario corso Mini-series; episode: Senza Prove 1988 Lucas läβt grüβen Television film Chéri Television film 1990 Una fredda mattina di maggio Lia Television film 1991 Un cane sciolto 2 Television film Duel of Hearts Zara Television film Le flic de Moscou Virginie 2 episodes: Meurtre au monastère, Crime sous hypnose Theatre
- 1982: Ifigenia di Goethe
- 1983-1983: Venezia salvata di T.
- 1984-1985: La tre sorelle di Cechov (The Three Sisters of Cechov)
- 1984-1985: L'onesto Jago di C.
- 1984-1985: L'Alcade di Zalamea di Calderon de la Barca (The Goveror of Zalamea Calderon de la Barca)
- 1985-1986: La Signora Giulia di Strindberg
- 1986: Antigone di Sofocle
- 1987: Faust di Goethe
- 1987: Mon Faust di Paul Valéry
- 1988: Bambino di Susan Sontag (Child of Susan Sontag)
- 1989: Praga Magica-Valeria (Magic Prague-Valeria)
- 1992-1993: A piedi nudi nel parco (Barefoot in the Park)
- 1994: Colpi bassi (Low Blows)
Works
- Il Catino Di Zinco, Venezia : Marsilio Editori, 1994. ISBN 8831758977
- Manola, Milano : Mondadori, 1998. ISBN 8804410167
- Non ti muovere, Milano : Mondadori, 2001. ISBN 8804489472
- translated into English by John Cullen Don't move, London : Chatto & Windus, 2004. ISBN 0701176776
- adapted as the film Non Ti Muovere (Don't Move), directed by Sergio Castellitto, released 2004
- Zorro. Un eremita sul marciapiede, Milano : Mondadori, 2004. ISBN 8804535164
- Venuto al mondo, Mondadori, Milano 2008. ISBN 8804573708
- translated into English by John Cullen Twice Born, Oxford : Oneworld, 2011. ISBN 1851688447
Awards and nominations
- 1984: UBU Award - Best Young Actress
- 1985: Golden Mask IDI
- 1994: Golden Ticket Award
- 1994: Carige Rapallo Award
- 1994: Campiello Prize Selection
- 2002: Rapallo Prize-Carige
- 2002: Priemo Strega
- 2002: Grinzane Cavor Prize
- 2002: Bari Award
- 2004: Boccaccio Prize
- 2005: Silver Ribbon - Best Screeplay (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
- 2009: Campiello Prize - for Come to the World
- 2004: Nomination - David Award - Best Screenplay (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
- 2005: Nomination - CEC Award - Best Screenplay, adapted (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
- 2005: Nomination - Goya Award - Best Screenplay, adapted (for Don't Move shared with Sergio Castellitto)
References
- ^ "Margaret Mazzantini". famouswhy.com. http://people.famouswhy.com/margaret_mazzantini. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
External links
Strega Prize-winning authors Ennio Flaiano (1947) · Vincenzo Cardarelli (1948) · Giovanni Battista Angioletti (1949) · Cesare Pavese (1950) · Corrado Alvaro (1951) · Alberto Moravia (1952) · Massimo Bontempelli (1953) · Mario Soldati (1954) · Giovanni Comisso (1955) · Giorgio Bassani (1956) · Elsa Morante (1957) · Dino Buzzati (1958) · Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1959) · Carlo Cassola (1960) · Raffaele La Capria (1961) · Mario Tobino (1962) · Natalia Ginzburg (1963) · Giovanni Arpino (1964) · Paolo Volponi (1965) · Michele Prisco (1966) · Anna Maria Ortese (1967) · Alberto Bevilacqua (1968) · Lalla Romano (1969) · Guido Piovene (1970) · Raffaello Brignetti (1971) · Giuseppe Dessì (1972) · Manlio Cancogni (1973) · Guglielmo Petroni (1974) · Tommaso Landolfi (1975) · Fausta Cialente (1976) · Fulvio Tomizza (1977) · Ferdinando Camon (1978) · Primo Levi (1979) · Vittorio Gorresio (1980) · Umberto Eco (1981) · Goffredo Parise (1982) · Mario Pomilio (1983) · Pietro Citati (1984) · Carlo Sgorlon (1985) · Maria Bellonci (1986) · Stanislao Nievo (1987) · Gesualdo Bufalino (1988) · Giuseppe Pontiggia (1989) · Sebastiano Vassalli (1990) · Paolo Volponi (1991) · Vincenzo Consolo (1992) · Domenico Rea (1993) · Giorgio Montefoschi (1994) · Mariateresa Di Lascia (1995) · Alessandro Barbero (1996) · Claudio Magris (1997) · Enzo Siciliano (1998) · Dacia Maraini (1999) · Ernesto Ferrero (2000) · Domenico Starnone (2001) · Margaret Mazzantini (2002) · Melania Gaia Mazzucco (2003) · Ugo Riccarelli (2004) · Maurizio Maggiani (2005) · Sandro Veronesi (2006) · Niccolò Ammaniti (2007) · Paolo Giordano (2008) · Tiziano Scarpa (2009)Categories:- Italian writers
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Dublin (city)
- Strega Prize winners
- Alumni of the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica
- Italian writer stubs
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