Teresa Saponangelo

Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Teresa Saponangelo
Born (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973
Taranto, Italy
Occupationactress

Life and career

Born in Taranto, Saponangelo is the daughter of a workman and a housewife. Her father died when she was two years old, and in 1976 she moved to Naples with her mother and her brother.[1][2][3]

After attending several dramatic societies, Saponangelo made her official stage debut in Giacomo Rizzo's Ce penza mammà.[1][2] After not being admitted to the acting schools of Piccolo Teatro and Accademia Nazionale, Saponangelo studied at the Palmi Drama School in Reggio Calabria, at the suggestion of Giorgio Albertazzi.[1]

In 1994 she made her film debut in Il Verificatore by Stefano Incerti, and then appeared in films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Sergio Rubini, Paolo Virzì, and Silvio Soldini, and on stage with directors Toni Servillo, Antonio Capuano, and Mario Martone, among others.[1][2][3] In 2000 she was nominated for Nastro d'Argento's Best Actress thanks to her performance in Anna Negri's In the Beginning There Was Underwear;[4] the same year she won the Ubu Award for her performance as Dorina in the stage play Tartufo.[3]

References
  1. Ilaria Urbani (14 June 2009). "Attrice per forza". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. Edoardo Becattini. "Teresa Saponangelo Una pugliese figlia del teatro napoletano". MyMovies. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. Rodolfo Di Giammarco (21 October 2004). "Teresa, l' attrice di Moretti Vietato essere antipatiche". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. "Cinema: Nastri d'argento l'elenco delle candidature". Adnkronos. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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