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Giusi (Giuseppina) Merli (born 26 March 1943 in Pisa, Italy) is an Italian theatre and movie actress. She performed in more than 200 theatrical and film productions. Merli is best known for the role of Sister Maria (inspired by Mother Teresa) in The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino.
Early life
Merli earned a degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Pisa.
She studied with Russian-American director Vladimir Olshansky. She performed in classical texts (Antigone, The Bacchae, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest) and modern dramatic (Woyzeck) and comic texts (Monsieur de Pourceaugnac). She worked in Italy and abroad in roles with directors including Aldo Rostagno, John Jesurun, Paul Pierazzini, Dario Marconcini, Angelo Savelli, Marco Cavicchioli, Paolo Rossi, Rolando Ravello, Paolo Virzì and Paolo Sorrentino.
Selected filmography
Via Don Minzoni N.6 (2021)
Thanks! (2019)
Stories of chestnut woods (original title: Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov) (2017)
Like Crazy (original title: La pazza gioia) (2016)
Do You Remember Me? (original title: Ti ricordi di me?) (2014)
Giulia's keys (original title: Le note di Giulia) (short-2014)
The Great Beauty (original title: La grande bellezza) (2013)
Pulce is not here (original title: Pulce non c'è) (2012)
Red Like the Sky (original title: Rosso come il cielo) (2006)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Selected theatre
The Giants of the Mountain by Pirandello (2010)
Romeo & Juliet, Serata di Delirio organizzato (2010)
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Moliere (2009)
Satyricon 2000 (2009)
The Bacchantes by Euripides (2008)
Woyzeck by Georg Büchner (2008)
Isabella (2007)
Selected television
Immaturi (2016)
Commissario Manara (2006)
References
External links
Giusi Merli at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Giusi Merli
- Giuseppina (given name)
- The Great Beauty
- Lost in Florence
- List of Dune characters
- 1943 in film
- Red Like the Sky
- Andrea Dalla Costa
- Stories from the Chestnut Woods
- Artistic Skating World Championships
