Paola Cortellesi

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Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973) is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress, film director, and presenter. She began her career in television with the show Macao, presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show Mai dire Gol by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show Zelig). Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini, a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest. Her...

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GialappaShowSeries • 2023Never Say GoalSeries • 1990Everyone's Crazy About LoveSeries • 2008Call My Agent: ItalySeries • 2023PetraSeries • 2020There's Still TomorrowMovie • 2023Dinner ClubSeries • 2021Escort in LoveMovie • 2011Men Vs WomenMovie • 2010Do You See Me?Movie • 2014KidzMovie • 2020Don't Stop Me NowMovie • 2019The Legend of the Christmas WitchMovie • 2018Like a Cat on a HighwayMovie • 2017Something NewMovie • 2016Women Vs MenMovie • 2011The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The OriginsMovie • 2021Have You Met Claudia?Movie • 2004Marcel!Movie • 2022Like a Cat on a Highway 2Movie • 2021Wondrous BoccaccioMovie • 2015Sotto una buona stellaMovie • 2014If I Were YouMovie • 2001Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambiniMovie • 2007