Amanda Sandrelli

Amanda Sandrelli Angelica Paoli ( born October 31, 1964 in Lausanne, Switzerland ) is an Italian actress and director.

Biography

Private life

Amanda Sandrelli is the daughter of Italian singer Gino Paoli and actress Stefania Sandrelli. She grew up in a large family, which includes her half-brother Vito (born 1973 ) was one who comes from a later relationship with her ​​mother, the Italian entrepreneur Nicky Pende. Blas Roca Rey your husband who has Peruvian roots, they learned during their participation in the play Né in cielo in terra né know. He was a fellow actor who embodied their partner in this show. In July 1994 she married Blas Roca Rey in Peru. Together they have two sons, Rocco (* 1998) and Francisco (* 2004).

Career

The career of Amanda Sandrelli began by accident. Her mother Stefania, had invited their friends Robert Benigni and Massimo Troisi, both directors to his home for dinner. The result was that they wanted Amanda for her next film The Lucky Boys. She played the role of Pia and the film reached cult status in 1985 in Italy. In their next commitment incest, also in 1985, she played Monica and played on her mother's side. In subsequent years, Amanda Sandrelli worked with different directors together, such as Giuseppe Bertolucci in Strange, life ... (1987) and Armori in corso (1989 ), Bruno Bozzetto in Sotto il ristorante cinese (1987) and also in Ugo Tognazzi band Ellis alibi (1988). She also acted with well known actors such as Max von Sydow, 1990 in Una vita scellerata and Christopher Lambert in 1997 Nirvana.

A rare event is a duet with her father dar. Both sang 1991, the official Italian version of the soundtrack of the Walt Disney film Beauty and the Beast. In the 1990s, Amanda Sandrelli and forth between film and theater productions. Her most famous theater performances are Né in cielo in terra né (1992 ), Bruciati (1993 ), La chunga (1994) and Tre sorelle (1995). On television, for example, in the movies Oscar per due (1998) and Le Madri (1999 ) and in the television series Il ricatto 2 (1991 ), Il sassofono (1991) and Il giudice Mastrangelo (2005-2007) to be seen. In 2007, she was in the television series Io e mom after 23 years back together with her ​​mother Stefania front of the camera. In 2009 she took over the role of Christine Cristina Cristina in the film, a biography of the poet Cristina Da Pizzano and the directorial debut of her mother. Amanda Sandrelli is considered exceptionally flexible actress with a large bandwidth.

As a director, she filmed the 2004 short film Un amore possibile in which starred her husband and the best in the short film category in the same year was for the David di Donatello, the most important Italian film award nominated. In 2007, the documentary Piedi x terra followed.

Other activities

It is involved in the Legambiente environmental and nature protection and as well as her parents and her husband at Amnesty International.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

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