Margherita Buy | |
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Margherita Buy
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Born |
Rome, Italy |
15 January 1962
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) | Sergio Rubini (m. 1991, div.) |
Children | 1 |
Awards |
David di Donatello Best Actress 1991 The Station 1999 Not of this World 2008 Days and Clouds 2013 A Five Star Life 2015 My Mother Best Supporting Actress 2004 Caterina in the Big City 2005 Manual of Love Nastro d'Argento Best Actress 1991 The Station 2001 The Ignorant Fairies 2007 The Caiman/Saturn in Opposition 2008 Days and Clouds 2015 My Mother Best Supporting Actress 2002 The Best Day of My Life 2004 Caterina in the Big City |
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner.
After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) and The Week of the Sphinx (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Afterwards, she played in Sergio Rubini's The Station for which she won her first David di Donatello Prize and the Silver Ribbon as best leading actress, in 1990. After The Station, she became a premier star featuring in Italian box office hits like Carlo Verdone's Damned the day I met you (1992). She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for The Storm Is Coming (1992) and worked with Mario Monicelli in Looking for Paradise (1995) and Pozzessere (An Eyewitness Account).