Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Villa di Chiavenna, Italy

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

After graduating in Architecture, Stefania began a career in acting and worked with Pietro Germi, Bernardo Bertolucci, Peter Greenaway and Dario Argento. She moved to New York in the late 1970s, where she acted in Andy Warhol's 'Bad'. While in New York she decided to move behind the camera, and became a director. With Francesca Marciano, she wrote and directed the film "Lontano da dove", presented at the Venice Film Festival (1983). In 1997 she wrote and directed another feature film "Un Paradiso di Bugie". Her career as director also includes the making of six feature films for the Italian television network MEDIASET. A passionate traveler, Stefania has made a great number of documentaries and reportages for RAI and MEDIASET. She focuses her attention on contemporary topics concerning women and young people. She has made many hard-hitting series including: "Islam: stories of women"; "Latin America: stories of women"; "To be 20 years old in..." (broadcast in ten European Countries 2004-2005); "So close so far :portraits in the suburbs". "Schiaffo alla mafia"(A blow to the Mafia) Between 2000-2002 , Stefania was the Artistic Director of Siena's Film Festival "Terra di Siena". In 2010 she was Managing Director of DGTV IESTV. Currently, Stefania writes and directs programs, reportages and documentaries for RAI, and for satellite channels: RAI Sat Cinema World, Gambero Rosso Channel, and Sky. She also works as a journalist, contributing to several popular women's magazines.

Most Famous Work

Sanremo Music Festival
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8

Sanremo Music Festival

(1951) Self - Host
Enchantment
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6

Enchantment

(1998) Carla Ferrini
1900
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8

1900

(1976) Neve
Suspiria
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8

Suspiria

(1977) Sara
Nessuno siamo perfetti
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7
Blood for Dracula
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6

Blood for Dracula

(1974) Rubinia
The Bloodstained Shadow
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6

The Bloodstained Shadow

(1978) Sandra Sellani
The Belly of an Architect
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7

The Belly of an Architect

(1987) Flavia Speckler

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 N/A
N/A
2022 Self
N/A
2019 Maria
Bianca Rosselli
2015 Self
2014 Maria
2001 Self
1998 Carla Ferrini
1992 Clari
1987 Flavia Speckler
1984 N/A
1983 Desideria
1982 Christina
1981 Illa
N/A
1980 Anna-Maria
1979 Sara, la giornalista
Gloria
1978 Marisa - Eleonora's friend
Sandra Sellani
Feminist Actress
1977 P.G.
Anna
Sara
1976 Neve
Rita
Odile
N/A
Graziella Luraghi
1975 Anna
Sonia
Loulou
Luciana
1974 N/A
Rubinia
Lisa Scuderi
Marta Hayworth
1973 Francesca
Maria Petrulli
1972 Tea
1970 Carla Lotito
1951 Self - Host
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Writer
2014 Co-Writer
1988 Screenplay
1983 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Director
1988 Director
1983 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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