Paola Tiziana Cruciani

Paola Tiziana Cruciani (born 29 May 1958) is an Italian actress, comedian and playwright.

Paola Tiziana Cruciani
Born	(1958-10-17) 17 October 1958 (age 66) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Life and career

Born in Rome, Cruciani studied acting at the "Laboratorio Teatrale", a theatre workshop directed by Gigi Proietti, graduating in 1981.^[1] Between 1981 and 1984 she was a member of the comedy ensemble "La Zavorra", with whom she took part in several television variety shows.^[2]

In 1984, Cruciani began working on stage as a playwright, actress and director, and in the same year made her film debut in Francesco Laudadio's Fatto su misura.^[2] She was married for several years to film director Paolo Virzì, with whom she had a daughter, Ottavia.^[2]

In 1999, she was nominated for a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in Virzì's Kisses and Hugs.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Fatto su misura, directed by Francesco Laudadio (1984)
• Magic Moments, directed by Luciano Odorisio (1984)
• I pompieri, directed by Neri Parenti (1985)
• Condominio, directed by Felice Farina (1990)
• Living It Up, directed by Paolo Virzì (1994)
• No Skin, directed by Alessandro D'Alatri (1994)
• A Cold, Cold Winter, directed by Roberto Cimpanelli (1996)
• August Vacation, directed by Paolo Virzì (1996)
• Stella's Favor, directed by Giancarlo Scarchilli (1997)
• Kisses and Hugs, directed by Paolo Virzì (1998)
• Caterina in the Big City, directed by Paolo Virzì (2003)
• What Will Happen to Us, directed by Giovanni Veronesi (2004)
• Commediasexi, directed by Alessandro D'Alatri (2006)
• La buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo, directed by Gianfranco Albano (2006)
• Your Whole Life Ahead of You, directed by Paolo Virzì (2008)
• This Night Is Still Ours, directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero (2008)
• Christine Cristina, directed by Stefania Sandrelli {2009)
• Easy!, directed by Francesco Bruni (2011)
• Balancing Act, directed by Ivano De Matteo (2012)
• Out of the Blue, directed by Edoardo Leo (2013)
• Sun, Heart, Love, directed by Daniele Vicari (2016)
• Nove lune e mezza di Michela Andreozzi (2017)
• Dreamfools, directed by Francesco Miccichè (2018)
• Permette? Alberto Sordi, directed by Luca Manfredi (2020)
• Dry, directed by Paolo Virzì (2022)
• Chiara, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (2022)
• Beata te, directed by Paola Randi (2022)
• There's Still Tomorrow, directed by Paola Cortellesi (2023)
• Another Summer Holiday, directed by Paolo Virzì (2024)