Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti (12 March 1938 – 14 August 2021)^[1] was an Italian actress.^[2] She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows from 1966 to 2020. In 2009, she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mrs. Enea in Il divo. Degli Esposti co-wrote Marco Ferreri's 1983 film The Story of Piera, which was based on stories from her own life and childhood.^[3]

Piera Degli Esposti
Esposti in 2010
Born	(1938-03-12)12 March 1938 Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died	14 August 2021(2021-08-14) (aged 83) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1966–2021

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1967	Ghosts	A nun	Uncredited
1969	Under the Sign of Scorpio	Piera
	A Nice Girl Like Me	Angelina's mother
	Medea	Woman	Uncredited
1973	Hospitals: The White Mafia	Marchetti's wife
1976	Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violino	Various roles
1981	Sweet Dreams	Mrs. Apicella
1982	Giocare d'azzardo	Anna
1983	A Joke of Destiny	Mrs. De Andreis
1986	The Malady of Love	Teresa
1988	Don Bosco	Lina's mother
	L'appassionata	Gilberta
1996	The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics	Palmina Gavazzi
2002	My Mother's Smile	Aunt Maria
2003	The Wedding Dress	Giselda
2004	Corpo immagine	Lara Torre	Short film
2006	Lettere dalla Sicilia	Augusta Warwick
	The Unknown Woman	Gina
	Tre donne morali	Elisa Vallifuoco
2008	Il divo	Vincenza Enea
	The Man Who Loves	Giulia
2009	Giulia Doesn't Date at Night	Attilia
	David's Birthday	Giuliana
2010	I bambini della sua vita	Rosaria
	Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using	Lea
	Lost Kisses	Viola
2011	Un milione di giorni	La Santa
2012	Pulce non c'è	Grandma Carmen
2013	Welcome Mr. President	Janis' mother
2015	Cloro	Principal
	A Holy Venetian Family	Mara Cecchin
	Somewhere Amazing	Adriana
	Banat	Mrs. Nitti
2016	Assolo	Dr. Grunewald
	Sweet Dreams	Simone's mother
	Louise by the Shore	Old Louise (voice)	Italian voice-over
	Ears	Newspaper director
2017	Favola	Fairytale's mother
2022	Corro da te	Grandma Margherita	Final film role

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1963	Ritorna il tenente Sheridan	Waitress	Episode: "Un testimone per uccidere"
1966	The Count of Monte Cristo	Charlotte	Main role
1967	Le troiane	Prisoner	Television film
	Vita di Cavour	Laundress	Episode: "Episode 1"
1968	Il circolo Pickwick	Emily Wardle	3 episodes
1969	Diritto di cronaca	Lucia Battaglia	Television film
1982	Il fascino dell'insolito	The Witch	Episode: "La tortura delle speranze"
1983	Delitto e castigo	Katjerìna	Main role
1989	The Tenth One in Hiding	Marcella	Television film
	The Betrothed	Perpetua	3 episodes
2004	Diritto di difesa	Silvia Malatesta	Main role
2008–2012	Tutti pazzi per amore	Clelia Arcangeli	Main role
2009	Mannaggia alla miseria	Grandma Giuditta	Television film
2011	Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda	Princess Caetani	Miniseries
2012–2015	Una grande famiglia	Serafina Costantini	Main role
2017	I delitti del BarLume	Piera	Episode: "Aria di mare"
2019	Ognuno è perfetto	Emma	Main role
	Che Dio ci aiuti	Sister Piera	2 episodes

References

1. "Morta Piera Degli Esposti, leggenda del cinema e del teatro". La Repubblica. 14 August 2021.
2. "Piera Degli Esposti". MyMovies. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. Jeffries, Giovanna Micelli (1994). Feminine Feminists: Cultural Practices in Italy. University of Minnesota Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780816624799.

External links

• Piera Degli Esposti at IMDb