
Giuliana De Sio
Biography
Giuliana De Sio (Salerno, 2 April 1956) is an Italian actress, winner of two David di Donatello awards.
Her first main role was in 1977 RAI TV film Una donna, based on the novel by Sibilla Aleramo. The following year she was given a part in the Rai TV series Le mani sporche (Dirty Hands), alongside Marcello Mastroianni. De Sio was romantically involved for four years with Elio Petri, whom she met during the filming of the series, directed by him. She lived with him until his untimely death in 1982.
De Sio had her breakout in 1983, when she starred in Massimo Troisi's Scusate il ritardo and alongside Francesco Nuti in Maurizio Ponzi's The Pool Hustlers, that got her a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress. She won a second David di Donatello for Carlo Lizzani's The Wicked.
Acting (32 movies)

The Pool Hustlers
1983

The Short Night
2006

Casablanca, Casablanca
1985

One Hundred Days in Palermo
1984

Hypochondriac
1979

Sorry for the Delay
1983

Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986

Mary Magdalene
2000

I picari
1987

Italiani
1996

The Wicked
1991

A luci spente
2004

Feu sur le candidat
1990

Ti voglio bene Eugenio
2002

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano
2014

What if Gargiulo Finds Out?
1988

Ares Gate: La fabbrica delle illusioni
2023

Il console italiano
2011

Vorrei vederti ballare
2012

Ci vediamo a casa
2012

Uno scandalo perbene
1984

Per sempre al Massimo
2024

The Truth About Love Is...
2017

Private Affairs
1987

Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontano
2010

Angelo Nero
1998

The True Life of Antonio H.
1994

San Pasquale Baylonne, Protector of Women
1976

Centro storico
1992

Buon Lavoro
2022

Chopin
1982

Raqmar
2025
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