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 The second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter, Valeria Golino grew up in Naples until her parents parted. After three years in Athens with her mother and another three in Naples with her father, she began to work as a model. She left high school after her first movie and didn't study performing arts at all. In 1985 she got the leading role in Little Flames (1985) by Peter Del Monte and the next year won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for Storia d'amore (1986). After some European co-productions (Dernier ��t�� �� Tanger (1987), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), Three Sisters (1988)) she began to work in Hollywood (Big Top Pee-wee (1988)). She soon gained prominent roles in Rain Man (1988), Hot Shots! (1991) and Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993). Now she works in the US (Clean Slate (1994), An Occasional Hell (1996)), Europe (The King's Whore (1990), Immortal Beloved (1994)) and in Italy. too, especially with young directors (Come due coccodrilli (1994), Le acrobate (1997), L'albero delle pere (1998)). In 1994 she produced and acted in Slaughter of the Cock (1996) by Greek director Andreas Pantzis. Her voice is more appreciated in Hollywood (where she took speech therapy) than in Italy (where she is sometimes dubbed); in "The Slaughter of the Cock" she acts as a deaf and dumb woman. She speaks four languages: Italian, Greek, French and English. Her brother is a musician and their uncle Enzo Golino is a famous journalist.
Bio:
The second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter, Valeria Golino grew up in Naples until her parents parted. After three years in Athens with her mother and another three in Naples with her father, she began to work as a model. She left high school after her first movie and didn't study performing arts at all. In 1985 she got the leading role in Little Flames (1985) by Peter Del Monte and the next year won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for Storia d'amore (1986). After some European co-productions (Dernier ��t�� �� Tanger (1987), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), Three Sisters (1988)) she began to work in Hollywood (Big Top Pee-wee (1988)). She soon gained prominent roles in Rain Man (1988), Hot Shots! (1991) and Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993). Now she works in the US (Clean Slate (1994), An Occasional Hell (1996)), Europe (The King's Whore (1990), Immortal Beloved (1994)) and in Italy. too, especially with young directors (Come due coccodrilli (1994), Le acrobate (1997), L'albero delle pere (1998)). In 1994 she produced and acted in Slaughter of the Cock (1996) by Greek director Andreas Pantzis. Her voice is more appreciated in Hollywood (where she took speech therapy) than in Italy (where she is sometimes dubbed); in "The Slaughter of the Cock" she acts as a deaf and dumb woman. She speaks four languages: Italian, Greek, French and English. Her brother is a musician and their uncle Enzo Golino is a famous journalist.
Tivia:
When casting for the leading role in Pretty Woman (1990), it came down to Valeria and Julia Roberts (the latter was eventually cast). Before the audition, Roberts whispered to her: 'Go and get them, big mama!'. The same thing happened shortly thereafter when Golino narrowly missed out on the leading role in Flatliners (1990): once again, she was first runner-up to Roberts.She speaks English, French, Greek and Italian.She was Patricia Arquette's maid of honor at her wedding to Thomas Jane.She was in a relationship with Benicio Del Toro from 1988 to 1992.One of the biggest internationally recognized Italian actresses.She was offered the role of Helen Tasker in True Lies (1994) but she turned it down because she chose to shoot Slaughter of the Cock (1996) instead.She lived in the same apartment in Los Angeles with actress and friend Greta Scacchi (1988).Began modeling at age 14.Acted with her ex-boyfriend Benicio Del Toro in three film: Big Top Pee-wee (1988), The Indian Runner (1991) and Submission (1995).She was in a relationship with actor Fabrizio Bentivoglio from 1993 to 2001.Her close friends are: Isabella Ferrari, Sean Penn, Asia Argento, Patricia Arquette, Salma Hayek, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Mike Figgis, Greta Scacchi, Ferzan ?zpetek and Vincent D'Onofrio.She was in a relationship with actor Riccardo Scamarcio from 2006 to 2016.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival in 2016.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 65th Venice International Film Festival in 2008.She was offered the role of Daniela in Life Sentence (2008) but she turned it down because she felt she was too old to play the part."Innovator Award" winner at "Italian Cinema Style" (October 2006).Member of the jury at 64th Berlin Film Festival 2014.She was in a relationship with director Peter Del Monte from 1985 to 1987."Premio d'inverno" winner for her dramatic character in Mario's War (2005) at "Festival delle cerase" (January 2007).Her father, the Germanist Prof. Golino died in October 2006 in Naples, Italy, where he lived.She lived in Los Angeles, California from 1988 to 2000.She was in a relationship with Andrea Di Stefano from 2002 to 2005.In France to shoot "Cash" (2008) with Jean Reno (May 2007)In Rome and Lombardia, Italy to shoot her new movie "Texas" (February 2005)In Rome, Italy, to shoot "Il Premio" by Giuseppe Piccioni. (July 2008)She's in Caserta, Campania, Italy to shoot the new film "Lascia perdere, Johnny" by Fabrizio Bentivoglio (July 2006)She is in Naples, where she's shooting her new film "Shad-sky" directed by Antonio Capuano. (August 2004) |
| Name: |
Valeria Golino |
Type: |
Actress,Director,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Director,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Director,Producer |
| Model rank: |
50 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:47:44 |
| Height: |
5' 5?' (1.66 m) |
| Biography: |
The second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter, Valeria Golino grew up in Naples until her parents parted. After three years in Athens with her mother and another three in Naples with her father, she began to work as a model. She left h |
| Trivia: |
When casting for the leading role in Pretty Woman (1990), it came down to Valeria and Julia Roberts (the latter was eventually cast). Before the audition, Roberts whispered to her: 'Go and get them, big mama!'. The same thing happened shortly thereafter when Golino narrowly missed out on the leading role in Flatliners (1990): once again, she was first runner-up to Roberts.She speaks English, French, Greek and Italian.She was Patricia Arquette's maid of honor at her wedding to Thomas Jane.She was in a relationship with Benicio Del Toro from 1988 to 1992.One of the biggest internationally recognized Italian actresses.She was offered the role of Helen Tasker in True Lies (1994) but she turned it down because she chose to shoot Slaughter of the Cock (1996) instead.She lived in the same apartment in Los Angeles with actress and friend Greta Scacchi (1988).Began modeling at age 14.Acted with her ex-boyfriend Benicio Del Toro in three film: Big Top Pee-wee (1988), The Indian Runner (1991) and Submission (1995).She was in a relationship with actor Fabrizio Bentivoglio from 1993 to 2001.Her close friends are: Isabella Ferrari, Sean Penn, Asia Argento, Patricia Arquette, Salma Hayek, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Mike Figgis, Greta Scacchi, Ferzan ?zpetek and Vincent D'Onofrio.She was in a relationship with actor Riccardo Scamarcio from 2006 to 2016.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival in 2016.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 65th Venice International Film Festival in 2008.She was offered the role of Daniela in Life Sentence (2008) but she turned it down because she felt she was too old to play the part."Innovator Award" winner at "Italian Cinema Style" (October 2006).Member of the jury at 64th Berlin Film Festival 2014.She was in a relationship with director Peter Del Monte from 1985 to 1987."Premio d'inverno" winner for her dramatic character in Mario's War (2005) at "Festival delle cerase" (January 2007).Her father, the Germanist Prof. Golino died in October 2006 in Naples, Italy, where he lived.She lived in Los Angeles, California from 1988 to 2000.She was in a relationship with Andrea Di Stefano from 2002 to 2005.In France to shoot "Cash" (2008) with Jean Reno (May 2007)In Rome and Lombardia, Italy to shoot her new movie "Texas" (February 2005)In Rome, Italy, to shoot "Il Premio" by Giuseppe Piccioni. (July 2008)She's in Caserta, Campania, Italy to shoot the new film "Lascia perdere, Johnny" by Fabrizio Bentivoglio (July 2006)She is in Naples, where she's shooting her new film "Shad-sky" directed by Antonio Capuano. (August 2004) |
| Trademarks: |
Husky voice |
| Quotes: |
Acting came to me instead of me going to acting. I always loved movies -- I was a cinephile, but I never thought about being an actor until Lina Wertm��ller put me in my first movie. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Director,Producer |
| Others works: |
(1996) Music video for R.E.M.: "Bittersweet Me".
(2008) TV commercial for "AIRC", directed by Ferzan ?zpetek. |
| Parents: |
Luigi Golino
Lalla Golino |
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