Lucia Guzzardi Explained

Lucia Guzzardi
Birth Date:1927 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1959–present

Lucia Guzzardi (born 1 January 1927) is an Italian actress who appeared in numerous films and television series, playing the characters of Sicilians women.[1]

Life and career

Guzzardi was born in Palermo in 1927. She started her career playing the roles of Sicilians women in classic Italian films, always in supporting and uncredited roles until the 1980s.[2] After 1990s her career became more known because of the more credited roles she interpreted. After the 2000s her career became more famous appearing in Italian films and TV Shows playing the characters of grandmothers, aunts, neighbors, busybodies etc.[3]

She appeared in roles like Madre Tony in Men Men Men (1995), Gianna in Roseanna's Grave (1997), Madame Giry in The Phantom of the Opera (1998), Landlady in Eat Pray Love (2010), Iolanda in Tell No One (2012), Babushka in Zoolander 2 (2016), Lady in The Honeymoon (2022) etc. Except acting, she also voiced Claudia Cardinale voice in Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959).[4]

Filmography

Filmography!Year!Title!Role
1995Men Men Men[5] Madre Tony
1997Un paradiso di bugie[6] Carmela
1997Roseanna's GraveGianna
1998The Phantom of the Opera[7] Madame Giry
1999La Fame e la sete[8] Maria
2002The Legend of Al, John and Jack[9] Lavandaia
2003Uncle NinoItalian Woman
2009Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht!Nonna Anna
2010Eat Pray Love[10] Landlady
2011The Ages of Love[11]
2012Tell No One[12] Iolanda
2014Andiamo a quel paese
2015Vancanze ai Caraibi
2016Zoolander 2[13] Babushka
2016Forever Young
2022Breaking Up in RomeRachele
2022The HoneymoonLady

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Cremonini, Maria . Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta - Parte Seconda: Cinema Italiano . 2017-07-09 . Self-Publish . it.
  3. Book: Marcadé . Nicolas . L'Annuel du Cinéma 2012: Tous les films 2011 . Collectif . 2012-04-01 . Les Fiches du Cinéma . 978-2-902516-20-9 . fr.
  4. Book: Cremonini, Maria . Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta . Self-Publish . it.
  5. Book: Angelillo, Giuseppe D'Ambrosio . Spinoza se ne va in Terra Santa: romanzo . 2009 . G. D'Ambrosio Angelillo . 978-88-7877-222-9 . it.
  6. Book: Giacovelli, Enrico . Segua quella macchina . 2001 . Gremese Editore . 978-88-8440-089-5 . it.
  7. Book: Leroux, Gaston . Il fantasma dell'Opera . 1999-01-01 . Lampi di stampa . 978-88-488-0064-8 . it.
  8. Book: Chiti . Roberto . Dizionario del cinema italiano . Poppi . Roberto . Lancia . Enrico . 1991 . Gremese Editore . 978-88-8440-085-7 . it.
  9. Book: Brunetta, Gian Piero . The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century . 2009 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-11988-5 . en.
  10. Book: Gilbert, Elizabeth . Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia . 2010-06-29 . Penguin Publishing Group . 978-0-14-311842-8 . en.
  11. Book: Green, Matt . Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life Of Robert De Niro - Famous Actors . Matt Green . en.
  12. Book: Proia, Roberto . Come non detto: Il manuale del perfetto coming out . 2012-08-29 . Marsilio Editori spa . 978-88-454-9932-6 . it.
  13. Book: Porter, Lynnette . Benedict Cumberbatch: London and Hollywood . 2016-11-23 . Andrews UK Limited . 978-1-78092-994-1 . en.