Valeria Golino
Encyclopedia
Valeria Golino is an Italian
-Greek
film and television actress. She is best known to English language audiences for the 1988 film Rain Man
, and the Hot Shots!
films. She has won the David di Donatello
, Silver Ribbon, and Coppa Volpi awards.
, Italy
to an Italian father who was a Germanist and scholar and a Greek mother who was a painter
; one of her grandmothers was Egypt
ian-French
. She grew up in an "artistic household" and was raised between Athens
and Naples. Golino is the niece of L'Espresso
journalist
Enzo Golino; her brother is a musician
. She started work as a model in Athens and then dropped out of high school
after her first film, after having been discovered by the film's director, Lina Wertmuller
.
for Storia d'amore in 1986. She began to work in Hollywood in 1988 with the movie Big Top Pee-wee
and received roles in prominent films such as Rain Man
, as the girlfriend of Tom Cruise
, and the comedy films Hot Shots!
and Hot Shots! Part Deux
.
More recently, she had a supporting role in the successful French
thriller 36, Quai des Orfèvres
.
She appeared in the music video
for R.E.M.
's "Bittersweet Me
" (1996).
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
-Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
film and television actress. She is best known to English language audiences for the 1988 film Rain Man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
, and the Hot Shots!
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof film starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles . It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! , and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft...
films. She has won the David di Donatello
David di Donatello
David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
, Silver Ribbon, and Coppa Volpi awards.
Early life
Golino was born in NaplesNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to an Italian father who was a Germanist and scholar and a Greek mother who was a painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
; one of her grandmothers was Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian-French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
. She grew up in an "artistic household" and was raised between Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and Naples. Golino is the niece of L'Espresso
L'Espresso
l'Espresso is an Italian newsmagazine. It is one of the two most prominent Italian weeklies, the other being Panorama. Since the latter has been acquired by right-wing tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi, l'Espresso enjoys the reputation of being the main politically independent newsmagazine...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Enzo Golino; her brother is a musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. She started work as a model in Athens and then dropped out of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
after her first film, after having been discovered by the film's director, Lina Wertmuller
Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller is an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties.-Biography:...
.
Career
Golino obtained her first starring role in 1985's Little Fires and won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film FestivalVenice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
for Storia d'amore in 1986. She began to work in Hollywood in 1988 with the movie Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee is the 1988 American family comedy sequel to the 1985 film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino, and Kris Kristofferson. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman. The film is marketed with the tagline...
and received roles in prominent films such as Rain Man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
, as the girlfriend of Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
, and the comedy films Hot Shots!
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof film starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles . It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! , and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft...
and Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy/parody film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots!.Directed again by Jim Abrahams, the film stars Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, and Jerry Haleva...
.
More recently, she had a supporting role in the successful French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
thriller 36, Quai des Orfèvres
36 Quai des Orfèvres (film)
36 Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 French film directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of Chief of Police while involved in a search for a gang of violent thieves...
.
She appeared in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
's "Bittersweet Me
Bittersweet Me
"Bittersweet Me" is a song by R.E.M., released as the second single from their tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. The song was a bigger hit than its predecessor "E-Bow the Letter," the first single from the album, except on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where the first single's #2 peak...
" (1996).
Filmography
- Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada (1983)
- Sotto... sotto (1984) - cameo
- Blind DateBlind Date (1984 film)Blind Date, also known as Deadly Seduction, is a 1984 independent thriller by B-film maker Nico Mastorakis. It stars Kirstie Alley and Joseph Bottoms...
(1984) - Girl in Bikini - Figlio mio infinitamente caro (1985) - Francesca
- Piccoli fuochi (1985) - Mara
- Storia d'amore (1986) - Bruna Assecondati
- Detective School DropoutsDetective School DropoutsDetective School Dropouts is a 1986 action-comedy co-starring and written by David Landsberg and Lorin Dreyfuss for The Cannon Group. Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person...
(1986) - Caterina - Dernier été à Tanger (1987) - Claudia Marchetti
- Gli occhiali d'oro (1987) - Nora Treves
- Paura e amoreLove and FearLove and Fear is a 1988 drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fanny Ardant as Velia* Greta Scacchi as Maria* Valeria Golino as Sandra Parini* Peter Simonischek as Massimo...
(1988) - Sandra Parini - Big Top Pee-weeBig Top Pee-weeBig Top Pee-wee is the 1988 American family comedy sequel to the 1985 film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino, and Kris Kristofferson. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman. The film is marketed with the tagline...
(1988) - Gina Piccolapupula - Rain ManRain ManRain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
(1988) - Susanna - Torrents of SpringTorrents of Spring (film)Torrents of Spring is a 1989 film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Timothy Hutton and Nastassja Kinski. It is based on the novel of the same title....
(1989) - Gemma Rosselli - Traces of an Amorous Life (1990)
- The King's WhoreThe King's WhoreThe King's Whore is a 1990 drama film directed by Axel Corti. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his...
(1990) - Jeanne de Luynes - Hot Shots!Hot Shots!Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof film starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles . It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! , and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft...
(1991) - Ramada Thompson - The Indian RunnerThe Indian RunnerThe Indian Runner is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Sean Penn. It is based on Bruce Springsteen's song, "Highway Patrolman".-Plot:...
(1991) - Maria - Year of the GunYear of the Gun (film)Year of the Gun is a 1991 thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and starred Andrew McCarthy, Sharon Stone and Valeria Golino.-Plot:...
(1991) - Lia - Puerto Escondido (1992) - Anita
- Fallen AngelsFallen Angels (TV series)Fallen Angels was an American neo-noir anthology television series that ran from 1993 to 1995 on the Showtime pay cable station and was produced by Propaganda Films. No first-run episodes were shown in 1994....
(TV series) - segment Red Wind (1993) - Eugenie Kolchenko - Hot Shots! Part DeuxHot Shots! Part DeuxHot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy/parody film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots!.Directed again by Jim Abrahams, the film stars Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, and Jerry Haleva...
(1993) - Ramada Rodham Hayman - Clean Slate (1994) - Sarah Novak/Beth Holly
- Come due coccodrilli (1994) - Marta
- Immortal BelovedImmortal Beloved (film)Immortal Beloved is a 1994 film about the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven . The story follows Beethoven's secretary and first biographer Anton Schindler as he attempts to ascertain the true identity of the Unsterbliche Geliebte addressed in three letters found in the late composer's private...
(1994) - Giulietta Guicciardi - Submission (1995 short)
- Leaving Las VegasLeaving Las VegasLeaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama film directed and written by Mike Figgis, based on a semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic who has ended his personal and professional life to drink himself to death in Las Vegas...
(1995) - Terri - Four RoomsFour RoomsFour Rooms is a 1995 portmanteau comedy film telling four stories set in a hotel in the US city of Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale; he also takes part to some degree in all four stories....
(1995) - Athena (segment \"The Missing Ingredient\") - Il fratello minore (1996 short)
- Danza della fata confetto (1996 short) - Secretary
- Escoriandoli (1996) - Ida
- Escape from L.A.Escape from L.A.Escape From L.A. is a 1996 film directed by John Carpenter. The sequel to the action film Escape from New York, the film follows former war hero Snake Plissken, played by Kurt Russell...
(1996) - Taslima - I Sfagi tou kokora (1996)
- An Occasional HellAn Occasional HellAn Occasional Hell is a crime novel by the American writer Randall Silvis.Set in 1990s in the lower Monongahela River Valley below Pittsburgh, it tells the story of Ernest DeWalt, a former Chicago private investigator and successful novelist who is now a college professor...
(1996) - Elizabeth Laughton - Le Acrobate (1997) - Maria
- Alexandria Hotel (1998) - Justine
- L'Albero delle Pere (1998) - Silvia
- Side StreetsSide StreetsSide Streets is a 1998 Merchant Ivory film directed by Tony Gerber.Ensemble cast included Valeria Golino, Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Miho Nikaido, Art Malik, Victor Argo, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Esposito.-Cast:*Valeria Golino - Sylvie Otti...
(1998) - Sylvie Otti - Spanish JudgesSpanish JudgesSpanish Judges is 1999 direct-to-video crime drama film starring Matthew Lillard and Vincent D'onofrio. In Australia, the film was released under the title Ruthless Behaviour.-Plot:...
(1999) - Jamie - La vita che verrà (1999 TV mini-series) - Nunzia
- Harem SuareHarem SuareHarem Suare is a 1999 Turkish drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marie Gillain - Safiye* Alex Descas - Nadir* Lucia Bosé - Old Safiye* Valeria Golino - Anita...
(1999) - Anita - Tipota (1999 short) - Actress
- To Tama (2000)
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at HerThings You Can Tell Just by Looking at HerThings You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her is a film written and directed by Rodrigo García starring an ensemble cast. Garcías debut film was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard Award...
(2000) - Lilly (segment \"Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine\") - Ivans XtcIvans XTCIvansxtc is an independent film directed by Bernard Rose shot on digital camera about the last day in the life of LA agent Ivan Beckman, played by Danny Huston. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The film also stars Peter Weller as Beckman's megastar client Don West...
(2000) - Constanza Vero - Controvento (2000) - Nina
- HotelHotel (2001 film)-Plot:While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleazy documentary primadonna while the strange staff share meals which consist of human meat. Then there is the hit man, the call girl and the Hollywood producer all...
(2001) - Italian Actress - L'Inverno (2002) - Anna
- RespiroRespiroRespiro is a 2002 Italian film written and directed by Emanuele Crialese and released in English-language markets in 2003. The film stars Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, and Francesco Casisa...
(2002) - Grazia - FridaFridaFrida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Salma Hayek in her Academy Award nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera....
(2002) - Lupe Marín - Julius Caesar (2002 TV movie) - CalpurniaCalpurnia PisonisCalpurnia Pisonis , daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, sister of Lucius Calpurnius Piso, "the Pontifex", was a Roman woman and the third and last wife of Julius Caesar. Calpurnia was the great-granddaughter of a lieutenant of Lucius Cassius Longinus, whose name was Lucius Piso...
- Take Me Away (2003) - Luciana
- San-Antonio (2004) - The Italian woman
- Alive (2004) - Elisa
- 36 Quai des Orfèvres36 Quai des Orfèvres (film)36 Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 French film directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of Chief of Police while involved in a search for a gang of violent thieves...
(2004) - Camille Vrinks - Mario's War (2005) - Giulia
- Texas (2005) - Maria
- Olé! (2005) - Carmen Holgado
- Il Sole nero (2006) - Agata
- Ma place au soleil (2006)
- Actrices (2006)
- La ragazza del lago (2006) - Chiara
- A Casa Nostra (2006) - Rita
- Lascia perdere Johnny (2007)
- Caos calmo (2008)
- Cash (2008)
- La Fabbrica dei Tedeschi (2008)
- Giulia non esce la sera (2009)
- Les Beaux gosses (2009)
- L'uomo nero (2009)
- L'amore buio (2010)
- Laria (2010)
- Come un soffio (2010 short)
- Armandino e il Madre (2010 short)
- Un Baiser Papillon (2011)