About
| Birth Notes: | 22 October 1966, Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| 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 high school after her first movie and didn't study performing arts at all. In 1985 she got the leading role in Piccoli fuochi (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 été à Tanger (1987), Gli occhiali d'oro (1987), Paura e amore (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 (La putain du roi (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 I sfagi tou kokora (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. |
Filmography
| Ca$h (2008) as Julia |
| Clean Slate (1994) as Sarah Novak/Beth Holly |
| Escape from L.A. (1996) as Taslima |
| Four Rooms (1995) as Athena (segment "The Missing Ingredient") |
| Frida (2002) as Lupe Marín |
| Hot Shots! (1991) as Ramada Thompson/Scarlett O'Hara/Lois Lane |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) as Ramada Rodham Hayman |
| Immortal Beloved (1994) as Giulietta Guicciardi |
| Leaving Las Vegas (1995) as Terri |
| The Indian Runner (1991) as Maria |
| Year of the Gun (1991) as Lia |
| 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004) as Camille Vrinks |
| A casa nostra (2006) as Rita |
| Actrices (2007) as Natalia Petrovna |
| Alexandria Hotel (1998) as Justine (segment "L'alibi") |
| Alive (2004) as Elisa |
| An Occasional Hell (1996) as Elizabeth Laughton |
| Big Top Pee-wee (1988) as Gina Piccolapupula |
| Blind Date (1984) as Girl in Bikini |
| Caos calmo (2008) as Marta |
| Come due coccodrilli (1994) as Marta |
| Come un soffio (2010) |
| Controvento (2000) as Nina |
| Danza della fata confetto (1996) as Secretary |
| Dernier été à Tanger (1987) as Claudia Marchetti alias Carla Morelli - une beauté vengeresse |
| Detective School Dropouts (1986) as Caterina |
| Escoriandoli (1996) as Ida |
| Figlio mio infinitamente caro (1985) as Francesca |
| Giulia non esce la sera (2009) as Giulia |
| Gli occhiali d'oro (1987) as Nora Treves |
| Harem suaré (1999) as Anita |
| Hotel (2001) as Italian Actress |
| I sfagi tou kokora (1996) as Wife |
| Il fratello minore (1996) as Valeria |
| Il sole nero (2007) as Agata |
| Ivansxtc (2000) as Constanza Vero |
| L'albero delle pere (1998) as Silvia |
| L'amore buio (2010) as Psicologa |
| L'inverno (2002) as Anna |
| L'uomo nero (2009) as Franca Rossetti |
| La fabbrica dei tedeschi (2008) as Anna |
| La guerra di Mario (2005) as Giulia |
| La putain du roi (1990) as Jeanne de Luynes |
| La ragazza del lago (2007) as Chiara Canali |
| Laria (2010) as Daria |
| Lascia perdere, Johnny! (2007) as Annamaria |
| Le acrobate (1997) as Maria |
| Les beaux gosses (2009) as La fille de la vidéo |
| Ma place au soleil (2007) as Sandra |
| Olé! (2005) as Carmen Holgado |
| Paura e amore (1988) as Sandra Parini |
| Piccoli fuochi (1985) as Mara |
| Prendimi e portami via (2003) as Luciana |
| Puerto Escondido (1992) as Anita |
| Rain Man (1988) as Susanna |
| Respiro (2002) as Grazia |
| San-Antonio (2004) as L'Italienne/The Italian woman |
| Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada (1983) as Adalgisa De Andreiis |
| Side Streets (1998) as Sylvie Otti |
| Solo 5 minuti (2006) as Valeria |
| Sotto... sotto... strapazzato da anomala passione (1984) |
| Spanish Judges (1999) as Jamie |
| Storia d'amore (1986) as Bruna Assecondati |
| Submission (1995) as Delores |
| Texas (2005) as Maria |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (1999) as Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine") |
| Tipota (1999) as Actress |
| To tama (2001) as Afroditi |
| Torrents of Spring (1989) as Gemma Rosselli |
| Tracce di vita amorosa (1990) as Lucia |
| Un baiser papillon (2011) as Billie |
| Armandino e il Madre (2010) |
Trivia
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* Began modeling at age 14. * She speaks English, French, Greek and Italian. * Measurements: 33-21-33 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) * Dated director Peter Del Monte (1985-1987). * Engaged to actor Fabrizio Bentivoglio from 1993 to 2001. * Engaged to Benicio Del Toro from 1988 to 1992. * Her close friends are: Isabella Ferrari, Sean Penn , Ennio Fantastichini, Asia Argento, Patricia Arquette, Salma Hayek, Mike Figgis, Greta Scacchi, Ferzan Ozpetek and Vincent D'Onofrio. * Dated Italian actor Andrea Di Stefano (2002 - March 2006). * "David di Donatello" award winner for La guerra di Mario (2005). * "Best Actress" award winner for Storia d'amore (1986) at the 1986 Venice Film Festival. * "Nastro d'Argento" award winner for Respiro (2002). * Flaiano Film Festival award winner for La guerra di Mario (2005). * "Grolla d'oro" award winner for La guerra di Mario (2005). * Engaged to actor Riccardo Scamarcio since April 2006 * She lived in Los Angeles, California from 1988 to 2000. * "Innovator Award" winner at "Italian Cinema Style" (October 2006). * One of the biggest internationally recognized Italian actresses. * Originally offered the role of Vivian in Pretty Woman (1990); she was the finalist with Julia Roberts at casting. * Her father, the Germanist Prof. Golino died in October 2006 in Naples, Italy, where he lived. * "Premio d'inverno" winner for her dramatic character in La guerra di Mario (2005) at "Festival delle cerase" (January 2007). * Acted with her ex-boyfriend Benicio Del Toro in three film: Big Top Pee-wee (1988), The Indian Runner (1991) and Submission (1995). * Dated actor Paul Reubens (1987 - 1988). They also acted together in Big Top Pee-wee (1988). * She lived in the same apartment in Los Angeles with actress and friend Greta Scacchi (1988). * She was Patricia Arquette's maid of honor at her marriage to Thomas Jane. * Member of the film jury at the 2008 Venice Film Festival. |
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