Margherita Buy (;Diego Bianchi interview of Margherita Buy. Propaganda Live La7. 24 April 2023. born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner.

Career Buy was born and raised in Rome. After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Buy had her acting breakthrough with Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) and The Week of the Sphinx (1990). For the latter, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

In 1990 she also appeared in Sergio Rubini's The Station, for which she won her first David di Donatello Prize and the Silver Ribbon as best leading actress, in 1990. After The Station, she became a premier star featuring in Italian box office hits like Carlo Verdone's Damned the day I met you (1992). She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for The Storm Is Coming (1992) and worked with Mario Monicelli in Looking for Paradise (1995) and An Eyewitness Account (1997).

In 1994 she was directed by her husband, Sergio Rubini, in the film Prestazione straordinaria. She also formed a partnership with Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni, who directed her in four films, including Penniless Hearts (1996) and Not of this World (1999), which earned Buy her second David di Donatello Award.

Her role in Ferzan Özpetek's The Ignorant Fairies, in which she portrayed a widow who discovered her husband had been having an affair with a man for the last seven years, won her a Silver Ribbon for best lead. Cristina Comencini's The Best Day of My Life won her another Silver Ribbon, for best supporting actress. Paolo Virzì's Caterina in the Big City won her third David di Donatello and her third Silver Ribbon award as best supporting actress. For her work in Giovanni Veronesi's Manuale d'amore she won her fourth David di Donatello.

Buy's performance in I giorni dell'abbandono by Roberto Faenza earned her the Golden Graal for best performance by an actress in a drama. Il caimano by Nanni Moretti, which was shown at the 2006 Cannes film festival, earned her the Ciak d'oro award for best lead actress.

In October 2006, she starred in La sconosciuta, directed by Academy Award winner Giuseppe Tornatore, and in December she starred in Alessandro D'Alatri's Commediasexy.

Personal life Buy was born in a family with French and Tuscan origins. Her 1991 marriage with actor and film director Sergio Rubini ended by the mid-1990s. Her daughter Caterina De Angelis is also an actress.

Filmography Films YearTitleRole Notes1986La seconda notteLea1988It's Happening TomorrowVeraI giorni randagiAnnalisa1989Nulla ci può fermareFrancesca1990The StationFlaviaThe Week of the SphinxGloria1991Ask for the MoonElena Bacchelli1992Damned the Day I Met YouCamilla LandolfiThe Storm Is ComingEugenia Fontana1993Condannato a nozzeSandraCominciò tutto per casoStefania1994Prestazione straordinariaClara GuerriThe Favourite SonAnnamaria1995Facciamo paradisoClaudia Bertelli1996Bits and PiecesTraffic wardenCameo appearancePenniless HeartsLuciaFollow Your HeartYoung OlgaAn Eyewitness AccountFranca Nava1997Lady and the TrampLady (voice)1997 italian re-dubbing1998Dolce far nienteGabriella1999Not of this WorldSister Caterina2000Tutto l'amore che c'èMarisa De VitoL'ombra del giganteAdeleAgainst the WindClara2001The Ignorant FairiesAntonia2002The Best Day of My LifeSara Mazzoni2003It Can't Be All Our FaultFlaviaCaterina in the Big CityAgata Iacovoni2004Love ReturnsSilviaThe Vanity SerumLucia Allasco2005Manual of LoveBarbaraThe Days of AbandonmentOlga2006The CaimanPaola BonomoThe Unknown WomanIrena's lawyerCommediasexiDora Di Virgilio2007Saturn in OppositionAngelicaDays and CloudsElsa2009The Ladies Get Their SayGabriellaThe White SpaceMariaThe Cézanne AffairAdult Anna2010Parents and Children: Shake Well Before UsingRossanaHappy FamilyAnnaMarriage and Other DisastersGiovanna "Nanà"2011Habemus PapamBrezzi's wife2012Love Is in the AirLuigiaMagnificent PresenceLea MarniThe Red and the BluePrincipal Ferrario2013Discovery at DawnCaterina AstengoA Five Star LifeIreneMi rifaccio vivoVirginia2014People Who Are WellCarla Durloni2015Mia MadreMargheritaBurning LoveMovie actressCameo appearance Me, Myself and HerFederica Salvini2016Best Enemies ForeverLuciaQuesti giorniAdriaLa vita possibileAnnaHow to Grow Up Despite Your ParentsSilvia Rufini2017Piccoli crimini coniugaliElia's wife2018Just BelieveAdriana AlbertiThe King's MusketeersAnne of Austria2020Tutti per 1, 1 per tutti2021Three FloorsDora SimonciniIl silenzio grandeRose7 Women and a MurderMargherita Caccia2022Exterior NightEleonora Chiavarelli2023The First Day of My LifeAriannaA Brighter TomorrowPaolaVolareAnna BettiniAlso director2024Romeo Is Juliet Clara

Television YearTitleRole Notes1988Una grande storia d'amorePaolaTelevision film1999La vita che verràViviana Vitanza4 episodes2004MaigretLouise MaigretTelevision film2008Amiche mieAnna Soavi12 episodes2009PinocchioTeacher LauraTelevision film2017In TreatmentRita35 episodes2019Made in ItalyRita Pasini8 episodes2024RipleySignora Buffi4 episodes

Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryNomited workResultRef.Bari International Film Festival2010Ciak d'oro1988Best Supporting ActressIt's Happening Tomorrow1991Best ActressThe Station1992Damned the Day I Met You1993Cominciò tutto per caso2002The Best Day of My Life2004Best Supporting ActressCaterina in the Big City2006Best ActressThe Caiman2007Saturn in OppositionSuper Ciak d'Oro—2008Best ActressDays and Clouds2010Super Ciak d'Oro—2013Best ActressA Five Star Life2015Mia MadreDavid di Donatello1991Best ActressThe StationThe Week of the Sphinx1992Damned the Day I Met You1993Cominciò tutto per caso1997An Eyewitness Account1999Not of this World2001The Ignorant Fairies2004Best Supporting ActressCaterina in the Big City2005Manual of Love2006Best ActressThe Caiman2007Saturn in Opposition2008Days and Clouds2010The White Space2012Best Supporting ActressWe Have a Pope2013Best ActressA Five Star Life2015Mia Madre2023Exterior NightEuropean Film Awards2001Best ActressThe Ignorant Fairies2015Mia MadreFlaiano Prizes1992Best ActressDamned the Day I Met YouGlobo d'oro1987Best Breakthrough PerformanceLa seconda notte1992Best ActressThe Station2001The Ignorant Fairies2006The Days of AbandonmentCritic's Special Award2007Best ActressSaturn in Opposition2013Discovery at Dawn2015Mia MadreGolden Graal2006Best Comedy ActressManual of LoveBest Drama ActressThe Days of Abandonment2007Best Comedy ActressCommediasexiMoscow International Film Festival2008Best ActressDays and CloudsNastro d'Argento1991Best ActressThe Station2000Not of this World2001The Ignorant Fairies2002Best Supporting ActressThe Best Day of My Life2004Caterina in the Big City2005Best ActressThe Vanity Serum2006The Days of Abandonment2007The Caiman2008Days and Clouds2009Best EnsembleThe Ladies Get Their Say2010Best ActressThe White Space2013A Five Star Life2015Mia Madre2017Best Supporting ActressQuesti giorni2019Best Comedy ActressThe King's Musketeers2023Best ActressExterior NightSan Sebastián International Film Festival1990Best ActressThe Week of the SphinxVenice Film Festival2009Best ActressThe White Space

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