Elena Sofia Ricci

Elena Sofia Barucchieri, known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛːlena soˈfiːa ˈrittʃi]), is an Italian actress. She is known, among other things, for playing Sister Angela in the Italian television series Che Dio ci aiuti. Born in Florence, to Paolo Barucchieri, an educator and Elena Ricci Poccetto, a production designer. She has a younger sister called Elisa, who worked as an artistic director and dancer. After a few minor roles Ricci emerged in 1984, with the Pupi Avati's film Impiegati, for which she won a Globo d'oro for Best New Actress. In 1988 she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category for her role in Carlo Verdone's Io e mia sorella. In 1990 Ricci was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Ciak D'Oro in the same category for her performance in Ne parliamo Lunedì. In 2010 she shared with Lunetta Savino a Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actress for Mine vaganti, directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Elena Sofia Ricci is very active as a television actress, starring in many popular TV series. For her television activity she received several awards, including two Telegatti, the 2005 Fiore di Roccia, and the 2006 Premio Afrodite as Best TV-Actress. In 2018, she won the Silver Ribbon for Best Actress for her role of Veronica Lario in Paolo Sorrentino's Loro, for which she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress the following year. She is married to the musician Stefano Mainetti. She was previously married to Luca Damiani and was also in a relationship with Pino Quartullo, with whom she had a daughter with. Formerly an agnostic, she now considers herself Roman Catholic. 1988: David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for Io e mia sorella 1988: Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for Io e mia sorella 1988: Ciak d'oro for Best Supporting Actress for Io e mia sorella 1990: David di Donatello for Best Actress for Ne parliamo Lunedì 1990: Ciak d'oro for Best Actress for Ne parliamo Lunedì 2010: Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for Loose Cannons 2010: Ciak d'oro for Best Supporting Actress for Loose Cannons 2018: Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress for Loro 2019: David di Donatello for Best Actress for Loro Official website Elena Sofia Ricci at IMDb