Paola Cortellesi's career in acting began with her roles in various films like "Amarsi può darsi" (2001), "Se Fossi in te" (2001) and "A Cavallo Della Tigre" (2002). She also appeared in "Tu la conosci Claudia?" (2004) with Aldo Baglio. Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the dramedy "Non Prendre Impegni Stasera" (2007) with Luca Zingaretti, "Due partite" (2009) and "Ex" (2009), with Claudio Bisio. She tackled roles in "Escort in Love" (2011) with Anna Foglietta, "Scusate se esisto!" (2014) and "The Legend of the Christmas Witch" (2018). More recently, Cortellesi had her feature directorial debut with "There's Still Tomorrow" (2023). She starred alongside Valerio Mastandrea and Romana Maggiora Vergano.