Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino in Sony Pictures Classics' Respiro - 2002

Biography

Born 10/22/1966

An alluring brunette actress of Italian and Greek heritage, Valeria Golino made her film debut at age 16 in Lina Wertmuller's "A Joke of Destiny Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Robber" (1983). Raised in Greece and Italy, she worked regularly in Italian features including "Little Flames"...
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Awards

  • In 1986, received Nostro D'Argento Award
  • In 1986, received Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award

Highlights

  • In 2002, played Lupe Marin in Salma Hayek's Frida Kahlo biopic "Frida"
  • In 2000, co-starred in "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her"
  • In 1996, Had featured role in "John Carpenter's Escape From L.A."

Family & Companions

  • Benicio Del Toro: appeared together in "The Indian Runner" (1991)
  • father: Italian; divorced from Golino's mother
  • mother: Greek; divorced from Golino's father

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