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Luisa Ranieri

Date of birth: 1973-12-16

Place of birth: Naples, Italy

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Luisa Ranieri

Biography

Luisa Ranieri was born on December 16, 1973, in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress in theater, cinema, and television. In 2001, she made her debut on the big screen as the protagonist in the film "The Prince and the Pirate". She is known for "Eros" (2004), "Letters to Julie" (2010), and "The Friends at the Margherita Cafe" (2009). Between 2009 and 2010, she acted in the theater with "L'oro di Napoli" by Gianfelice Imparato and Armando Pugliese, the latter also the director of the show, a theatrical transposition of the stories by Giuseppe Marotta, that became famous thanks to the homonymous film by Vittorio De Sica. In 2021, she became widely famous by playing Aunt Patrizia in "The Hand of God" and became such a female icon for it.

Movie Credits

7 Women and a Murder
2.8

7 Women and a Murder

2021-12-25

When the family patriarch is murdered, seven women find themselves trapped together in his mansion t

The Friends At The Margherita Café
2.8

The Friends At The Margherita Café

2009-04-03

Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regu

Life Is a Wonderful Thing
2.8

Life Is a Wonderful Thing

2010-04-02

A policeman who spies on the lives of others, an important banker married to a housewife who poses a

Eros
2.8

Eros

2004-12-03

A three-part anthology about love and sexuality: a menage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman

Mozzarella Stories
3

Mozzarella Stories

2011-08-08

Ciccio D.O.P., undisputed lord of the mozzarella kingdom, sees his dairy empire imperiled when enigm

Welcome Aboard
2.7

Welcome Aboard

2011-10-05

Isabelle, HR of a large cruise company, made the mistake of choosing her boss as a lover. Before emb

Dark Love
2.1

Dark Love

2010-09-03

The aftermath of a rape seen through the parallel lives of the assailant and victim as they try to r

The Immature
3.1

The Immature

2011-01-21

Six high school friends in their 40s who haven't seen each other in nearly 20 years rekindle their y

The Marquis
2.6

The Marquis

2011-03-09

Thomas Gardesse, a traveling alarm systems salesman, is arrested for a minor offense and sentenced t

Parthenope
3.4

Parthenope

2024-10-24

Parthenope, born in the sea near Naples in 1950, is beautiful, enigmatic, and intelligent. She is sh

Callas & Onassis
3.6

Callas & Onassis

2005-11-06

Maria Callas, one of the most talented opera singers of her time, seemed to have it all. Coming from

Cefalonia
3.3

Cefalonia

2005-10-29

Cefalonia tells the real story about what happened in September 1943 on the Greek island of Kefaloni

Lightning Strike
2.6

Lightning Strike

2012-12-13

Hanukkah - La festa delle luci
3.3

Hanukkah - La festa delle luci

2019-12-22

A young pastry chef struggles to save the family shop in post-war Rome, as Hanukkah approaches.

The Producer
0

The Producer

2004-04-20

Two young film authors, Angelo and Lillo, the former a screenwriter, the latter a director, try in e

Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
3.1

Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness

2024-12-05

Through the streets of World War I Paris, Italian bohemian artist Modigliani attempts to outmaneuver

Maldamore
2.5

Maldamore

2014-03-14

Fasten Your Seatbelts
3.3

Fasten Your Seatbelts

2014-03-06

Elena and Antonio seem not to be made for each other. They are too different in terms of character,

Basette
3.8

Basette

2008-03-20

Antonio's first day as a thief is marked by tears. During an incursion at the mall, his mother is ar

Gli anni spezzati
1.1

Gli anni spezzati

2014-01-07

Maria Goretti
2.5

Maria Goretti

2003-02-23

The life of the virgin and martyr Santa Maria Goretti

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
3.6

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

2020-09-28

Documentary follows the life and work of Italian singer and composer Paolo Conte.

'O professore
5

'O professore

2008-09-01

The story of Pietro Filodomini, professor of Italian in a middle school in the Sanità district of Na

SMS: Sotto Mentite Spoglie
2.5

SMS: Sotto Mentite Spoglie

2007-01-01

A married man with two children, faithful and in love with his wife, discovers that his wife would

Nuovo Olimpo
3.5

Nuovo Olimpo

2023-11-01

In 1970s Rome, a casual encounter between Enea and Pietro at a movie theater turns into an unforgett

Sarò con te
3.8

Sarò con te

2024-05-04

Football offers bitter disappointments, but equally powerful and infinite emotions. Napoli rises aga

Mrs. Christmas
2.6

Mrs. Christmas

2025-11-26

When Santa Claus, in the midst of an existential crisis, suddenly disappears during the holiday seas

Forever Young
2.8

Forever Young

2016-03-10

Intertwined stories of 50somethings that won't give up on their glory days.

Diamonds
3.6

Diamonds

2024-12-19

A film director gathers his favorite actresses, those he worked with and those he loved. He wants to

Poison
2.6

Poison

2017-09-14

Two brothers who own a buffalo farm near Caserta attempt to resist the pressures of local mobsters w

The Music of Silence
3.5

The Music of Silence

2017-09-18

Born with a serious eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Bocelli nevertheless rises

Naples in Veils
3.1

Naples in Veils

2017-12-28

In a Naples suspended between magic and superstition, madness and rationality, a mystery envelops th

The Prince and the Pirate
2.7

The Prince and the Pirate

2001-12-14

After his father's death, elementary school teacher Leopoldo discovers he has to share the inheritan

Luisa Spagnoli
3.9

Luisa Spagnoli

2016-02-01

This is a true story of Luisa Spagnoli who was an Italian businesswoman, famous for creating a women

The Immature: The Trip
3

The Immature: The Trip

2012-01-04

Seven thirty-something friends organise a post-grad trip they were never able to take after school.

Vita Segreta di Maria Capasso
2.9

Vita Segreta di Maria Capasso

2019-07-18

Maria married an honest worker at a very young age, works as a part-time beautician and has three ch

Letters to Juliet
3.5

Letters to Juliet

2010-05-13

An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of

The Hand of God
3.8

The Hand of God

2021-11-24

In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak

Ci vuole un fiore
2.8

Ci vuole un fiore

Realized for the Telethon research awareness campaign. The protagonist is a researcher, a scholar wh