Actor
Agnese Nano
Born 5 November 1965 · Rome, Italy
Agnese Nano is an Italian actress born in Rome who works in film, television and theatre. She rose to prominence as the adult Elena Mendola in Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso (1988). She has since appeared in Italian and international productions, including Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna.
Key films
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Her breakthrough role as Elena Mendola in Tornatore's celebrated film, which brought her wide recognition.
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
An international production that placed her in a major English-language film directed by Spike Lee.
My Best Enemy (2006)
A well-known European co-production that shows her continued work in international cinema.
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
A later English-language feature showing her ongoing career in international films.
Il regno (2020)
A more recent Italian project in her long career.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 23
- 1988Cinema Paradiso · as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)Actor
- 1988It's Happening Tomorrow · as AllegraActor
- 1991Faccione · as LuisaActor
- 1991Barocco · as MarcellaActor
- 1991Passi sulla lunaActor
- 1992Adelaide · as AdelaideActor
- 1993The Long Silence · as Maria ManciniActor
- 1995L'estate di Bobby Charlton · as Moglie di ErnestoActor
- 2000Una storia qualunque · as SaraActor
- 2000Provincia Segreta - I Delitti della Casa sul FiumeActor
- 2002Holiday Assassins · as MenerandaActor
- 2004Fate come noi · as GiordanaActor
- 2006My Best Enemy · as Gigliola DurantiActor
- 2006La lunga ombraActor
- 2008Miracle at St. Anna · as PaselliActor
- 2009Aria · as AntoniaActor
- 2011Almeno tu nell'universo · as FrancescaActor
- 2011A Bad Encounter · as EnzaActor
- 2018The Catcher Was a Spy · as Mrs. AmaldiActor
- 2020Il regno · as LucreziaActor
- 2022Never Too Late for Love · as FrancaActor
- 2023Winter Lemons · as DianaActor
- 2024M'amo non M'amo · as Madre di GretaActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.