Actor
Nicoletta Braschi
Born 10 August 1960 · Cesena, Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Nicoletta Braschi is an Italian actress and producer from Cesena, trained at Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is best known for her collaborations with her husband, Roberto Benigni, especially Life Is Beautiful, and for roles in two Jim Jarmusch films. She also works in theatre.
Key films
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Her most famous role, as the wife of Benigni's character, in an internationally acclaimed Holocaust tragicomedy.
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
Benigni's mobster comedy, a huge Italian box-office hit with Braschi in a leading role.
Down by Law (1986)
Her English-language breakthrough, in Jim Jarmusch's cult film alongside Benigni, Tom Waits and John Lurie.
Mystery Train (1989)
A second Jarmusch collaboration, showing her place in American independent cinema.
Pinocchio (2002)
Another Benigni-directed project, with Braschi as the Fairy with Turquoise Hair.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 23
- 1978Cinématon · as N°800Actor
- 1983You Upset Me · as MariaActor
- 1985Secrets Secrets · as SuoraActor
- 1986Down by Law · as NicolettaActor
- 1988The Little Devil · as NinaActor
- 1988How Good the Whites Are · as LuisaActor
- 1989Mystery Train · as LuisaActor
- 1990The Sheltering Sky · as French WomanActor
- 1991Johnny Stecchino · as MariaActor
- 1991Especially on Sunday · as NicolettaActor
- 1993Son of the Pink Panther · as Jacqueline GambrelliActor
- 1994The Monster · as Jessica RossettiActor
- 1995Pereira Declares · as MartaActor
- 1995Who Killed Pasolini? · as Graziella ChiarcossiActor
- 1997Life Is Beautiful · as DoraActor
- 1997Ovosodo · as Giovanna FornariActor
- 2002Pinocchio · as Blue FairyActor
- 2004I Like to Work – Mobbing · as AnnaActor
- 2005The Tiger and the Snow · as VittoriaActor
- 2007Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011QuiproquoActor
- 2018Happy as Lazzaro · as Marchesa Alfonsina De LunaActor
- 2018The White Crow · as Claire's MotherActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.