Maria Pia Calzone
Maria Pia Calzone | |
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| Born | 10 October 1967 Reino, Campania, Italy |
| Alma mater | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia • University of Naples "L'Orientale" |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Gomorrah |
| Website | www |
Maria Pia Calzone (Italian pronunciation: [maˈriːa ˈpiːa kalˈtsoːne]; born 10 October 1967) is an Italian actress. She's best known for her role as Immacolata "Imma" Savastano, in the first season of Italian crime drama series, Gomorrah (2014).
She graduated from Italy's national film school, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and has a degree in Literature from the Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" in Naples.[1] Calzone has won the Premio Riccardo Cucciolla in 2006 for Best Lead Actress at the Festival di Vasto San Salvo and the Premio Ippocampo for Best Actress at the Festival di Trieste Maremetraggio 2006.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Reino, Campania, in the Province of Benevento but raised in Naples, she holds a bachelor's degree in literature with a specialization in contemporary art, and went on to graduate from the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome.[2]
She made her Cinematography debut in 1988 with Lello Arena's Chiari di luna. In 2002 she played the part of the wife of leading actor Christian Bale in Kurt Wimmer US film Equilibrium.
In the 2000s she got her first leading roles: in 2005 she was the trans woman Desideria in the film Mother Nature (film) and in 2007 she played the Madonna in Giulio Base The Inquiry (2006 film).[3]
Active in Television, she participated in Maurizio Ponzi E poi c'è Filippo, Giulio Base's Don Matteo 5 and Alberto Sironi's Ad occhi chiusi.[4] In 2014, she played the female lead in Gomorrah (TV series),.[5]
In October 2015 she was in theaters with Io che amo solo te adapted from Luca Bianchini's best seller and directed by Marco Ponti, where she plays Ninella Torres.
In 2015 he also takes part in the video clip of the unreleased Non ho che te by Luciano Ligabue.
In November 2016 she was in theaters with La cena di Natale, sequel to Io che amo solo te, also based on the Novel of the same name by Luca Bianchini and directed by Marco Ponti, again in the role of Ninella. In 2016 she began recording episodes for the TV series Sirene, which aired the following year on Rai 1.
In 2017 she participated in two films: Napoli velata by Ferzan Özpetek and I peggiori by Vincenzo Alfieri. In 2018 she was directed by Carlo Verdone in Blessed Madness, as well as a lot of theater.
Since June 9, 2020, she has been a founding member and board member of the National Union of Theatre and Audiovisual Performers (UNITA). She is also an ambassador for Telethon.[6]
Between April and May 2023 she took part, with Antonio Folletto, in the filming of the movie SottoCoperta, produced by Minerva Pictures, Tile Storytellers, Bronx Film and Flicktales, directed by Simona Cocozza selected at the Bif&st in Bari.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Chiari di luna | Foundry Worker | Uncredited |
| 1994 | De Generazione | Giulia | |
| 1995 | State Secret | Carola | |
| 1997 | Figurine | Luisa | |
| 1998 | Marriages | Matilde | |
| 2001 | Ribelli per caso | Dr. Del Giudice | |
| 2002 | Un Aldo qualunque | Officer Simonetti | |
| Equilibrium | Viviana Preston | ||
| 2003 | Pater Familias | Giovanni's Mother | |
| 2005 | Mother Nature | Desiderio | |
| 2008 | Marcello Marcello | Mrs. Lombardi | |
| 2012 | Aspromonte | Adelaide | |
| 2015 | Io che amo solo te | Ninella Torres | |
| Let's Talk | Costanza | ||
| 2016 | La cena di Natale | Ninella Torres | |
| 2017 | I peggiori | Loredana Miele | |
| Cinderella the Cat | Angelica Carrannante | Voice role | |
| Naples in Veils | Rosaria | ||
| 2018 | Blessed Madness | Ornella | |
| 2023 | SottoCoperta[7] | Matrona |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Count of Monte Cristo | 2nd Femme Marin | Miniseries |
| 2000 | Padre Pio: Miracle Man | Village Woman | Television movie |
| Sei forte, maestro | Lucia Gasanti | Episode: "Piccoli e grandi segreti" | |
| 2000, 2003 | Distretto di Polizia | Brioschi's Wife | Episode: "Sotto sequestro" |
| Livia Persico | Episode: "Legami mortali" | ||
| 2001 | Donne di Mafia | Francesca | Television movie |
| 2003 | Salvo D'Acquisto | Gloria | Television movie |
| 2006 | Don Matteo | Margherita Perla | Episode: "Legittima difesa" |
| The Inquiry | Mary, Mother of Jesus | Television movie | |
| 2007 | Era mio fratello | Luisa Libertino | Miniseries |
| 2008 | L'avvocato Guerrieri – Ad occhi chiusi | Alessandra Mantovani | Episode: "Ad occhi chiusi" |
| Il coraggio di Angela | Grazia | Television movie | |
| 2011 | R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti | Mrs. Parrella | Episode: "2012" |
| 2012 | Anita Garibaldi | Enrichetta Pisacane | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Gomorrah | Immacolata "Imma" Savastano | Main role (season 1) |
| 2017 | Sirene | Marica | Main role |
| 2020–2021 | Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War | Carla Alessandrini | Main role |
| 2021 | Una storia chiamata Gomorrah – La serie | Herself | Docuseries |
| Non ti pago | Concetta Quagliolo | Television movie | |
| 2023 | Resta con me | Nunzia Raimondi | Main role |
| 2026 | In Utero † | TBA | Upcoming series |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gomorrah - Maria Pia Calzone as Imma Savastano – SundanceTV". Sundance.tv. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Ex allievi CSC". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Che fatica passare da Madonna a trans". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ "Maria Pia Calzone". MYmovies.
- ^ Valeria Covato. "Vi svelo il successo della serie Gomorra". Formiche.net.
- ^ "Ricerca Malattie Genetiche Rare: Donazioni Online". Telethon.
- ^ "Romantic Comedy 'Undercover' Selected for the Bari International Film & TV Festival". Il Mattino. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.