Margherita Buy

Margherita Buy

1962-01-15

Biography

Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) and The Week of the Sphinx (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Now Margherita Buy is one of the most appreciated actresses of European cinema: Ferzan Özpetek's The Ignorant Fairies, in which she portrayed a widow who discovered her husband had been having an affair with a man for the last seven years won her a Silver Ribbon as best lead.

Also appears in

We Have a Pope

We Have a Pope

6.8

Una terapia di gruppo

Una terapia di gruppo

4.1

A Magnificent Haunting

A Magnificent Haunting

6.5

The Unknown Woman

The Unknown Woman

7.2

Mia madre

Mia madre

6.6

Saturn in Opposition

Saturn in Opposition

6.9

Three Floors

Three Floors

6.4

Love Is in the Air

Love Is in the Air

5.4

7 Women and a Murder

7 Women and a Murder

5.5

Me, Myself and Her

Me, Myself and Her

6.0

His Secret Life

His Secret Life

7.3

A Five Star Life

A Five Star Life

5.8

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

6.0

Caterina in the Big City

Caterina in the Big City

6.5

The Caiman

The Caiman

6.7

A Brighter Tomorrow

A Brighter Tomorrow

7.1

Moschettieri del Re - La penultima missione

Moschettieri del Re - La penultima missione

6.0

How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents

How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents

6.9

Weddings and Other Disasters

Weddings and Other Disasters

5.2

Just Believe

Just Believe

6.1