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Valeria Golino

Acting

Born: 1965-10-22
From: Naples, Campania, Italy
Gender: Female
Popularity: 2.3

Biography

Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and the two Hot Shots! movies, particularly the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. In addition to the awards David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak, and Italian Golden Globe, she is also one of the four actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice.

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Awards & Nominations16 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year

Miele

2013
Nominated

Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress

Respiro

2003
🏆 Won

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

Per amor vostro

🏆 Won

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

Storia d'amore

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director

Miele

🏆 Won

Flaiano Prize

🏆 Won

Festival del Cinema Europeo

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actress

🏆 Won

Taormina Film Fest

Mario's War

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - Best first work by an Italian director

🏆 Won

Busto Arsizio Film Festival

Respiro

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress

Human Capital

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress

Storia d'amore

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress

Respiro

🏆 Won

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes

Miele

🏆 Won

Giffoni Film Festival

🏆 Won

Haifa International Film Festival

Miele

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Actress

Mario's War

Acting115 titles

LIBERO sempre comunque mai
9.0
Movie

LIBERO sempre comunque mai

2025Documentary
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
8.1
Movie

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019Drama
Rain Man
7.8
Movie

Rain Man

1988Drama
Like Two Crocodiles
7.8
Movie

Like Two Crocodiles

1995Drama
GialappaShow
7.8
Series

GialappaShow

2023 - ...Documentary
The Morning Show
7.7
Series

The Morning Show

2019 - ...Drama
In Treatment
7.6
Series

In Treatment

2013-2017Drama
Raphael: The Young Prodigy
7.5
Movie

Raphael: The Young Prodigy

2021Documentary
Human Capital
7.4
Movie

Human Capital

2013Drama
Frida
7.4
Movie

Frida

2002Drama
Call My Agent: Italy
7.4
Series

Call My Agent: Italy

2023 - ...Comedy
Leaving Las Vegas
7.3
Movie

Leaving Las Vegas

1995Drama
Portrait Of My Father
7.3
Movie

Portrait Of My Father

2010Documentary
The Lying Life of Adults
7.3
Series

The Lying Life of Adults

2023Drama
Belve
7.3
Series

Belve

2018 - ...Documentary
Immortal Beloved
7.1
Movie

Immortal Beloved

1994Drama
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
7.1
Movie

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024Documentary
The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
7.0
Movie

The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation

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36th Precinct
6.9
Movie

36th Precinct

2004Thriller
Detective School Dropouts
6.9
Movie

Detective School Dropouts

1986Action
Side Streets
6.8
Movie

Side Streets

1998Comedy
Escoriandoli
6.8
Movie

Escoriandoli

1996Comedy
Puerto Escondido
6.7
Movie

Puerto Escondido

1992Comedy
Like the Wind
6.7
Movie

Like the Wind

2013Drama
The Indian Runner
6.6
Movie

The Indian Runner

1991Drama
Respiro
6.6
Movie

Respiro

2002Comedy
Hot Shots!
6.6
Movie

Hot Shots!

1991Action
Shooting the Moon
6.6
Movie

Shooting the Moon

1998Drama
Volare
6.6
Movie

Volare

2019Drama
Gioia
New6.6
Movie

Gioia

2026Drama
Quiet Chaos
6.5
Movie

Quiet Chaos

2008Romance
Hot Shots! Part Deux
6.5
Movie

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993Action
Maria
6.5
Movie

Maria

2024Drama
Fuori
6.5
Movie

Fuori

2025Drama
Adults in the Room
6.5
Movie

Adults in the Room

2019Drama
The Girl by the Lake
6.4
Movie

The Girl by the Lake

2007Thriller
Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
6.4
Movie

Giulia Doesn't Date at Night

2009Drama
Kryptonite!
6.4
Movie

Kryptonite!

2011Drama
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation
6.4
Movie

The Invisible Boy: Second Generation

2018Sci-Fi
The Cézanne Affair
6.3
Movie

The Cézanne Affair

2009Drama
The Invisible Boy
6.3
Movie

The Invisible Boy

2014Sci-Fi
An Italian Name
6.3
Movie

An Italian Name

2015Comedy
Emma
6.3
Movie

Emma

2017Romance
5 Is the Perfect Number
6.3
Movie

5 Is the Perfect Number

2019Drama
The Beautiful Game
6.3
Movie

The Beautiful Game

2024Drama
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
6.2
Movie

Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!

2007Comedy
A Brief Affair
6.2
Movie

A Brief Affair

2025Comedy
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
6.2
Movie

The Gold Rimmed Glasses

1987Drama
Daughter of Mine
6.2
Movie

Daughter of Mine

2018Drama
Against the Wind
6.2
Movie

Against the Wind

2000Drama
The Catholic School
6.2
Movie

The Catholic School

2021Thriller
Elisa
6.2
Movie

Elisa

2025Drama
Fallen Angels
6.2
Series

Fallen Angels

1993-1995Thriller
Land Of The Sons
6.1
Movie

Land Of The Sons

2021Sci-Fi
Mario's War
6.0
Movie

Mario's War

2006Drama
Just Five Minutes
6.0
Movie

Just Five Minutes

2006Drama
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
6.0
Movie

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

2015Comedy
La vita possibile
6.0
Movie

La vita possibile

2016Drama
Julius Caesar
6.0
Series

Julius Caesar

2002Drama
Four Rooms
5.9
Movie

Four Rooms

1995Comedy
Escape from L.A.
5.9
Movie

Escape from L.A.

1996Action
Torrents of Spring
5.9
Movie

Torrents of Spring

1989Drama
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
5.8
Movie

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000Drama
Clean Slate
5.8
Movie

Clean Slate

1994Comedy
The French Kissers
5.8
Movie

The French Kissers

2009Comedy
Le acrobate
5.8
Movie

Le acrobate

1997Comedy
Ca$h
5.7
Movie

Ca$h

2008Comedy
Take Me Away
5.7
Movie

Take Me Away

2003Drama
Alive
5.6
Movie

Alive

2004Drama
Texas
5.6
Movie

Texas

2005Action
For Your Love
5.6
Movie

For Your Love

2015Drama
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
5.6
Movie

Jacky in the Kingdom of Women

2014Comedy
HBO First Look
5.6
Series

HBO First Look

1992 - ...Documentary
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
5.5
Movie

Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

1993Documentary
Last Harem
5.5
Movie

Last Harem

1999Drama
The Germans' Factory
5.5
Movie

The Germans' Factory

2008Documentary
You Came Back
5.5
Movie

You Came Back

2020Drama
Our Country
5.4
Movie

Our Country

2006Drama
ivans xtc.
5.4
Movie

ivans xtc.

2000Drama
La scuola è finita
5.3
Movie

La scuola è finita

2010Drama
My Dearest Son
5.3
Movie

My Dearest Son

1985Drama
Storia d'amore
5.2
Movie

Storia d'amore

1986Drama
Big Top Pee-wee
5.0
Movie

Big Top Pee-wee

1988Comedy
Actresses
5.0
Movie

Actresses

2007Comedy
Year of the Gun
5.0
Movie

Year of the Gun

1991Action
My Place in the Sun
5.0
Movie

My Place in the Sun

2007Comedy
A Butterfly Kiss
5.0
Movie

A Butterfly Kiss

2011Drama
I Told You So
5.0
Movie

I Told You So

2024Drama
The Summer House
5.0
Movie

The Summer House

2018Comedy
Olé !
4.9
Movie

Olé !

2005Comedy
Spanish Judges
4.9
Movie

Spanish Judges

2000Thriller
Love and Fear
4.9
Movie

Love and Fear

1988Drama
Nuts
4.9
Movie

Nuts

2013Comedy
Word of Honour
4.9
Movie

Word of Honour

2001Drama
The King's Whore
4.8
Movie

The King's Whore

1990Romance
Little Flames
4.8
Movie

Little Flames

1985Drama
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
4.8
Movie

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

1983Comedy
Casanova, Last Love
4.8
Movie

Casanova, Last Love

2019Drama
Marcel!
4.7
Movie

Marcel!

2022Drama
Fortuna
4.5
Movie

Fortuna

2021Drama
The Stand-In
4.4
Movie

The Stand-In

2017Comedy
Blind Date
4.3
Movie

Blind Date

1984Horror
L'inverno
4.2
Movie

L'inverno

2002Drama
Last Summer in Tangiers
4.1
Movie

Last Summer in Tangiers

1987Romance
Dark Love
4.1
Movie

Dark Love

2010Drama
Traces of an Amorous Life
4.0
Movie

Traces of an Amorous Life

1990Drama
Un confine incerto
3.9
Movie

Un confine incerto

2021Drama
Black Sun
3.8
Movie

Black Sun

2007Drama
An Occasional Hell
3.6
Movie

An Occasional Hell

1996Drama
Vivement dimanche
3.6
Series

Vivement dimanche

1998 - ...Documentary
San Antonio
3.5
Movie

San Antonio

2004Action
Hotel
3.4
Movie

Hotel

2001Comedy
Blue Eyes
3.4
Movie

Blue Eyes

2021Drama
C ce soir, le débat
2.0
Series

C ce soir, le débat

2021 - ...Documentary
Red Wind
0
Movie

Red Wind

1995Drama

Directing4 titles

The Art of Joy
7.7
Series

The Art of Joy

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Honey
6.6
Movie

Honey

2013Drama
Euphoria
6.5
Movie

Euphoria

2018Drama
Armandino e il Madre
5.8
Movie

Armandino e il Madre

2010Comedy

Writing4 titles

The Art of Joy
7.7
Series

The Art of Joy

2024 - ...Drama
Honey
6.6
Movie

Honey

2013Drama
Euphoria
6.5
Movie

Euphoria

2018Drama
Armandino e il Madre
5.8
Movie

Armandino e il Madre

2010Comedy

Production8 titles

The Time of a Young Man About to Kill
7.5
Movie

The Time of a Young Man About to Kill

2015Drama
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
7.3
Movie

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017Documentary
The Invisible Thread
6.6
Movie

The Invisible Thread

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Gioia
New6.6
Movie

Gioia

2026Drama
Feeling Better
6.2
Movie

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2025Drama
Pericle
5.4
Movie

Pericle

2016Drama
Déi
4.9
Movie

Déi

2018Drama
Double
0
Movie

Double

2012Documentary

Creator1 title

The Art of Joy
7.7
Series

The Art of Joy

2024 - ...Drama