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Eliot Sumner was born on 30 July 1990 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Eliot is an actor, known for Ripley (2024), The Gentlemen (2019) and No Time to Die (2021).- Giusi Merli was born on 26 March 1943 in Pisa, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Great Beauty (2013), Dune: Part Two (2024) and Dreams Live in Trees (2022).
- Alexandra Moen was born in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Having an oceanographer as a father meant that she and her family - teacher mother and two younger brothers - travelled along with his work and, at age six, she moved to Canada and then to Bermuda, ending up in England, where she completed her schooling. She read English at Leeds University before studying acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She made her professional stage debut in 2003 at the Chichester theatre in Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and has since worked widely on stage and television. To many small screen viewers she is probably best known for her appearance in 'Doctor Who', doing something the doctor failed to and ridding the world of his great enemy, the Master. In addition to acting she sings and is a member of a psychedelic pop band.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña was born on 16 May 1973 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Jackass 3D (2010), Elf-Man (2011) and Jackass Number Two (2006).- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for his 1966 masterpiece, The Battle of Algiers, widely viewed as one of the finest films of its genre: realistic though fictionalized documentary. Its portrayal of the Algerian resistance during the Algerian War uses the neorealist style pioneered by fellow Italian film directors de Santis and Rossellini, employing newsreel-style footage and non-professional actors, and focusing primarily on a disenfranchised population that seldom receives attention from the general media. Though very much Italian neorealist in style, Pontecorvo co-produced with an Algerian film company.
The Battle of Algiers achieved great success and influence. It was widely screened in the United States, where Pontecorvo received a number of awards. He was also nominated for two Academy Awards.
Pontecorvo's next major work, Queimada! (Burn!, 1969), is also anti-colonial, this time set in the Antilles. This film (starring Marlon Brando) depicts an attempted revolution of the oppressed. Pontecorvo continued his series of highly political films with Ogro (1979), which addresses the occurrence of terrorism at the end of Francisco Franco's dwindling regime in Spain.
In 2006, he died from congestive heart failure in Rome at age 86.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Dario Marianelli was born in Pisa and studied piano and composition in Florence and London. After a year as a postgraduate composer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he spent 3 years at the National Film and Television School, from which he graduated in 1997. Dario's film scores include 'Paddington 2' (2017), 'Darkest Hour' (2017), 'Kubo and the 'Two Strings' (2016) Everest (2015), 'The Boxtrolls' (2014), 'Anna Karenina' (2012), 'Jane Eyre' (2011), 'Salmon Fishing In The Yemen' (2011), 'Eat Pray Love' (2010), 'The Soloist' (2009), 'Agora' (2009), 'Atonement' (2007), 'V for Vendetta' (2006) and 'Pride and Prejudice' (2005). He has written orchestral music for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the Britten-Pears Orchestra, as well as vocal music for the BBC Singers, incidental music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and several ballet scores. Dario won the Oscar, Golden Globe and Ivor Novello Award in the Best Original Score category for the award-winning Working Title film 'Atonement', for which he also won the World Soundtrack Award and was BAFTA nominated. He was also nominated for a Classical Brit Award in the Soundtrack Of The Year category for 'Atonement'. In 2006, Dario was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Score category for his music to Joe Wright's 'Pride & Prejudice'. This score won him the Classical Brit Award in the Soundtrack/ Musical Theatre Composer of The Year category and also earned him an Ivor Novello Award nomination. Dario's collaboration with Joe Wright on the film 'Anna Karenina' led to his nomination for an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Original Score, and in May 2013, he won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Film Score for 'Anna Karenina'. In 2014 Dario composed the score for Laika animation 'The Boxtrolls', which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award. He has recently completed work on the score to his second Laika animation, 'Kubo and the Two Strings', for which he won an Ivor Novello Award, and also worked on his fifth film collaboration with director Asif Kapadia on live action feature 'Ali and Nino'.
During 2014 Dario's 'Voyager' Violin Concerto also had its world premiere in Brisbane, Australia, performed by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra as part of a spectacular event combining science, music, voice, and film titled 'Journey Through The Cosmos'. The piece was featured alongside a lecture given by Professor Brian Cox and has since gone on to be performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Harding and featuring highly acclaimed violinist Jack Liebeck.
In 2017, Dario continued his working relationship with Joe Wright on 'Darkest Hour' and also scoring Paul King's 'Paddington 2'. Dario was commissioned by The Royal Opera House to compose their new ballet, 'The Unknown Soldier', which premiered in November 2018. He also worked with Travis Knight, composing the score for the latest film in the Transformers film series, 'Bumblebee.' Dario collaborated with Matteo Garrone to score the Italian feature film 'Pinocchio'. Most recently Dario composed the original score for 'A Boy Called Christmas', directed by Gil Kenan, which was released in late 2021.- Writer
- Editor
- Actor
Dario Moccia was born on 29 August 1990 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and editor, known for Yo Chan's Follies (2022), Lost in Tokyo (2019) and Giochi Brutti (2011). He has been married to Agnese Innocente since July 2022.- Actor
- Writer
Roberto Farnesi was born on 19 July 1969 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Infernet (2016), Tea with Mussolini (1999) and Italian gigolò (1999).- Paolo Conticini was born on 10 January 1969 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Teacher (2005), Un medico in famiglia (1998) and The Clan (2005). He has been married to Giada Parra since 28 July 2013.
- Actor
- Writer
Aldo Reggiani was born on 19 December 1946 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Una magia saracena (2015), La freccia nera (1968) and The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971). He died on 26 September 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Aldo Ralli was born on 21 October 1935 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for Youth (2015), The Great Beauty (2013) and Il Divo (2008). He died on 6 March 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Nina Soldano was born on 26 March 1963 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress, known for Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (1990), Berlin '39 (1993) and Night of the Sharks (1988). She has been married to Teo Bordagni since 19 April 2016.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Andrea Balestri was born on 1 September 1963 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Le avventure di Pinocchio (1972), Torino nera (1972) and Furia nera (1975).- Giulia Arena was born on 22 April 1994 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress, known for Il paradiso delle signore (2015) and Bella da morire (2020).
- Gianluca Magni was born on 1 August 1965 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor, known for Un affare trasversale (1998), Storia di un inganno (2013) and Black Angel (2002).
- Giorgio Chiellini was born on 14 August 1984 in Pisa, Italy. He is an actor, known for Sfide Impossibili (2015), Los Angeles Football Club (2024) and UEFA Champions League (1992). He has been married to Carolina Bonistalli since July 2014. They have two children.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lola Braccini was born on 28 March 1889 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Leopard (1963), Seduced and Abandoned (1964) and Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli (1946). She died on 19 March 1969 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Paolo Benvenuti was born on 30 January 1946 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Gostanza da Libbiano (2000), Puccini and the Girl (2008) and Confortorio (1992).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Tonino Nardi was born on 25 September 1939 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He was a cinematographer, known for Open Doors (1990), I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1988) and The Stolen Children (1992). He died on 24 October 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Valentino Orsini was born on 19 January 1926 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for A Man for Burning (1962), Uomini e no (1980) and Corbari (1970). He died on 26 January 2001 in Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy.- Carlo Minello was born on 9 February 1918 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for Se non son matti non li vogliamo (1941), La danza del fuoco (1943) and La zia di Carlo (1943). He was married to Maria Pia Arcangeli. He died on 27 July 1947 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Gian Alfonso Pacinotti was born on 12 December 1963 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Man on Earth (2011), Smettere di fumare fumando (2012) and Il ragazzo più felice del mondo (2018).- Paolo Cioni was born on 3 November 1982 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor, known for The First on the List (2011), I delitti del BarLume (2013) and Florence Fight Club (2015).
- Writer
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
Sergio Di Pasquale Luci was born on 14 October 1970 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and cinematographer, known for Dance for Life (2011), Visioni di Palio (2004) and I Cesaroni (2006).- Costume Designer
- Production Designer
Lina Nerli Taviani was born on 16 November 1937 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. She is a costume designer and production designer, known for We Have a Pope (2011), Rossini! Rossini! (1991) and Nostalghia (1983). She was previously married to Paolo Taviani.