Quick Facts
Born:
1975-09-25
Birthplace:
Rome, Italy
Credits:
63 Total Roles
Maya Sansa
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Biography
Maya Sansa (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian actress.
Maya Sansa was born in Rome the daughter of an Iranian father and an Italian mother. When she was 14, she started to study acting at her high school in Rome the "Virgilio". She then moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There she graduated in acting and was soon picked by Marco Bellocchio to take part in his new film: La balia. Maya later worked with Bellocchio for a second time, starring in the film Goodmorning, Night. Sansa has also worked with Marco Tullio Giordana in the film The Best of Youth.
On 2 May 2004 The New York Times published an article which named her as the new image of Italian cinema.
On 14 June 2013, she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dormant Beauty.
She has a daughter, Talitha, with her partner Fabrice Scott with whom she lives in Paris.
Source: Article "Maya Sansa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Maya Sansa was born in Rome the daughter of an Iranian father and an Italian mother. When she was 14, she started to study acting at her high school in Rome the "Virgilio". She then moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There she graduated in acting and was soon picked by Marco Bellocchio to take part in his new film: La balia. Maya later worked with Bellocchio for a second time, starring in the film Goodmorning, Night. Sansa has also worked with Marco Tullio Giordana in the film The Best of Youth.
On 2 May 2004 The New York Times published an article which named her as the new image of Italian cinema.
On 14 June 2013, she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dormant Beauty.
She has a daughter, Talitha, with her partner Fabrice Scott with whom she lives in Paris.
Source: Article "Maya Sansa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
The Best of Youth
Mirella Utano
Revoir Paris
Sara
Female Agents
Maria Luzzato
The Truth
Self
Cycling with Molière
Francesca
Collateral
Berna Yalaz
Good Morning, Night
Chiara
Security
Claudia Raffaelli Santini
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Iris Affair TV | Inspector Nico Casterman |
| 2024 | Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | A Dangerous Friendship TV | Marie de Médicis |
| 2023 | With The Grace Of a God MOVIE | Claudia |
| 2023 | The Firebrands TV | Chiara |
| 2023 | My Paper Dolls MOVIE | Anna Bottacin |
| 2023 | Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila TV | Anna Conti |
| 2022 | Revoir Paris MOVIE | Sara |
| 2022 | The Peacock’s Paradise MOVIE | Caterina |
| 2022 | Irma Vep TV | Gregory's Wife |