Teresa Saponangelo

Teresa Saponangelo
Saponangelo at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021
Born (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973
Taranto, Apulia, Italy
EducationÉcole Philippe Gaulier
Accademia d'Arte Drammatica della Calabria
OccupationActress

Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She has received numerous accolades including the David di Donatello Award, two Nastro d'Argento Awards of three nominations, and the Ubu Award.

Saponangelo's many film credits include Pájaros, Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God, for which she won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress, the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress, and the Pasinetti Award from the Venice Film Festival. She additionally won the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress for Il buco in testa and received a nomination for In the Beginning There Was Underwear.