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Luisa Ranieri was born on December 16, 1973, in Naples, Campania, Italy. She is an actress in theater, cinema, and television. In 2001, she made her debut on the big screen as the protagonist in the film "The Prince and the Pirate". She is known for "Eros" (2004), "Letters to Julie" (2010), and "The Friends at the Margherita Cafe" (2009). Between 2009 and 2010, she acted in the theater with "L'oro di Napoli" by Gianfelice Imparato and Armando Pugliese, the latter also the director of the show, a theatrical transposition of the stories by Giuseppe Marotta, that became famous thanks to the homonymous film by Vittorio De Sica. In 2021, she became widely famous by playing Aunt Patrizia in "The Hand of God" and became such a female icon for it.
Luisa Ranieri is an acclaimed Italian actress from Naples who has built a prolific career across theater, television, and major motion pictures since her debut in 2001.
She is widely recognized for her captivating performance as Aunt Patrizia in Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God and for her starring role in the successful Italian crime television series Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco.
She works primarily in European cinema and television, frequently collaborating with auteur directors on projects ranging from romantic comedies to complex, emotionally resonant dramas.
She frequently collaborates with prominent Italian filmmakers, including Paolo Sorrentino and Ferzan Özpetek, and is a major star within the Italian public broadcasting system via her long-running series.