# Margherita Buy

Margherita Buy (Italian pronunciation:; born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner.

## Overview

After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) and The Week of the Sphinx (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Afterwards, she played in Sergio Rubini's The Station for which she won her first David di Donatello Prize and the Silver Ribbon as best leading actress, in 1990. After The Station, she became a premier star featuring in Italian box office hits like Carlo Verdone's Damned the day I met you (1992). She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for The Storm Is Coming (1992) and worked with Mario Monicelli in Looking for Paradise (1995) and Pozzessere (An Eyewitness Account).
In 1994 she was directed by her husband, Sergio Rubini, in the film Prestazione straordinaria. She also formed an association with Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni, who directed her in four films: the most important being Penniless Hearts (1996) and Not of this World, which earned Margherita her second David di Donatello Award.
Now Margherita Buy is one of the most appreciated actresses of European cinema: Ferzan Özpetek's The Ignorant Fairies, in which she portrayed a widow who discovered her husband had been having an affair with a man for the last seven years won her a Silver Ribbon as best lead. Cristina Comencini's The Best Day of My Life won her another Silver Ribbon, this time as best supporting actress. Paolo Virzì's Caterina in the Big City won her third David and her third Silver Ribbon as best supporting actress. For her work in Giovanni Veronesi's Manuale d'amore she won her fourth David di Donatello.
Her performance in I giorni dell'abbandono by Roberto Faenza earned her the Golden Graal for best performance by an actress in a drama. Il caimano by Nanni Moretti, shown at the 2006 Cannes film festival, gave her the Ciak d'oro 2006 award as best lead actress.
In October 2006, she starred in the new release, La sconosciuta, by Academy Award winner Giuseppe Tornatore and in December she starred in Alessandro D'Alatri's Commediasexy.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | La seconda notte | Lea | |
| 1988 | It's Happening Tomorrow | Vera | |
| 1988 | I giorni randagi | Annalisa | |
| 1989 | Nulla ci può fermare | Francesca | |
| 1990 | The Station | Flavia | |
| 1990 | The Week of the Sphinx | Gloria | |
| 1991 | Ask for the Moon | Elena Bacchelli | |
| 1992 | Damned the Day I Met You | Camilla Landolfi | |
| 1992 | The Storm Is Coming | Eugenia Fontana | |
| 1993 | Condannato a nozze | Sandra | |
| 1993 | Cominciò tutto per caso | Stefania | |
| 1994 | Prestazione straordinaria | Clara Guerri | |
| 1994 | The Favourite Son | Annamaria | |
| 1995 | Facciamo paradiso | Claudia Bertelli | |
| 1996 | Bits and Pieces | Traffic warden | Cameo appearance |
| 1996 | Penniless Hearts | Lucia | |
| 1996 | Follow Your Heart | Young Olga | |
| 1996 | An Eyewitness Account | Franca Nava | |
| 1997 | Lady and the Tramp | Lady (voice) | 1997 italian re-dubbing |
| 1998 | Dolce far niente | Gabriella | |
| 1999 | Not of this World | Sister Caterina | |
| 2000 | Tutto l'amore che c'è | Marisa De Vito | |
| 2000 | L'ombra del gigante | Adele | |
| 2000 | Against the Wind | Clara | |
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Antonia | |
| 2002 | The Best Day of My Life | Sara Mazzoni | |
| 2003 | It Can't Be All Our Fault | Flavia | |
| 2003 | Caterina in the Big City | Agata Iacovoni | |
| 2004 | Love Returns | Silvia | |
| 2004 | The Vanity Serum | Lucia Allasco | |
| 2005 | Manual of Love | Barbara | |
| 2005 | The Days of Abandonment | Olga | |
| 2006 | The Caiman | Paola Bonomo | |
| 2006 | The Unknown Woman | Irena's lawyer | |
| 2006 | Commediasexi | Dora Di Virgilio | |
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Angelica | |
| 2007 | Days and Clouds | Elsa | |
| 2009 | The Ladies Get Their Say | Gabriella | |
| 2009 | The White Space | Maria | |
| 2009 | The Cézanne Affair | Adult Anna | |
| 2010 | Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using | Rossana | |
| 2010 | Happy Family | Anna | |
| 2010 | Marriage and Other Disasters | Giovanna "Nanà" | |
| 2011 | Habemus Papam | Brezzi's wife | |
| 2012 | Love Is in the Air | Luigia | |
| 2012 | Magnificent Presence | Lea Marni | |
| 2012 | The Red and the Blue | Principal Ferrario | |
| 2013 | Discovery at Dawn | Caterina Astengo | |
| 2013 | A Five Star Life | Irene | |
| 2013 | Mi rifaccio vivo | Virginia | |
| 2014 | People Who Are Well | Carla Durloni | |
| 2015 | Mia Madre | Margherita | |
| 2015 | Burning Love | Movie actress | Cameo appearance |
| 2015 | Me, Myself and Her | Federica Salvini | |
| 2016 | Best Enemies Forever | Lucia | |
| 2016 | Questi giorni | Adria | |
| 2016 | La vita possibile | Anna | |
| 2016 | How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents | Silvia Rufini | |
| 2017 | Piccoli crimini coniugali | Elia's wife | |
| 2018 | Just Believe | Adriana Alberti | |
| 2018 | The King's Musketeers | Anne of Austria | |
| 2020 | Tutti per 1, 1 per tutti | Anne of Austria | |
| 2021 | Three Floors | Dora Simoncini | |
| 2021 | Il silenzio grande | Rose | |
| 2021 | 7 Women and a Murder | Margherita Caccia | |
| 2022 | Exterior Night | Eleonora Chiavarelli | |
| 2023 | The First Day of My Life | Arianna | |
| 2023 | A Brighter Tomorrow | Paola | |
| 2023 | Volare | Anna Bettini | Also director |
| 2024 | Romeo Is Juliet | Clara | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Una grande storia d'amore | Paola | Television film |
| 1999 | La vita che verrà | Viviana Vitanza | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Maigret | Louise Maigret | Television film |
| 2008 | Amiche mie | Anna Soavi | 12 episodes |
| 2009 | Pinocchio | Teacher Laura | Television film |
| 2017 | In Treatment | Rita | 35 episodes |
| 2019 | Made in Italy | Rita Pasini | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Ripley | Signora Buffi | 4 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nomited work | Result |
| Bari International Film Festival | 2010 | Best Actress | The White Space | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | It's Happening Tomorrow | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 1991 | Best Actress | The Station | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 1992 | Best Actress | Damned the Day I Met You | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 1993 | Best Actress | Cominciò tutto per caso | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 2002 | Best Actress | The Best Day of My Life | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Caterina in the Big City | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2006 | Best Actress | The Caiman | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2007 | Best Actress | Saturn in Opposition | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2007 | Super Ciak d'Oro | — | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2008 | Best Actress | Days and Clouds | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2010 | Super Ciak d'Oro | — | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2013 | Best Actress | A Five Star Life | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2015 | Best Actress | Mia Madre | Won |
| David di Donatello | 1991 | Best Actress | The Station | Won |
| David di Donatello | 1991 | Best Actress | The Week of the Sphinx | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 1992 | Best Actress | Damned the Day I Met You | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 1993 | Best Actress | Cominciò tutto per caso | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 1997 | Best Actress | An Eyewitness Account | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 1999 | Best Actress | Not of this World | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2001 | Best Actress | The Ignorant Fairies | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Caterina in the Big City | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Manual of Love | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2006 | Best Actress | The Caiman | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2007 | Best Actress | Saturn in Opposition | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2008 | Best Actress | Days and Clouds | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2010 | Best Actress | The White Space | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | We Have a Pope | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2013 | Best Actress | A Five Star Life | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2015 | Best Actress | Mia Madre | Won |
| David di Donatello | 2023 | Best Actress | Exterior Night | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 2001 | Best Actress | The Ignorant Fairies | Nominated |
| European Film Awards | 2015 | Best Actress | Mia Madre | Nominated |
| Flaiano Prizes | 1992 | Best Actress | Damned the Day I Met You | Won |
| Globo d'oro | 1987 | Best Breakthrough Performance | La seconda notte | Won |
| Globo d'oro | 1992 | Best Actress | The Station | Won |
| Globo d'oro | 2001 | Best Actress | The Ignorant Fairies | Won |
| Globo d'oro | 2006 | Best Actress | The Days of Abandonment | Nominated |
| Globo d'oro | 2006 | Critic's Special Award | The Days of Abandonment | Won |
| Globo d'oro | 2007 | Best Actress | Saturn in Opposition | Won |
| Globo d'oro | 2013 | Best Actress | Discovery at Dawn | Nominated |
| Globo d'oro | 2015 | Best Actress | Mia Madre | Nominated |
| Golden Graal | 2006 | Best Comedy Actress | Manual of Love | Nominated |
| Golden Graal | 2006 | Best Drama Actress | The Days of Abandonment | Won |
| Golden Graal | 2007 | Best Comedy Actress | Commediasexi | Won |
| Moscow International Film Festival | 2008 | Best Actress | Days and Clouds | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 1991 | Best Actress | The Station | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2000 | Best Actress | Not of this World | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2001 | Best Actress | The Ignorant Fairies | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | The Best Day of My Life | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Caterina in the Big City | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2005 | Best Actress | The Vanity Serum | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2006 | Best Actress | The Days of Abandonment | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2007 | Best Actress | The Caiman | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2008 | Best Actress | Days and Clouds | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2009 | Best Ensemble | The Ladies Get Their Say | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2010 | Best Actress | The White Space | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2013 | Best Actress | A Five Star Life | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2015 | Best Actress | Mia Madre | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Questi giorni | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2019 | Best Comedy Actress | The King's Musketeers | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2023 | Best Actress | Exterior Night | Won |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 1990 | Best Actress | The Week of the Sphinx | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2009 | Best Actress | The White Space | Won |

## Personal life

She was born in a family with French and Tuscan origins. Her 1991 marriage with actor and film director Sergio Rubini ended by the mid-1990s. Her daughter Caterina De Angelis is an actress.