# Cecilia Dazzi

Cecilia Dazzi (born 17 October 1969) is an Italian actress, television personality and songwriter.

## Early life

Born in Rome, she is the daughter of film producer Tommaso Dazzi.

## Career

She made her film debut in 1987, in Ettore Scola's The Family. After working as an assistant of Carmelo Bene, in 1989 she went to New York City to pursue acting courses under Herbert Bergof. Her breakout came with the TV-series I ragazzi del muretto. In 1999 she won the David di Donatello for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in Cristina Comencini's Matrimoni. In 2002 she won the Flaiano Prize for her performance in I Am Emma.
Dazzi is also a songwriter, and she composed several of Niccolò Fabi's hits, including 'Capelli', winner of Mia Martini critics award. She also patented and developed a special pillow suitable for women with heavy breasts or suffering from mastitis.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1986 | Molly O | Michelle |
| 1987 | The Family | Beatrice |
| 1989 | Smeraldina liberata | Smeraldina |
| 1993 | Tra due risvegli | Giulia |
| 1993 | La città dei sogni | Lilly |
| 1994 | Miracolo italiano | Vanessa |
| 1995 | Pierced by a Ray of Sun | Deborah |
| 1996 | Albergo Roma | Milenina |
| 1996 | A Cold, Cold Winter | Rosanna |
| 1997 | Once We Were Strangers | City Hall Witness |
| 1997 | La classe non è acqua | Prof.ssa Salvini |
| 1998 | Marriages | Sandra |
| 2000 | Twenty | Eva |
| 2000 | The Witch Doctors | Cecile |
| 2001 | Caruso, Zero for Conduct | Olga |
| 2002 | I Am Emma | Emma |
| 2002 | Bell'amico | Cecilia |
| 2004 | Movimenti | Cate |
| 2004 | Ogni volta che te ne vai | Pamela |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Billi Clementi |
| 2006 | The Caiman | Luisa |
| 2007 | Flood | Anna |
| 2007 | Voce del verbo amore | Gioia |
| 2007 | The Water Mask | Mirandolina |
| 2008 | Scusa ma ti chiamo amore | Simona |
| 2009 | Feisbum | Mamma Andrea |
| 2010 | Sorry If I Want to Marry You | Simona |
| 2010 | Sharm el Sheikh - Un'estate indimenticabile | Franca Romano |
| 2011 | The Rite | Nurse |
| 2011 | Questo mondo è per te | Laura |
| 2011 | We Have a Pope | Mamma |
| 2013 | White as Milk, Red as Blood | Angela |
| 2016 | L'amore rubato | Maestra |
| 2019 | The Two Popes | Nun |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Piazza Navona | Martina | Episode: "Fernanda" |
| 1991–1993 | I ragazzi del muretto | Debora | 28 episodes |
| 1994 | Jacob | Billah | Television film |
| 1996 | Dio vede e provvede | Suor Luminosa | Episode: "La lucciola" |
| 1998 | Il Mattino | Giulia | 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Ama il tuo nemico | Cecilia | Television film |
| 2000 | Un colpo al cuore | Elisa Valenzi | Television film |
| 2002 | Operazione Kebab | Ispettore Eva Gabelli | Television film |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | Rosa Crevelli | Television film |
| 2004 | O la va, o la spacca | Mariella | 7 episodes |
| 2006, 2009 | L'ispettore Coliandro | Alessia Pira | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Caccia segreta | Elena Digiacomo | Television film |
| 2007 | Boris | Ana Canestri | Episode: "Quando un uomo sente la fine" |
| 2007 | La squadra | Elena Barone | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Amiche mie | Grazia | 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Il tredicesimo apostolo | Francesca | Episode: "L'uomo nero" |
| 2014 | Beauty and the Beast | Albertine | Episode: "Tale 1" |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Fathers | Penelope | Episode: "Educazione sessuale" |
| 2016 | Bulletproof Heart | Giada | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | La porta rossa | Eleonora Pavesi | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | L'isola di Pietro | Ines Fadda | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | La Reina del Sur | Stella | 2 episodes |