Acting
Valeria Golino
Born 1965-10-22
Naples, Campania, Italy
Department: Acting
Biography
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and the two Hot Shots! movies, particularly the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. In addition to the awards David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak, and Italian Golden Globe, she is also one of the four actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Valeria Golino
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Rain Man
1988
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019
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Four Rooms
1995
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Hot Shots!
1991
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Frida
2002
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Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
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Leaving Las Vegas
1995
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Escape from L.A.
1996
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The Morning Show
2019
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The Invisible Boy
2014
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (146 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | No Pain | Elsa | Movie | 2026 |
 | Serpenti | Cartomante | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Common Story | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Love Monster | Director | Movie | 2026 |
 | Gioia | Gioia | Movie | 2026 |
| Gioia | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Brief Affair | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Libero sempre comunque mai | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Elisa | Laura | Movie | 2025 |
 | Fuori | Goliarda Sapienza | Movie | 2025 |
 | Feeling Better | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Maria | Yakinthi Callas | Movie | 2024 |
 | Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Art of Joy | Director | TV Series | 2024 |
| The Art of Joy | Writer | TV Series | 2024 |
| The Art of Joy | Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Beautiful Game | Gabriella | Movie | 2024 |
 | I Told You So | Pupa | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | GialappaShow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Call My Agent: Italy | Valeria Golino | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Lying Life of Adults | Vittoria | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Marcel! | Analyst | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Invisible Thread | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Catholic School | Ilaria Arbus | Movie | 2021 |
 | Blue Eyes | Valeria | Movie | 2021 |
 | Land of the Sons | La strega | Movie | 2021 |
 | Un confine incerto | Paola Cristiani | Movie | 2021 |
 | Fortuna | Rita / Gina | Movie | 2021 |
 | Raphael: The Young Prodigy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | C ce soir | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2021 |
 | You Came Back | Perla | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Morning Show | Paola Lambruschini | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Volare | Elisa | Movie | 2019 |
 | Adults in the Room | Danae Stratou | Movie | 2019 |
 | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | La Comtesse | Movie | 2019 |
 | 5 Is the Perfect Number | Rita | Movie | 2019 |
 | Casanova, Last Love | La Cornelys | Movie | 2019 |
 | Euphoria | Story | Movie | 2018 |
| Euphoria | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Euphoria | Screenplay | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Summer House | Elena | Movie | 2018 |
 | Déi | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Belve | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Daughter of Mine | Tina | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Invisible Boy: Second Generation | Giovanna | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Stand-In | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Emma | Emma | Movie | 2017 |
 | Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | La vita possibile | Carla | Movie | 2016 |
 | Pericle | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Very Private Life of Mister Sim | Luigia | Movie | 2015 |
 | For Your Love | Anna Ruotolo | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Time of a Young Man About to Kill | Co-Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | An Italian Name | Betta Pontecorvo | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Invisible Boy | Giovanna | Movie | 2014 |
 | Jacky in the Kingdom of Women | Bradi Vune | Movie | 2014 |
 | Human Capital | Roberta | Movie | 2013 |
 | Like the Wind | Armida Miserere | Movie | 2013 |
 | Honey | Director | Movie | 2013 |
| Honey | Screenplay | Movie | 2013 |
| Honey | Story | Movie | 2013 |
 | In Treatment | Eleonora | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Nuts | Giovanna | Movie | 2013 |
 | Double | Producer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Kryptonite! | Rosaria | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Butterfly Kiss | Billie | Movie | 2011 |
 | La scuola è finita | Daria Quarenghi | Movie | 2010 |
 | Portrait Of My Father | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Dark Love | Psychologist | Movie | 2010 |
 | Armandino e il Madre | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| Armandino e il Madre | Writer | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Cézanne Affair | Franca Rossetti | Movie | 2009 |
 | The French Kissers | La fille de la vidéo | Movie | 2009 |
 | Giulia Doesn't Date at Night | Giulia | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Germans' Factory | Anna | Movie | 2008 |
 | Ca$h | Julia | Movie | 2008 |
 | Quiet Chaos | Marta | Movie | 2008 |
 | Actresses | Nathalia Petrovna | Movie | 2007 |
 | Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | Annamaria | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Girl by the Lake | Chiara Canali | Movie | 2007 |
 | Black Sun | Agata | Movie | 2007 |
 | My Place in the Sun | Sandra | Movie | 2007 |
 | Our Country | Rita | Movie | 2006 |
 | Mario's War | Giulia | Movie | 2006 |
| Just Five Minutes | Valeria | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Olé ! | Carmen Holgado | Movie | 2005 |
 | Texas | Maria | Movie | 2005 |
 | 36th Precinct | Camille Vrinks | Movie | 2004 |
 | Alive | Elisa | Movie | 2004 |
 | San Antonio | L'Italienne | Movie | 2004 |
 | Take Me Away | Luciana | Movie | 2003 |
 | Julius Caesar | Calpúrnia | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Frida | Lupe Marín | Movie | 2002 |
 | Respiro | Grazia | Movie | 2002 |
 | L'inverno | Anna | Movie | 2002 |
 | Hotel | Italian Actress | Movie | 2001 |
 | Word of Honour | Afroditi | Movie | 2001 |
 | Against the Wind | Nina | Movie | 2000 |
 | Spanish Judges | Jamie | Movie | 2000 |
 | ivans xtc. | Constanza Vero | Movie | 2000 |
 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine") | Movie | 2000 |
 | Last Harem | Anita | Movie | 1999 |
 | La Vita Che Verrà | Nunzia | TV Series | 1999 |
| Típota | L'attrice | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Vivement dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Side Streets | Sylvie Otti | Movie | 1998 |
 | Shooting the Moon | Silvia | Movie | 1998 |
 | Le acrobate | Maria | Movie | 1997 |
 | An Occasional Hell | Elizabeth Laughton | Movie | 1996 |
 | Escoriandoli | Ida | Movie | 1996 |
| Slaughter of the Cock | Wife | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Escape from L.A. | Taslima | Movie | 1996 |
 | Four Rooms | Athena | Movie | 1995 |
 | Red Wind | Eugenie Kolchenko | Movie | 1995 |
 | Leaving Las Vegas | Terri | Movie | 1995 |
| Submission | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 | |
 | Like Two Crocodiles | Marta | Movie | 1995 |
 | Immortal Beloved | Giulietta Guicciardi | Movie | 1994 |
 | Clean Slate | Sarah Novak / Beth Holly | Movie | 1994 |
 | Fallen Angels | Eugenie Kolchenko | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Ramada Rodham Hayman | Movie | 1993 |
 | Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Puerto Escondido | Anita | Movie | 1992 |
 | HBO First Look | Self / Giulietta Guicciardi | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Indian Runner | Maria | Movie | 1991 |
 | Year of the Gun | Lia | Movie | 1991 |
 | Hot Shots! | Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane | Movie | 1991 |
 | The King's Whore | Jeanne de Luynes | Movie | 1990 |
 | Traces of an Amorous Life | Lucia Fontana | Movie | 1990 |
 | Torrents of Spring | Gemma Rosselli | Movie | 1989 |
 | Rain Man | Susanna | Movie | 1988 |
 | Big Top Pee-wee | Gina Piccolapupula | Movie | 1988 |
 | Love and Fear | Sandra | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Gold Rimmed Glasses | Nora Treves | Movie | 1987 |
 | Last Summer in Tangiers | Claudia Marchetti | Movie | 1987 |
 | Storia d'amore | Bruna | Movie | 1986 |
 | Detective School Dropouts | Katerina | Movie | 1986 |
 | My Dearest Son | Francesca | Movie | 1985 |
 | Little Flames | Mara | Movie | 1985 |
 | Blind Date | Girl in Bikini | Movie | 1984 |
 | A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit | Adalgisa De Andreiis | Movie | 1983 |
| Jours de chance | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| By the King's Favor | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Petrichor | Sara | Movie | — | |
 | Pompei – The Ancient Domina in Abbondanza Street | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |