Valeria Golino
October 22, 1965 (61 years old) in Naples, Campania, Italy
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
Credits
- 2026 · No Pain as Elsa
- 2026 · Snake as Cartomante
- 2026 · Gioia as Gioia
- 2025 · A Brief Affair as Cecilia
- 2025 · Fuori as Goliarda Sapienza
- 2024 · Maria as Yakinthi Callas
- 2024 · The Beautiful Game as Gabriella
- 2024 · I Told You So as Pupa
- 2023 · GialappaShow as
- 2023 · Call My Agent: Italy as Valeria Golino
- 2023 · The Lying Life of Adults as Vittoria
- 2021 · The Catholic School as Ilaria Arbus
- 2021 · Land of the Sons as La strega
- 2021 · C ce soir as Self - Guest
- 2020 · You Came Back as Perla
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Paola Lambruschini
- 2019 · Adults in the Room as Danae Stratou
- 2019 · Portrait of a Lady on Fire as La Comtesse
- 2019 · 5 Is the Perfect Number as Rita
- 2019 · Casanova, Last Love as La Cornelys
- 2018 · Belve as
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Tina
- 2018 · The Invisible Boy: Second Generation as Giovanna
- 2017 · The Stand-In as
- 2017 · Emma as Emma
- 2014 · The Invisible Boy as Giovanna
- 2014 · Jacky in the Kingdom of Women as Bradi Vune
- 2013 · Human Capital as Roberta
- 2013 · In Treatment as Eleonora
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La fille de la vidéo
- 2008 · Ca$h as Julia
- 2008 · Quiet Chaos as Marta
- 2007 · Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! as Annamaria
- 2004 · 36th Precinct as Camille Vrinks
- 2002 · Julius Caesar as Calpúrnia
- 2002 · Frida as Lupe Marín
- 2002 · Respiro as Grazia
- 2001 · Word of Honour as Afroditi
- 2000 · Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine")
- 1999 · Last Harem as Anita
- 1999 · La Vita Che Verrà as Nunzia
- 1999 · Típota as L'attrice
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1996 · An Occasional Hell as Elizabeth Laughton
- 1996 · Slaughter of the Cock as Wife
- 1996 · Escape from L.A. as Taslima
- 1995 · Four Rooms as Athena
- 1995 · Leaving Las Vegas as Terri
- 1995 · Submission as
- 1994 · Immortal Beloved as Giulietta Guicciardi
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Eugenie Kolchenko
- 1993 · Hot Shots! Part Deux as Ramada Rodham Hayman
- 1992 · HBO First Look as Self / Giulietta Guicciardi
- 1991 · The Indian Runner as Maria
- 1991 · Hot Shots! as Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
- 1988 · Rain Man as Susanna
- Future · By the King's Favor as
- 1994 · Clean Slate as Sarah Novak / Beth Holly
- 1991 · Year of the Gun as Lia
- 1990 · The King's Whore as Jeanne de Luynes
- 1988 · Big Top Pee-wee as Gina Piccolapupula
- 1987 · Last Summer in Tangiers as Claudia Marchetti
- Future · Petrichor as Sara
- 1987 · The Gold Rimmed Glasses as Nora Treves
- Future · Jours de chance as
- 2025 · Libero sempre comunque mai as Self
- 2025 · Elisa as Laura
- 2024 · Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces as Self
- 2023 · The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation as Self
- 2022 · Marcel! as Analyst
- 2021 · Blue Eyes as Valeria
- 2021 · Fortuna as Rita / Gina
- 2021 · Un confine incerto as Paola Cristiani
- 2021 · Raphael: The Young Prodigy as
- 2019 · Volare as Elisa
- 2018 · The Summer House as Elena
- 2016 · La vita possibile as Carla
- 2015 · The Very Private Life of Mister Sim as Luigia
- 2015 · For Your Love as Anna Ruotolo
- 2015 · An Italian Name as Betta Pontecorvo
- 2013 · Like the Wind as Armida Miserere
- 2013 · Nuts as Giovanna
- 2011 · Kryptonite! as Rosaria
- 2011 · A Butterfly Kiss as Billie
- 2010 · La scuola è finita as Daria Quarenghi
- 2010 · Portrait Of My Father as Self
- 2010 · Dark Love as Psychologist
- 2009 · The Cézanne Affair as Franca Rossetti
- 2009 · Giulia Doesn't Date at Night as Giulia
- 2008 · The Germans' Factory as Anna
- 2007 · Actresses as Nathalia Petrovna
- 2007 · The Girl by the Lake as Chiara Canali
- 2007 · Black Sun as Agata
- 2007 · My Place in the Sun as Sandra
- 2006 · Our Country as Rita
- 2006 · Mario's War as Giulia
- 2006 · Just Five Minutes as Valeria
- 2005 · Olé ! as Carmen Holgado
- 2005 · Texas as Maria
- 2004 · Alive as Elisa
- 2004 · San Antonio as L'Italienne
- 2003 · Take Me Away as Luciana
- 2002 · L'inverno as Anna
- 2001 · Hotel as Italian Actress
- 2000 · Against the Wind as Nina
- 2000 · Spanish Judges as Jamie
- 2000 · ivans xtc. as Constanza Vero
- 1998 · Side Streets as Sylvie Otti
- 1998 · Shooting the Moon as Silvia
- 1997 · Le acrobate as Maria
- 1996 · Escoriandoli as Ida
- 1995 · Red Wind as Eugenie Kolchenko
- 1995 · Like Two Crocodiles as Marta
- 1993 · Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology as
- 1992 · Puerto Escondido as Anita
- 1990 · Traces of an Amorous Life as Lucia Fontana
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Gemma Rosselli
- 1988 · Love and Fear as Sandra
- 1986 · Storia d'amore as Bruna
- 1986 · Detective School Dropouts as Katerina
- 1985 · My Dearest Son as Francesca
- 1985 · Little Flames as Mara
- 1984 · Blind Date as Girl in Bikini
- Future · Pompei – The Ancient Domina in Abbondanza Street as
- 1983 · A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit as Adalgisa De Andreiis