Giusi Merli
Giusi Merli is an Italian theatre and movie actress. She performed in more than 200 theatrical and film productions. Merli is best known for the role of Sister Maria in The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino.
Early life
Merli earned a degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Pisa.She studied with Russian-American director Vladimir Olshansky. She performed in classical texts and modern dramatic and comic texts. She worked in Italy and abroad in roles with directors including Aldo Rostagno, John Jesurun, Paul Pierazzini, Dario Marconcini, Angelo Savelli, Marco Cavicchioli, Paolo Rossi, Rolando Ravello, Paolo Virzì and Paolo Sorrentino.
Selected filmography
- Via [Don Minzoni N.6]
- Thanks!
- Stories of chestnut woods
- Like Crazy
- Do You Remember Me?
- Giulia's keys
- The Great Beauty
- Pulce is not here
- Red Like the Sky
- ''Dune: Part Two ''
Selected theatre
- The Giants of the Mountain by Pirandello
- Romeo & Juliet, Serata di Delirio organizzato
- Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Moliere
- Satyricon 2000
- The Bacchantes by Euripides
- Woyzeck by Georg Büchner
- ''Isabella''
Selected television
- Immaturi
- ''Commissario Manara''