Margherita Buy
Margherita Buy is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner.
Career
Buy was born and raised in Rome. After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Buy had her acting breakthrough with Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore, which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow and The Week of the Sphinx. For the latter, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.In 1990 she also appeared 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. She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for The Storm Is Coming and worked with Mario Monicelli in Looking for Paradise and An Eyewitness Account ''.
In 1994 she was directed by her husband, Sergio Rubini, in the film Prestazione straordinaria. She also formed a partnership with Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni, who directed her in four films, including Penniless Hearts and Not of this World, which earned Buy her second David di Donatello Award.
Her role in 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 for best lead. Cristina Comencini's The Best Day of My Life won her another Silver Ribbon, for best supporting actress. Paolo Virzì's Caterina in the Big City won her third David di Donatello and her third Silver Ribbon award as best supporting actress. For her work in Giovanni Veronesi's Manuale d'amore she won her fourth David di Donatello.
Buy's 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, which was shown at the 2006 Cannes film festival, earned her the Ciak d'oro award for best lead actress.
In October 2006, she starred in La sconosciuta, directed by Academy Award winner Giuseppe Tornatore, and in December she starred in Alessandro D'Alatri's Commediasexy''.