Sabrina Ferilli

Sabrina Ferilli (born June 28, 1964) is an Italian theater and movie actress. She is mainly popular inside her homeland, mostly for her performances in Italian comedies and TV series.

Biography
Sabrina Ferilli was born in Rome.

Her father was the former speaker of the Italian delegation at Lazio's Regional Council of the Italian communist party. His political activism and orientation would later reflect on her own life.

While not commonly known outside her homeland, in Italy itself Sabrina Ferilli even has the reputation to incorporate the famous Sophia Loren in her own generation.

She has starred in several movies and TV series ever since the 1980s, as well as debuting in theater in the plays Un Paio d'Ali and Rugantino. While her popularity stems in large part from her movie acting, theater has always remained her true passion.

It all started when Sabrina worked in the renowned Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and participated in the local drama circuit. She made her debut in the TV film Portami la Luna in 1986, and made her film debut the following year, in Rimini.

Which brings us to Sabrina's first lead part, which is as well the role of her lifetime, in Americano Rosso (The Red American) - a role that would subsequently bring about further leads. From that point on, Sabrina's life would never be the same. That is, until she was cast in 1993's Diario di un Vizio (Diary of a Maniac), the film that propelled her career even further. This movie by Marco Ferreri took home the Critics Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

Besides her professional work, Sabrina is as well known for her "Bellezza Mediterranea" i.e. "Mediterranean Beauty", which is typically referring to Southern-Italian women. She has been defined The most loved woman by Italians in a poll put to fellow countrymen within an age range of 15 to 34 years.

Trivia
Sabrina Ferilli is a well known decided fan of the AS Roma football (soccer) club, one of the two rivaling urban teams, with Lazio Rome being the second one. She is also a member of the team’s Fan Council. (In Italy, football fans hold traditionally a powerful role in their club’s management.)

Her most famous as well as controversial action in her role as AS Roma fan remains however her public announcement, in the year 2001, to publicly strip should the team - after numerous unsuccessful attempts - finally win the scudetto, the Italian national soccer championship, in that same year - an announcment which even led to some criticism from the side of the Vatican. When AS Roma subsequently did indeed became national soccer champion (not before the final playing round) she at least partially fulfilled her promise (said by herself to be her "gift to the city") during the official victory celebration - 'partially' referring here to her decision to refrain from displaying full nudity by not stripping beyond her underwear.

Contrary to recurring claims, Sabrina never underwent any chest augmentation surgery.

Selected filmography

 * Christmas in Love (2004)
 * L'acqua... il fuoco (2003)
 * Le giraffe (2000)
 * A ruota libera (2000)
 * I fobici (1998)
 * Tu ridi (1998)
 * Il Signor Quindicipalle (1997)
 * Ritorno a casa Gori (1996)
 * Arance Amare (1996)
 * Ferie d'agosto (1996)
 * Vite strozzate (1995)
 * La bella vita (1994)
 * Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima (1993)
 * Il giudice ragazzino (1993)
 * Diario di un vizio (1993)
 * Vietato ai minori (1992)
 * Un giorno di festa (1991)
 * Centro Storico (1991)
 * Piccoli omicidi senza parole (1990)
 * Americano Rosso (1990)
 * La strada di Ball (1990)
 * Night Club (1989)
 * Rimini Rimini (1987)
 * Il Volpone (1987)
 * Portami la luna (1986)
 * Caramelle da uno Sconosciuto (1986)