Isabella Ferrari

• Name — Isabella Ferrari • Birth Name — Isabella Fogliazza • Born — 31 March 1964 • Birthplace — Ponte dell'Olio, Piacenza, Italy • Occupation — Actress • Children — 3 • Known for — Distretto di Polizia

Ferrari was born Isabella Fogliazza in Ponte dell'Olio, Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. At the age of 15, she was elected Miss Teenager in a contest held in a discoteque. She made her acting debut at the age of 17 as Selvaggia in the Carlo Vanzini comedy Sapore di mare in 1982; she also performed in the film's sequel Sapore di mare 2- un anno dopo. Since then, she has regularly performed in films, television and the theatre. She is best known to the Italian audience as Police Commissioner Giovanna Scalise, the protagonist in the first two seasons of the police drama series Distretto di Polizia. At the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Ferrari won a Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress in the Ettore Scola film Romanzo di un giovane povero in which she played the part of Andreina. She was nominated to the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 thanks to her performance in The Goodbye Kiss and in 2008 for her performance in Quiet Chaos. In 2021, she was selected as a jury member for the International competition section of the 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August. In May 2025, she joined the cast of Bertrand Mandico's upcoming film Roma Elastica.

Ferrari lives in Rome, Italy, and is the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter, Teresa, who was born in 1995, is by her first husband, Massimo Osti; and her younger daughter, Nina (born 1998), and son, Giovanni (born 2001) are by her second husband, director Renato De Maria.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Professione vacanze — Alice — Episode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio" • 1993 — Les Mercredis de la vie — Maria — Episode: "Un homme à la mer" • 1994 — Haute tension — Anna Caron — Episode: "Impasse meurtrière" • 1998 — Provincia segreta — Raffaella Granelli — Main role (season 1); 3 episodes • Nicholas' Gift — Alessandra — Television movie • 2000 — Sospetti — Serena Arcalli — Main role (season 1); 6 episodes • 2000–2002 — Distretto di Polizia — Chief Giovanna Scalise — Lead role (season 1-2), guest (season 3); 47 episodes • 2003 — Doppio agguato — Anna Millesi — Television movie • 2004–2005 — Cuore contro cuore — Francesca De Luca — Lead role; 22 episodes • 2007 — Liberi di giocare — Silvia Mauri — Television movie • 2009 — Eisfieber — Antonia Gallo — Television movie • 2011 — Storia di Laura — Laura — Television movie • 2015 — Una grande famiglia — Claudia Manetti — Main role (season 3); 8 episodes • 2018–2020 — Baby — Simonetta Loreti — Main role; 18 episodes • 2023 — Sei donne – Il mistero di Leila — Viola Razzieri — Main role; 4 episodes • Gigolò per caso — Francesca — Episode: "Chapter 2: Francesca" • Estranei — Upcoming series

• Anestesia totale (2011) • Il catalogo (2010) • Due partite (2006) • I tre alberghi (1999) • Ondine (1994))

Isabella Ferrari was recorded at birth as Isabella Fogliazza. She also worked under the name Isabella Ferrari. The authorities additionally record the heading Isabella Fogliazza. Her recorded language was Italian. She married Massimo Osti and Renato De Maria.

Isabella Ferrari is recorded as actress.