Laura Morante

• Born — 21 August 1956 • Birthplace — Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy • Occupation — Actress Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress.

Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) (a schoolteacher of Jewish descent) and Francesco Lo Monaco, from Sicily, and brother of the novelist Elsa Morante. Laura's mother is Maria Bona Palazzeschi. Originally a dancer, Morante started her acting career on stage at 18 years old, in the theatrical company of Carmelo Bene. She made her film debut in Oggetti smarriti (Lost Belongings), directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci, whose brother would direct the second film in which Morante would appear, Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man. She eventually had her breakout thanks to Nanni Moretti, who gave her the title role in Sweet Body of Bianca. After her marriage to French actor Georges Claisse, Morante moved to Paris, where, thanks to her participation in numerous productions, she acquired a certain level of notoriety in European art cinema. Returning to Italy, in 2001 she eventually won the David di Donatello for best actress her performance in Moretti's The Son's Room. Later she was nominated for the David di Donatello in the same category in 2003, for Gabriele Muccino's Remember Me, My Love, and won the Silver Ribbon for best actress for Love Is Eternal While It Lasts (2003) by Carlo Verdone. Morante attracted considerable attention with her performance as the neglected Madame Jourdain, with whom the young Molière, played by Romain Duris, falls in love, in the 2007 release Molière. She also provided the voice of Helen Parr/Elastigirl in the Italian-dubbed version of the Pixar animated film, The Incredibles. Very active in France, in 2012 Morante made her directorial debut with the French-Italian co-production Cherry on the Cake, for which she was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best New Director.

• Illustration — Laura Morante in 2007

• Year — Show — Role(s) — Notes • 1981 — Le ali della colomba — Milly Theale — 3 episodes • George Sand — Titine — Miniseries • 1984 — Notti e nebbie — Noemi — Television film • 1985 — Il corsaro — Arlette — Miniseries • Goya — Duchess of Alba — Recurring role; 4 episodes • 1986 — Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie — Judith Bernheim — Main role • 1987 — Il generale — Anita Garibaldi — 2 episodes • 1994 — L'ombra della sera — Eva — Television film • 1995 — La famiglia Ricordi — Giuseppina Strepponi — Miniseries • Un orage immobile — Flora de Margelasse — Television film • L'Affaire Dreyfus — Lucie Dreyfus — Television film • 2000 — Dov'è mio figlio — Luisa Ellis — Television film • 2003 — Mother Teresa of Calcutta — Mother Cenacle — Television film • 2004 — Nero — Agrippina the Younger — Television film • 2010 — Boris — Woman on terrace — Episode: "L'epifania" • 2014 — Marco Polo — Marco's aunt — Episode: "The Wayfarer" • 2015 — Con il sole negli occhi — Carla — Television film • 2021–2023 — A casa tutti bene — Alba Ristuccia — Series regular • 2023 — Alphonse — Laura Tomazi — Main role • 2024 — Folle d'amore — Alda Merini — Television film

• Year — Title — Author and director — Notes • 2026 — Insieme — Fabio Marra — Presented at the Campania Teatro Festival, Teatro Mercadante in Naples, with Laura Morante, Eugenia Costantini, Fabio Marra and Sonia Palau

Laura Morante is recorded as having received David di Donatello for Best Actress, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress and Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actress. Identity and origins. Her recorded languages were Italian and French. She was the child of Marcello Morante. Other recorded relations include Elsa Morante.