
Margherita Buy
Biography
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's Una grande storia d'amore (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) and The Week of the Sphinx (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Now Margherita Buy is one of the most appreciated actresses of European cinema: 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 as best lead.
Known For

TV
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951

TV
In Treatment
Rita
2013

TV
RIPLEY
Sig. Silvana Buffi
2024

TV
Belve
2018

TV
Exterior Night
Eleonora Chiavarelli
2022

Film
The Unknown Woman
Avvocatessa di Irena
2006

Film
We Have a Pope
Moglie di Brezzi
2011

TV
Made in Italy
Rita Pasini
2019

TV
Pinocchio
La maestra
2009

Film
7 Women and a Murder
Margherita
2021

Film
Stray Days
Annalisa
1988

Film
The Station
Flavia
1990

TV
Amiche mie
Anna
2008

Film
Incompreso
Elisa Quaratesi
1998

Film
A Brighter Tomorrow
Paola
2023
TV
Flipper
Annina
1983

Film
Me, Myself and Her
Federica Salvini
2015

Film
Pinocchio
Maestrina
2009

Film
Not of This World
Caterina
1999

Film
Looking for Paradise
Claudia Bertelli
1995
Filmography
2025FilmStella Gemella2025FilmZvanì - Il romanzo famigliare di Giovanni Pascolias Emma Corcos2024FilmUna terapia di gruppo2024FilmTrifoleas Marta2024TVRIPLEYas Sig. Silvana Buffi2024FilmFlyingas Annabì2024FilmRomeo Is Julietas Clara2024FilmTen Minutesas Giovanna Brabanti2023FilmAmleto è mio fratello2023FilmA Brighter Tomorrowas Paola2023FilmThe First Day of My Lifeas Arianna2022TVExterior Nightas Eleonora Chiavarelli2022FilmTell It Like a Womanas Diana2022FilmEsterno Notte (part II)as Eleonora Moro2022FilmEsterno Notte (part I)as Eleonora Moro2021Film7 Women and a Murderas Margherita2021FilmWe Are Cinemaas Self (archive footage)2021FilmThree Floorsas Dora2021FilmThe Great Silenceas Rose2020FilmTutti per 1 - 1 per tuttias Queen Anne of Austria2019TVMade in Italyas Rita Pasini2018FilmThe King's Musketeersas Regina Anna d'Austria2018FilmJust Believeas Adriana Alberti2018TVBelve2017FilmPiccoli crimini coniugalias Moglie di Elia2016FilmHow to Grow Up Despite Your Parentsas Dir. Silvia Rufini2016FilmJust a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'as Self2016FilmLa vita possibileas Anna2016FilmThese Daysas Adria2016FilmTwo Stepmomsas Lucia2015FilmMe, Myself and Heras Federica Salvini2015FilmBurning Loveas Madre Leonardo Film2015FilmMia madreas Margherita2014FilmWell-Off Peopleas Carla2013FilmIo... donnaas Clara2013FilmCarlo!as Herself2013FilmMi rifaccio vivoas Virginia Di Valerio2013FilmA Five Star Lifeas Irene2013TVIn Treatmentas Rita2013FilmDiscovery at Dawnas Caterina Astengo2012FilmThe Red and the Blueas Preside Giuliana2012Film6 sull'autobus2012FilmA Magnificent Hauntingas Lea Mami2012FilmLove Is in the Airas Luigia2012FilmMonicelli: La versione di Marioas Self2011Film30 anni di SuperQuark - un viaggio sorprendente2011FilmWe Have a Popeas Moglie di Brezzi2010FilmWeddings and Other Disastersas Nanà2010FilmHappy Familyas Margherita2010FilmGenitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'usoas Rossana2009FilmThe Cézanne Affairas Anna2009FilmPinocchioas Maestrina2009TVPinocchioas La maestra2009FilmThe White Spaceas Maria2009FilmThe Ladies Get Their Sayas Gabriella2008TVAmiche mieas Anna2007FilmDays and Cloudsas Elsa2007FilmSaturn in Oppositionas Angelica2006FilmCommediasexias Dora2006FilmThe Unknown Womanas Avvocatessa di Irena2006FilmThe Caimanas Paola Bonomo2005FilmThe Days of Abandonmentas Olga2005FilmThe Manual of Loveas Barbara2004FilmL'ombra cineseas Louise Maigret2004FilmLa trappola di Maigretas Louise Maigret2004FilmLove Returnsas Silvia2004FilmThe Vanity Serumas Lucia Allasco2003FilmCaterina in the Big Cityas Agata Iacovoni2003FilmMargherita, ritratto confidenzialeas Self2003FilmMa che colpa abbiamo noias Flavia2002FilmThe Best Day of My Lifeas Sara Mazzoni2001FilmHis Secret Lifeas Antonia2000FilmAgainst the Windas Clara2000FilmThe Shadow of the Giantas Adele2000FilmTutto l'amore che c'èas Marisa1999FilmSweet Idlenessas Countess Gabriella Nencini1999FilmNot of This Worldas Caterina1998FilmIncompresoas Elisa Quaratesi1997FilmAn Eyewitness Accountas Franca Nava1996FilmLove, Money and Philosophyas Lucia1996FilmFollow Your Heartas Olga da giovane1996FilmBits & Pieces1995FilmLooking for Paradiseas Claudia Bertelli1994FilmLe fils préféréas Anna Maria1994FilmPrestazione straordinariaas Clara Guerri1993FilmCondemned to Be Wedas Sandra1993FilmHere Comes the Stormas Eugenia Fontana1993FilmCominciò tutto per casoas Stefania1992FilmMaledetto il giorno che t'ho incontratoas Camilla1991FilmAsk for the Moonas Elena Bacchelli1990FilmLa settimana della sfingeas Gloria1990FilmThe Stationas Flavia1989FilmNulla ci può fermareas Francesca1988FilmStray Daysas Annalisa1988FilmIt's Happening Tomorrowas Vera1983TVFlipperas Annina1951TVSanremo Music Festivalas Self - Special Guest—FilmLa casa in fiamme