Maya Sansa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Female

Birthday

1975-09-25 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Italy

Maya Sansa

Biography

Maya Sansa (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian actress. Maya Sansa was born in Rome the daughter of an Iranian father and an Italian mother. When she was 14, she started to study acting at her high school in Rome the "Virgilio". She then moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There she graduated in acting and was soon picked by Marco Bellocchio to take part in his new film: La balia. Maya later worked with Bellocchio for a second time, starring in the film Goodmorning, Night. Sansa has also worked with Marco Tullio Giordana in the film The Best of Youth. On 2 May 2004 The New York Times published an article which named her as the new image of Italian cinema. On 14 June 2013, she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dormant Beauty. She has a daughter, Talitha, with her partner Fabrice Scott with whom she lives in Paris. Source: Article "Maya Sansa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

  • The Iris Affair

    The Iris Affair

  • Under the Starry Sky

    Under the Starry Sky

  • Female Agents

    Female Agents

  • Tutto può succedere

    Tutto può succedere

  • Irma Vep

    Irma Vep

  • Villa Amalia

    Villa Amalia

  • Meeting with an Angel

    Meeting with an Angel

  • Good Morning, Night

    Good Morning, Night

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • La verità sta in cielo

    La verità sta in cielo

  • The Royal Exchange

    The Royal Exchange

  • Collateral

    Collateral

  • An Italian Romance

    An Italian Romance

  • The Best of Youth

    The Best of Youth

  • Lupo mannaro

    Lupo mannaro

  • Contronatura

    Contronatura

  • The Truth

    The Truth

  • Two Sunny Days

    Two Sunny Days

  • Gasoline

    Gasoline

  • The App

    The App

  • The Listening

    The Listening

  • Cycling with Molière

    Cycling with Molière

  • Amo la tempesta

    Amo la tempesta

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • The First Man

    The First Man

  • Revoir Paris

    Revoir Paris

  • The Woman Dress

    The Woman Dress

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Best of Youth

    The Best of Youth

  • Sisters in Arms

    Sisters in Arms

  • Nella terra di nessuno

    Nella terra di nessuno

  • Un altro mondo

    Un altro mondo

  • Storie sospese

    Storie sospese

  • The show MAS go on

    The show MAS go on

  • I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’Oro

    I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’Oro

  • A Dangerous Friendship

    A Dangerous Friendship

  • Il prossimo tuo

    Il prossimo tuo

  • The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

  • Dormant Beauty

    Dormant Beauty

  • Einstein

    Einstein

  • The Firebrands

    The Firebrands

  • You Came Back

    You Came Back

  • Security

    Security

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • My Paper Dolls

    My Paper Dolls

  • Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila

    Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila

  • The Man Who Will Come

    The Man Who Will Come

  • Il vestito da sposa

    Il vestito da sposa

  • My Night

    My Night

  • Azuro

    Azuro

  • With the Grace of a God

    With the Grace of a God

  • A Thread of Passion

    A Thread of Passion

  • Fuori dalle corde

    Fuori dalle corde

  • See How They Dance

    See How They Dance

  • The Third Part of the World

    The Third Part of the World

  • La vita degli altri

    La vita degli altri

  • The Peacock’s Paradise

    The Peacock’s Paradise

  • The Lithium Conspiracy

    The Lithium Conspiracy

  • All Human Rights for All

    All Human Rights for All

  • Looking for Monica

    Looking for Monica

  • La voce naturale - Giving Voice

    La voce naturale - Giving Voice