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

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Irma Vep

    Irma Vep

  • Tutto può succedere

    Tutto può succedere

  • Villa Amalia

    Villa Amalia

  • Meeting with an Angel

    Meeting with an Angel

  • Good Morning, Night

    Good Morning, Night

  • The Royal Exchange

    The Royal Exchange

  • Collateral

    Collateral

  • La verità sta in cielo

    La verità sta in cielo

  • The Truth

    The Truth

  • An Italian Romance

    An Italian Romance

  • The Best of Youth

    The Best of Youth

  • The App

    The App

  • Lupo mannaro

    Lupo mannaro

  • Contronatura

    Contronatura

  • Revoir Paris

    Revoir Paris

  • Gasoline

    Gasoline

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Two Sunny Days

    Two Sunny Days

  • Cycling with Molière

    Cycling with Molière

  • The Listening

    The Listening

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • The Woman Dress

    The Woman Dress

  • The First Man

    The First Man

  • Amo la tempesta

    Amo la tempesta

  • The Best of Youth

    The Best of Youth

  • Sisters in Arms

    Sisters in Arms

  • I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’Oro

    I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’Oro

  • Un altro mondo

    Un altro mondo

  • The show MAS go on

    The show MAS go on

  • Einstein

    Einstein

  • The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

  • Nella terra di nessuno

    Nella terra di nessuno

  • Il prossimo tuo

    Il prossimo tuo

  • Storie sospese

    Storie sospese

  • The Firebrands

    The Firebrands

  • Security

    Security

  • A Dangerous Friendship

    A Dangerous Friendship

  • You Came Back

    You Came Back

  • Dormant Beauty

    Dormant Beauty

  • Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila

    Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila

  • The Man Who Will Come

    The Man Who Will Come

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • My Paper Dolls

    My Paper Dolls

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • Il vestito da sposa

    Il vestito da sposa

  • My Night

    My Night

  • Azuro

    Azuro

  • A Thread of Passion

    A Thread of Passion

  • With the Grace of a God

    With the Grace of a God

  • La vita degli altri

    La vita degli altri

  • Fuori dalle corde

    Fuori dalle corde

  • The Third Part of the World

    The Third Part of the World

  • See How They Dance

    See How They Dance

  • The Lithium Conspiracy

    The Lithium Conspiracy

  • The Peacock’s Paradise

    The Peacock’s Paradise

  • 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