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

  • With the Grace of a God

    With the Grace of a God

  • The App

    The App

  • Good Morning, Night

    Good Morning, Night

  • Revoir Paris

    Revoir Paris

  • Villa Amalia

    Villa Amalia

  • You Came Back

    You Came Back

  • Contronatura

    Contronatura

  • The Listening

    The Listening

  • Collateral

    Collateral

  • Irma Vep

    Irma Vep

  • The Best of Youth

    The Best of Youth

  • Female Agents

    Female Agents

  • Storie sospese

    Storie sospese

  • The Royal Exchange

    The Royal Exchange

  • Gasoline

    Gasoline

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Azuro

    Azuro

  • Dormant Beauty

    Dormant Beauty

  • Under the Starry Sky

    Under the Starry Sky

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Sisters in Arms

    Sisters in Arms

  • My Night

    My Night

  • The Truth

    The Truth

  • Tutto può succedere

    Tutto può succedere

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • The First Man

    The First Man

  • Meeting with an Angel

    Meeting with an Angel

  • La verità sta in cielo

    La verità sta in cielo

  • I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’Oro

    I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’Oro

  • An Italian Romance

    An Italian Romance

  • Nella terra di nessuno

    Nella terra di nessuno

  • The Best of Youth

    The Best of Youth

  • Two Sunny Days

    Two Sunny Days

  • A Dangerous Friendship

    A Dangerous Friendship

  • Il vestito da sposa

    Il vestito da sposa

  • Cycling with Molière

    Cycling with Molière

  • The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

  • My Paper Dolls

    My Paper Dolls

  • The show MAS go on

    The show MAS go on

  • Amo la tempesta

    Amo la tempesta

  • Security

    Security

  • Un altro mondo

    Un altro mondo

  • The Woman Dress

    The Woman Dress

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • Il prossimo tuo

    Il prossimo tuo

  • See How They Dance

    See How They Dance

  • The Man Who Will Come

    The Man Who Will Come

  • Einstein

    Einstein

  • The Firebrands

    The Firebrands

  • The Peacock’s Paradise

    The Peacock’s Paradise

  • A Thread of Passion

    A Thread of Passion

  • Looking for Monica

    Looking for Monica

  • Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila

    Sei donne - Il mistero di Leila

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Fuori dalle corde

    Fuori dalle corde

  • La vita degli altri

    La vita degli altri

  • The Third Part of the World

    The Third Part of the World

  • The Lithium Conspiracy

    The Lithium Conspiracy

  • All Human Rights for All

    All Human Rights for All

  • La voce naturale - Giving Voice

    La voce naturale - Giving Voice

  • Lupo mannaro

    Lupo mannaro