Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-10-22 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Naples, Campania, Italy

Also Known As

والریا گولینو

Valeria Golino

Biography

Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and the two Hot Shots! movies, particularly the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. In addition to the awards David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak, and Italian Golden Globe, she is also one of the three actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice.

Known For

7.8%

Rain Man

Dec 12, 1988

5.9%

Four Rooms

Dec 9, 1995

8.1%

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Sep 18, 2019

6.6%

Hot Shots!

Jul 31, 1991

7.4%

Frida

Aug 29, 2002

6.5%

Hot Shots! Part Deux

May 21, 1993

7.2%

Leaving Las Vegas

Oct 27, 1995

5.9%

Escape from L.A.

Aug 9, 1996

6.3%

The Invisible Boy

Dec 18, 2014

7.5%

Human Capital

Dec 3, 2013

7.8%

The Morning Show

Nov 1, 2019

6.9%

36th Precinct

Nov 24, 2004

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Acting

—		Jours de chance
—		Breve storia d'amore
—		La gioia

2025

Fuori as Goliarda Sapienza

2024		Maria as Yakinthi Callas
2024		Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces as Self
2024		The Beautiful Game as Gabriella
2024		I Told You So as Pupa

2023		The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation as Self
2023		GialappaShow
2023		Call My Agent - Italia as Valeria Golino
2023		The Lying Life of Adults as Vittoria

2022

Marcel! as Analyst

2021		The Catholic School as Ilaria Arbus
2021		Blue Eyes as Valeria
2021		Land of the Sons as La strega
2021		Fortuna as Rita / Gina
2021		Un confine incerto as Paola Cristiani
2021		Raphael: The Young Prodigy
2021		C ce soir, le débat as Self - Guest

2020

You Came Back as Perla

2019		The Morning Show as Paola Lambruschini
2019		Volare as Elisa
2019		Adults in the Room as Danae Stratou
2019		Portrait of a Lady on Fire as The Countess
2019		5 Is the Perfect Number as Rita
2019		Casanova, Last Love as La Cornelys

2018		The Summer House as Elena
2018		Belve
2018		Daughter of Mine as Tina
2018		The Invisible Boy: Second Generation as Giovanna

2017		The Stand-In
2017		Il colore nascosto delle cose as Emma

2016

La vita possibile as Carla

2015		The Very Private Life of Mister Sim as Luigia
2015		For Your Love as Anna Ruotolo
2015		An Italian Name as Betta Pontecorvo

2014		The Invisible Boy as Giovanna
2014		Jacky in the Kingdom of Women as Bradi Vune

2013		Human Capital as Roberta
2013		Like the Wind as Armida Miserere
2013		In Treatment as Eleonora
2013		Nuts as Giovanna

2011		Kryptonite! as Rosaria
2011		A Butterfly Kiss as Billie

2010		La scuola è finita as Daria Quarenghi
2010		Portrait Of My Father as Self
2010		Dark Love as Psychologist

2009		The Cézanne Affair as Franca Rossetti
2009		The French Kissers as La fille de la vidéo
2009		Giulia Doesn't Date at Night as Giulia

2008		The Germans' Factory as Anna
2008		Ca$h as Julia
2008		Quiet Chaos as Marta

2007		Actresses as Nathalia Petrovna
2007		Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! as Annamaria
2007		The Girl by the Lake as Chiara Canali
2007		Black Sun as Agata
2007		My Place in the Sun as Sandra

2006		Our Country as Rita
2006		Mario's War as Giulia
2006		Just Five Minutes as Valeria

2005		Olé ! as Carmen Holgado
2005		Texas as Maria

2004		36th Precinct as Camille Vrinks
2004		Alive as Elisa
2004		San Antonio as L'Italienne

2003		Take Me Away as Luciana
2003		Julius Caesar as Calpúrnia

2002		Frida as Lupe Marín
2002		Respiro as Grazia
2002		L'inverno as Anna

2001		Hotel as Italian Actress
2001		Word of Honour as Afroditi

2000		Against the wind as Nina
2000		Spanish Judges as Jamie
2000		Ivansxtc as Constanza Vero
2000		Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine")

1999		Last Harem as Anita
1999		Típota as L'attrice

1998		Vivement dimanche as Self
1998		Side Streets as Sylvie Otti
1998		Shooting the Moon as Silvia

1997

Le acrobate as Maria

1996		An Occasional Hell as Elizabeth Laughton
1996		Escoriandoli as Ida
1996		Slaughter of the Cock as Wife
1996		Escape from L.A. as Taslima

1995		Four Rooms as Athena
1995		Red Wind as Eugenie Kolchenko
1995		Leaving Las Vegas as Terri
1995		Submission
1995		Like Two Crocodiles as Marta

1994		Immortal Beloved as Giulietta Guicciardi
1994		Clean Slate as Sarah Novak / Beth Holly

1993		Fallen Angels as Eugenie Kolchenko
1993		Hot Shots! Part Deux as Ramada Rodham Hayman
1993		Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

1992		Puerto Escondido as Anita
1992		HBO First Look as Self / Giulietta Guicciardi

1991		The Indian Runner as Maria
1991		Year of the Gun as Lia
1991		Hot Shots! as Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

1990		The King's Whore as Jeanne de Luynes
1990		Traces of an Amorous Life as Lucia Fontana

1989

Torrents of Spring as Gemma Rosselli

1988		Rain Man as Susanna
1988		Big Top Pee-wee as Gina Piccolapupula
1988		Love and Fear as Sandra

1987		The Gold Rimmed Glasses as Nora Treves
1987		Last Summer in Tangiers as Claudia Marchetti

1986		Storia d'amore as Bruna
1986		Detective School Dropouts as Katerina

1985		My Dearest Son as Francesca
1985		Little Flames as Mara

1984

Blind Date as Girl in Bikini

1983

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit as Adalgisa De Andreiis

Creator

2024

The Art of Joy as Creator

Directing

2024

The Art of Joy as Director

2018

Euphoria as Director

2013

Honey as Director

2010

Armandino e il Madre as Director

Production

2025

Feeling Better as Producer

2022

The Invisible Thread as Producer

2017

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait as Producer

2015

The Time of a Young Man About to Kill as Co-Producer

2012

Double as Producer

Writing

2024

The Art of Joy as Writer

2018		Euphoria as Story
2018		Euphoria as Screenplay

2013		Honey as Screenplay
2013		Honey as Story

2010

Armandino e il Madre as Writer