TO conduct the opening evening and the closing evening of the Venice Film Festival 2025 this year there is Emanuela Fanelli, personally chosen by the director Alberto Barbera. Recently view in Madly by Paolo Genovesethe Roman actress won in his career 2 David di Donatello.
Emanuela Fanelli: who is the godmother of the Venice Film Festival 2025
Born in Rome in 1986 in the Morena district, Fanes He began his career at the theater, starting with a teenager. At the cinema he made his debut in 2015 with Not be bad by Claudio Caligari (alongside Alessandro Borghi). After the success of the film, appears in The last will be last And Blessed ignorance by Massimiliano Bruno, Solo by Laura Morante, The family home by Augusto Fornari e Disarmed by Claudio Bonivento. In 2016 instead he played Cinzia, female protagonist of the TV series Where is Mario?produced by Wildside for Sky Uno, there is by his side Corrado Guzzanti.
TV programs and success with A patch of Lanini
An important part of the success of Emanuela are also the monologues that brings in two programs by Serena Dandini: Girls’s TV-The General States 1988-2018 And General States (where it carries Fawn). Since 2016 He works on the radio alongside Lillo & Greg in the program 610 of Rai Radio 2; Three years later it is the protagonist of the video clip Immigrantsong by Checco Zalone Published to promote the release in the cinemas of his film Tolo Tolo.
The true success of the public, however, arrives in 2020, when Valerio Lardini wants it by his side for the program A patch of Lanini on Rai 2. appreciated by public and criticism, The transmission gives her unpublished popularity which, in 2021, was amplified by Sanremo Festival thanks to participation as a guest for the evening cover alongside Lo State Social StateFrancesco Pannofino and workers from the world of entertainment.
Emanuela Fanelli with Valerio Lanini in “A Pezza di Lanini” (IPA)
The consecration thanks to Paolo Virzì’s films
In 2023 Emanuela he wins his first David di Donatello as the best supporting actress for his interpretation in Drought by Paolo Virzì. In the film INterpreta Raffaella Zarate, rebellious daughter of a wealthy family which actually hides a very fragile side. A complex and multifaceted role that the Roman actress embodies with passion and sensitivity
With Virzì she returned to acting last year in the film Another mid -Augustsequel to August holidays, where Emanuela takes the role of Daniela, a young woman demoralized and incact by life. As the actress said about the film: «Interpreting Daniela was fun, with her I had The possibility of showing the most sarcastic side of life And above all to reveal – in the end – a good heart ».
Emanuela Fanelli in There is still tomorrow by Paola Cortellesi
Cortellesi’s work gave Fanelli A second David for best supporting actress. In There is still tomorrow plays Marisa, the best friend of Delia (Cortellesi)protagonist of the film. Strong and spontaneous womanwith enviable comic times and a spoken speech slightly “drawn up”, Marisa is the archetype of the woman of the people in the second post -war period In Rome: authentic, simple, yet equipped with a vibrant and genuine personality.
The woman manages a fruit and vegetable bench at the market Which represents an oasis of lightness and trust for Delia, forced to live a violent and suffocating marriage. Marisa instead is One of the few women in the film to maintain a healthy relationship with their husbandin clear contrast with The oppressive dynamics experienced by Delia.
In an interview a the Republic Emanuela said: “It was a very large emotion both professionally and personally. And this has brought more anxiety. Paola is an artist I respect a lot. It is full of talent and it was also fundamental and important for me as a pre -adolescent ».
Emanuela Fanelli and Paola Cortellesi in “There is still tomorrow”. (Photo by Luisa Carcavale)
At the Venice exhibition 2025 as a presenter of the opening and closing evenings
After the announcement of her participation as the presenter of the Venice Festival, Emanuela in an Instagram post wrote and (joked): “As far as I understand, From this year the role will no longer be called “godmother” Maybe because, choosing me, they feared I could take advantage of the hook To accompany the news with “also available for baptisms and confirmations”. Sorry, a missed humorous avant -garde occasion. I thank the Biennale for your trust, it will be an honor to be with you».
The (very reserved) private life and the past as a teacher of asylum
Versatile and deep actress, Emanuela Fanelli is able to go naturally from comedy to drama without ever losing expressive consistency. His work is appreciated not only for interpretative qualities, but also for The ability to tell, with personal and profound gaze, the irony and contradictions of the present. She is the author of her own monologues.
Despite being a now well -known face of cinema and television, of the private life of Emanuela Fanelli is very little known. In an interview a The messengerthe actress though He said: «I am single. Not even as a child I thought about marriage and children. My parents are proud of me ».
Always in the interview, Emanuela said he never saw maternity as an essential goal of one’s personal realization. Furthermore, does not use dating appsfinding them often boring or embarrassing. Friend of Paola Cortellesi – Here he told their evenings in pajamas – Fanelli Before becoming an actress she worked for ten years as a kindergarten teacher and babysitter in the summer centers.