Isabella Ferrari


Isabella Ferrari, is the stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise in the police drama series Distretto di Polizia and Distretto di Polizia 2 which was televised on Mediaset's Canale 5 from 2000 to 2001. At the 1995 Venice Film Festival she won a Volpi Cup award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Romanzo di un giovane povero.

Career

Ferrari was born Isabella Fogliazza in Ponte dell'Olio, Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. At the age of 15 she was elected Miss Teenager in a contest held in a discoteque. She made her acting debut at the age of 17 as Selvaggia in the Carlo Vanzini comedy Sapore di mare in 1982; she also performed in the film's sequel Sapore di mare 2- un anno dopo. Since then she has regularly performed in films, television and the theatre. She is best known to the Italian audience as Police Commissioner Giovanna Scalise, the protagonist in the first two seasons of the police drama series Distretto di Polizia.
At the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Ferrari won a Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress in the Ettore Scola film Romanzo di un giovane povero in which she played the part of Andreina.
She was nominated to the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 thanks to her performance in The Goodbye Kiss and in 2008 for her performance in Quiet Chaos.

Personal life

Ferrari lives in Rome, Italy, and is the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter, Teresa, who was born in 1995, is by her first husband, Massimo Osti; and her younger daughter, Nina, and son, Giovanni are by her second husband, director Renato De Maria.

Filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
Professione vacanze1986AliceEpisode: "A qualcuno piace il calcio"
Provincia segreta1998Raffaella Granelli3 episodes
Nicholas' Gift1998AlessandraTelevision film
Sospetti2000Serena Arcalli6 episodes
Distretto di Polizia2000–2005Giovanna Scalise47 episodes
Cuore contro cuore2004–2005Francesca De Luca22 episodes
Liberi di giocare2007Silvia Mauri2 episodes
Nel bianco2009Antonia Gallo2 episodes
Storia di Laura2011LauraTelevision film
Una grande famiglia2015Claudia8 episodes
Baby2018–presentSimonetta12 episodes

Theatre