{{Short description|Italian actress (born 1964)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Nancy Brilli | image = Nancy Brilli 01.jpg | birth_name = Nicoletta Brilli | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|4|10}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress }}
'''Nancy Brilli''' ({{IPA|it|ˈnɛnsi ˈbrilli}}; born 10 April 1964 as '''Nicoletta Brilli''') is an Italian film, television and stage actress.
== Career == Born in Rome, of partial Ukrainian origin,<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.it/people/italia/17/02/15/nancy-brilli-rifatta-operazioni-cancro-foto-facebook-gossip Nancy Brilli: «Le uniche operazioni che ho subito»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501173951/https://www.vanityfair.it/people/italia/17/02/15/nancy-brilli-rifatta-operazioni-cancro-foto-facebook-gossip |date=1 May 2021 }} vanityfair.it {{inlang|it}}.</ref> Nancy Brilli was introduced in cinema by Pasquale Squitieri, making her debut in a role of note in ''Claretta'' (1984).<ref name=dfv>{{cite book|editor-last1=Lancia|editor-first1=Enrico|editor-last2=Poppi|editor-first2=Roberto|title=Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|series=Dizionario del cinema italiano|language=it|location=Rome|publisher=Gremese|year=2003|isbn=88-8440-214-X}}</ref> In 1990 she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category for the role of Sophie in ''Little Misunderstandings''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lancia|first=Enrico|title=I premi del cinema|others=Preface by Claudio G. Fava|language=Italian|location=Rome|publisher=Gremese|year=1998|isbn=88-7742-221-1}}</ref>
== Personal life == Nancy Brilli was married for two years to actor Massimo Ghini and later, again for two years, to director Luca Manfredi, son of actor and director Nino Manfredi.<ref name=dfv/> Previously she had a relationship with the songwriter Ivano Fossati.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nancy Brilli: Ritorno di fiamma con Ivano Fossati?|url=http://www.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1994/12/17/Spettacolo/NANCY-BRILLI-RITORNO-DI-FIAMMA-CON-IVANO-FOSSATI_164500.php|language=it|access-date=3 February 2012|newspaper=Adnkronos|date=17 December 1994|archive-date=14 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010750/http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1994/12/17/Spettacolo/NANCY-BRILLI-RITORNO-DI-FIAMMA-CON-IVANO-FOSSATI_164500.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1994 she discovered she suffered from endometriosis<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ellegi.myblog.it/archive/2009/03/20/nancy-brilli-confessa-%E2%80%9Cho-creduto-di-morire%E2%80%9D.html|title=Nancy Brilli confessa: "Ho creduto di morire"|language=it|work=Ladies and Gentlemen|date=20 March 2009|access-date=1 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322223140/http://ellegi.myblog.it/archive/2009/03/20/nancy-brilli-confessa-%E2%80%9Cho-creduto-di-morire%E2%80%9D.html|archive-date=22 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and underwent the removal of an ovarian cancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Operata di tumore ora Nancy Brilli vuole un bambimo|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/11/09/operata-di-tumore-ora-nancy-brilli-vuole.html|language=it|access-date=3 February 2012|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=9 November 1994|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003225/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/11/09/operata-di-tumore-ora-nancy-brilli-vuole.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
She is a niece of the racing driver Gastone Brilli-Peri.<ref>''Sette'', 4 August 2017 {{inlang|it}}.</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1984 | ''Claretta'' | {{nowrap|Young Miriam}} Petacci | |- | rowspan="2"|1986 | ''Demons 2'' | Hannah | |- | ''Body Count'' | Tracy | |- | 1987 | ''Under the Chinese Restaurant'' | Ursula | |- | 1988 | ''Compagni di scuola'' | Federica Polidori | |- | 1989 | ''Little Misunderstandings'' | Sophie | |- | 1990 | ''Italia-Germania 4-3'' | Giulia | |- | 1992 | ''Who Wants to Kill Sara?'' | Sara Lancetti | |- | 1996 | ''Bruno aspetta in macchina'' | Margherita | |- | rowspan="2"|1997 | ''Lady and the Tramp'' | Peg (voice) | {{nowrap|Italian voice-over}} (1997 re-dubbed version) |- | ''Grazie di tutto'' | Francesca Pacifico | |- | 1998 | ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' | Stormella (voice) | Italian voice-over |- | 1999 | ''Meglio tardi che mai'' | Chiara Brandini | |- | 2000 | ''Chicken Run'' | Ginger (voice) | Italian voice-over |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | ''Febbre da cavallo – La mandrakata'' | Aurelia Santarelli | |- | ''Il compagno americano'' | Lilian Grey | |- | 2007 | ''Natale in crociera'' | Francesca Zanchi | |- | 2008 | ''Un'estate al mare'' | Luciana Morabito | |- | 2009 | ''Many Kisses Later'' | Caterina | |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | ''La vita è una cosa meravigliosa'' | Elena | |- | ''Men vs. Women'' | Paola | |- | ''A Natale mi sposo'' | Sara | |- | 2011 | ''Women vs. Men'' | Paola | |- | 2014 | ''Sapore di te'' | Elena Proietti | |- | 2017 | ''Tiro libero'' | Diana | |- | 2022 | ''Amici per la pelle'' | Filippo's Mother | |- | 2023 | ''Un weekend particolare'' | Elena | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1986 | ''Naso di cane'' | Rosa | Miniseries (3 episodes) |- | 1988 | ''Due fratelli'' | Monique Garlin | Television movie |- | rowspan="2"|1990 | ''Il colore della vittoria'' | Dorina | Television movie |- | ''Un cane sciolto'' | Claudia Baldazzi | Television movie |- | 1993 | ''Papà prende moglie'' | Francesca Banfi | Co-lead role (8 episodes) |- | 1994 | ''Italian Restaurant'' | Connie Mancuso | Main role (8 episodes) |- | 1996 | ''Ci vediamo in tribunale'' | Giulia | Television movie |- | 1998 | ''Vado e torno'' | Nicoletta | Television movie |- | 1999–2002 | ''Commesse'' | Roberta Ardenzi | Main role (12 episodes) |- | 2001–2003 | ''Il bello delle donne'' | Vittoria Violetta Melzi | Main role (36 episodes) |- | 2003 | ''I ragazzi della via Pal'' | Anna Nemecsek | Television movie |- | 2004 | ''Madame'' | Emma Benasso Tarlazzi | Television movie |- | 2005 | ''I colori della vita'' | Adua Del Vesco | {{nowrap|Television movie}} |- | 2006 | {{nowrap|''Zecchino d'Oro''}} | Herself / Co-host | Children's singing contest |- | rowspan="2"|2007 | ''Donne sbagliate'' | Anna | Television movie |- | ''Caterina e le sue figlie'' | Renata | Main role (season 2; 6 episodes) |- | 2016 | ''Matrimoni e altre follie'' | Luisella Rossini | Lead role (24 episodes) |- | 2022 | ''Drag Race Italia'' | Herself / Guest judge | Episode: "Colorful Drag, Lucky Drag" |- | 2024 | ''Pechino Express'' | rowspan="2"|Herself / Contestant | Reality show (season 11) |- | 2025 | ''Ballando con le Stelle'' | Reality competition (season 20) |}
== Awards and nominations == {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Award !scope="col"| Category !scope="col"| Nominated work !scope="col"| Result |- | rowspan="3"|1990 ! scope="row"|David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actress | rowspan="3"|''Little Misunderstandings'' | {{Won}} |- ! scope="row"|Ciak d'Oro | Best Supporting Actress | {{Nom}} |- ! scope="row"|Nastro d'Argento | Best Supporting Actress | {{Won}} |- | 1991 ! scope="row"|David di Donatello | Best Actress | ''Italia-Germania 4-3'' | {{Nom}} |- | 1994 ! scope="row"|Nastro d'Argento | Best Actress | ''Who Wants to Kill Sara?'' | {{Nom}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commonscat-inline}} * {{IMDb name|0109386}} {{David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress}} {{Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brilli, Nancy}} Category:Italian film actresses Category:1964 births Category:Actresses from Rome Category:Italian people of Ukrainian descent Category:Italian television actresses Category:Italian stage actresses Category:Living people Category:David di Donatello winners Category:Nastro d'Argento winners Category:20th-century Italian actresses