Birth Name: Maya Sansa
Birth Date: 1975-09-25
Birth Place: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Career
First Appearances: - The Nanny (1999) as Annetta
Most Important Roles: - Looking for Monica (2016) as
- Good Morning, Night (2003) as Chiara
- Nella terra di nessuno (2000) as Katia
- The Best of Youth (2003) as Mirella Utano
- Female Agents (2008) as Maria Luzzato
- Gasoline (2002) as Stella
- The Man Who Will Come (2009) as Lena
- An Italian Romance (2004) as Maria
- My Paper Dolls (2023) as Anna Bottacin
- Un altro mondo (2010) as Ingrid
Career Highlights: - Looking for Monica (2016)
- Good Morning, Night (2003)
- Nella terra di nessuno (2000)
- The Best of Youth (2003)
- Female Agents (2008)
- Gasoline (2002)
- The Man Who Will Come (2009)
- An Italian Romance (2004)
- My Paper Dolls (2023)
- Un altro mondo (2010)
Awards
Awards: - Won EFP Shooting Star (2000)
- Won David - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista) (2013)
- Nominated for 1 David - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2005)
- Nominated for 1 David - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2004)
- Won Silver Ribbon - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2004)
- Nominated for 1 Silver Ribbon - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2004)
- Nominated for 1 Silver Ribbon - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) (2000)
- Won Pasinetti Award - Best Actress (2003)
- Won EuropaCinema Platinum Award - Best Actress (2006)
- Won Best Actress (2002)
- Won Shadowline Award (2004)
- Won Roberto Rossellini Foundation Award (2009)
- Won Golden Globe - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) (2004)
- Won Golden Globe - Best Breakthrough Actress (Migliore Attrice Rivelazione) (1999)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Graal - Best Dramatic Actress (Migliore Attrice Drammatica) (2011)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Graal - Best Dramatic Actress (Migliore Attrice Drammatica) (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Graal - Best Dramatic Actress (Migliore Attrice Drammatica) (2005)
- Won Golden Ciak - Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) (2004)
- Won Golden Ciak - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) (2000)
- Won Plate - Best Newcomer (Migliore Interprete Rivelazione) (1999)
Full 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.
