Valeria Golino
Acting
Biography
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) 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 four actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Valeria Golino
Filmography
Acting (113)
2026
No Painas Elsa
2026
Snakeas Cartomante
6.5
2026
Gioiaas Gioia
6.7
2025
6.2
2025
Libero sempre comunque maias Self
8.0
2025
Elisaas Laura
6.2
2025
Fuorias Goliarda Sapienza
6.4
2024
Mariaas Yakinthi Callas
6.5
2024
7.1
2024
The Beautiful Gameas Gabriella
6.3
2024
I Told You Soas Pupa
5.0
2022
Marcel!as Analyst
4.8
2021
The Catholic Schoolas Ilaria Arbus
6.2
2021
Blue Eyesas Valeria
3.4
2021
Land of the Sonsas La strega
6.1
2021
Un confine incertoas Paola Cristiani
4.3
2021
Fortunaas Rita / Gina
4.5
7.5
2020
You Came Backas Perla
5.5
2019
Volareas Elisa
6.6
2019
Adults in the Roomas Danae Stratou
6.5
2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fireas La Comtesse
8.1
2019
5 Is the Perfect Numberas Rita
6.3
2019
Casanova, Last Loveas La Cornelys
4.8
2018
The Summer Houseas Elena
5.0
2018
Daughter of Mineas Tina
6.2
2018
The Invisible Boy: Second Generationas Giovanna
6.4
2017
4.4
2017
Emmaas Emma
6.3
2016
La vita possibileas Carla
6.1
2015
The Very Private Life of Mister Simas Luigia
6.0
2015
For Your Loveas Anna Ruotolo
5.7
2015
An Italian Nameas Betta Pontecorvo
6.3
2014
The Invisible Boyas Giovanna
6.3
2014
Jacky in the Kingdom of Womenas Bradi Vune
5.6
2013
Human Capitalas Roberta
7.4
2013
Like the Windas Armida Miserere
6.3
2013
Nutsas Giovanna
4.9
2011
Kryptonite!as Rosaria
6.4
2011
A Butterfly Kissas Billie
5.0
2010
La scuola è finitaas Daria Quarenghi
5.3
2010
Portrait Of My Fatheras Self
7.3
2010
Dark Loveas Psychologist
4.1
2009
The Cézanne Affairas Franca Rossetti
6.3
2009
The French Kissersas La fille de la vidéo
5.8
2009
Giulia Doesn't Date at Nightas Giulia
6.4
2008
The Germans' Factoryas Anna
5.5
2008
Ca$has Julia
5.7
2008
Quiet Chaosas Marta
6.5
2007
Actressesas Nathalia Petrovna
5.0
2007
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!as Annamaria
6.2
2007
The Girl by the Lakeas Chiara Canali
6.3
2007
Black Sunas Agata
3.8
2007
My Place in the Sunas Sandra
5.0
2006
Our Countryas Rita
5.4
2006
Mario's Waras Giulia
5.9
2006
Just Five Minutesas Valeria
6.0
2005
Olé !as Carmen Holgado
4.9
2005
Texasas Maria
5.6
2004
36th Precinctas Camille Vrinks
6.9
2004
Aliveas Elisa
5.6
2004
San Antonioas L'Italienne
3.7
2003
Take Me Awayas Luciana
5.7
2002
Fridaas Lupe Marín
7.4
2002
Respiroas Grazia
6.6
2002
L'invernoas Anna
4.2
2001
Hotelas Italian Actress
3.4
2001
Word of Honouras Afroditi
4.9
2000
Against the Windas Nina
6.2
2000
Spanish Judgesas Jamie
5.3
2000
ivans xtc.as Constanza Vero
5.5
2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Heras Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine")
5.8
1999
Last Haremas Anita
5.5
1999
Típotaas L'attrice
1998
Side Streetsas Sylvie Otti
6.8
1998
Shooting the Moonas Silvia
6.6
1997
Le acrobateas Maria
5.8
1996
An Occasional Hellas Elizabeth Laughton
3.6
1996
Escoriandolias Ida
6.8
1996
Slaughter of the Cockas Wife
3.3
1996
Escape from L.A.as Taslima
5.9
1995
Four Roomsas Athena
5.9
1995
Red Windas Eugenie Kolchenko
1995
Leaving Las Vegasas Terri
7.2
1995
8.5
1995
Like Two Crocodilesas Marta
7.8
1994
Immortal Belovedas Giulietta Guicciardi
7.1
1994
Clean Slateas Sarah Novak / Beth Holly
5.8
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deuxas Ramada Rodham Hayman
6.5
1992
Puerto Escondidoas Anita
6.7
1991
The Indian Runneras Maria
6.5
1991
Year of the Gunas Lia
4.9
1991
Hot Shots!as Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
6.6
1990
The King's Whoreas Jeanne de Luynes
4.8
1990
Traces of an Amorous Lifeas Lucia Fontana
4.7
1989
Torrents of Springas Gemma Rosselli
5.9
1988
Rain Manas Susanna
7.7
1988
Big Top Pee-weeas Gina Piccolapupula
5.0
1988
Love and Fearas Sandra
4.9
1987
The Gold Rimmed Glassesas Nora Treves
6.2
1987
Last Summer in Tangiersas Claudia Marchetti
4.2
1986
Storia d'amoreas Bruna
5.3
1986
Detective School Dropoutsas Katerina
6.9
1985
My Dearest Sonas Francesca
5.3
1985
Little Flamesas Mara
5.0
1984
Blind Dateas Girl in Bikini
4.3
1983
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Banditas Adalgisa De Andreiis
4.8
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Production & Directing (18)
2026
A Common StoryProducer
6.0
2026
Love MonsterDirector
2026
GioiaProducer
6.7
2025
Feeling BetterProducer
6.2
2022
The Invisible ThreadProducer
6.6
2018
EuphoriaStory
6.5
2018
EuphoriaScreenplay
6.5
2018
EuphoriaDirector
6.5
2018
DéiProducer
4.9
2017
7.3
2016
PericleProducer
5.4
2015
The Time of a Young Man About to KillCo-Producer
7.5
2013
HoneyDirector
6.6
2013
HoneyScreenplay
6.6
2013
HoneyStory
6.6
2012
DoubleProducer
2010
Armandino e il MadreWriter
5.8
2010
Armandino e il MadreDirector
5.8