Stefania Casini
Biography
After graduating in Architecture, Stefania began a career in acting and worked with Pietro Germi, Bernardo Bertolucci, Peter Greenaway and Dario Argento. She moved to New York in the late 1970s, where she acted in Andy Warhol's 'Bad'. While in New York she decided to move behind the camera, and became a director. With Francesca Marciano, she wrote and directed the film "Lontano da dove", presented at the Venice Film Festival (1983). In 1997 she wrote and directed another feature film "Un Paradiso di Bugie". Her career as director also includes the making of six feature films for the Italian television network MEDIASET. A passionate traveler, Stefania has made a great number of documentaries and reportages for RAI and MEDIASET. She focuses her attention on contemporary topics concerning women and young people. She has made many hard-hitting series including: "Islam: stories of women"; "Latin America: stories of women"; "To be 20 years old in..." (broadcast in ten European Countries 2004-2005); "So close so far :portraits in the suburbs". "Schiaffo alla mafia"(A blow to the Mafia) Between 2000-2002 , Stefania was the Artistic Director of Siena's Film Festival "Terra di Siena". In 2010 she was Managing Director of DGTV IESTV. Currently, Stefania writes and directs programs, reportages and documentaries for RAI, and for satellite channels: RAI Sat Cinema World, Gambero Rosso Channel, and Sky. She also works as a journalist, contributing to several popular women's magazines.
Personal Details
Movies (48)
Story of a Night
as Carla
2025
Buio come il cuore
2024
Nessuno come Ulisse
Director (Directing)
2024
Funérailles (Non ti voglio)
as Madre di Miriam
2024
Good Vibes
2023
Cactus
2023
Pooh - Un attimo ancora
Writer (Writing)
2023
DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit
as Self
2022
The Goldsmith
as Giovanna
2022
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Producer (Production)
2019
Dafne
as Maria
2019
I Am Diabolik
as Bianca Rosselli
2019
Cinque mondi
Producer (Production)
2016
Nessuno siamo perfetti
as Self
2015
Le Acque Segrete di Palermo
Director (Directing)
2015
Maicol Jecson
as Maria
2014
Bota
Co-Writer (Writing)
2014
Made in Albania
Director (Directing)
2012
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad
as Self
2009
Un po' d'India
Director (Directing)
2006
Operazione rosmarino
as Portinaia
2002
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as Self
2001
Un Paradiso di Bugie
Director (Directing)
1997
Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato
as Clari
1992
Roller Wings
Director (Directing)
1990
Fun Jump
Director (Directing)
1990
I cavalieri del cross
Director (Directing)
1990
Scheggia di Vento
Director (Directing)
1990
Vincere per vincere
Director (Directing)
1990
Cuore in gola
Director (Directing)
1988
The Belly of an Architect
as Flavia Speckler
1987
Polsi sottili
1984
Lontano da dove
as Desideria
1983
Mora
as Christina
1982
Illa - Punto d'osservazione
as Illa
1981
Habibi, amor mío
1981
Cocktail Molotov
as Anna-Maria
1980
Ammazzare il tempo
as Sara, la giornalista
1979
Dedicated to the Aegean Sea
as Gloria
1979
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
as Marisa - Eleonora's friend
1978
The Bloodstained Shadow
as Sandra Sellani
1978
Bye Bye Monkey
as Feminist Actress
1978
Bad
as P.G.
1977
Latin Male Wanted
as Anna
1977
Suspiria
as Sara
1977
1900
as Neve
1976
Come ti rapisco il pupo
as Rita
1976
I prosseneti
as Odile
1976
