Valeria Golino (born on October 22, 1965 in Naples, Italy) is an actress and director of Italian, Greek, French and Egyptian ancestry. She is best known (by American audiences) for starring in the Hot Shots! movies, Rain Man, and Big Top Peewee. Golino twice won Best Actress at the Italian Golden Globes and twice won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.
Selective filmography with TV Tropes pages:
- Blind Date (1985): Girl in bikini
- Big Top Pee-wee (1988): Gina
- Rain Man (1988): Susanna
- Hot Shots! (1991): Ramada
- Year of the Gun (1991): Lia
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993): Ramadanote
- Clean Slate (1994): Sarah/Beth
- Immortal Beloved (1994): Giuletta Guicciardi
- Four Rooms (1995): Athena
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995): Terri
- Escape from L.A. (1996): Taslima
- Frida: Lupe Marin
- Julius Caesar (2003): Calpurnia
- The Morning Show (Season 2- 2021): Paola Lambruschini
Tropes and Trivia:
- Ms. Fanservice: Often played this role earlier in her career, especially in American movies.
- Romance on the Set: With Benicio del Toro on Big Top Pee-wee. The two remained together for four years.
