Maya Sansa
Acting·September 25, 1975 — 50 years old·Rome, Italy
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.
Known For
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2026In UteroTVFotoreporter2025The Iris AffairTVInspector Nico Casterman2024Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of CinemaSelf2024A Dangerous FriendshipTVMarie de Médicis2023With The Grace Of a GodClaudia2023The FirebrandsTVChiara2023My Paper DollsAnna Bottacin2023Sei donne - Il mistero di LeilaTVAnna Conti2022Revoir ParisSara2022The Peacock’s ParadiseCaterina2022Irma VepTVGregory's Wife2022AzuroGina2022My NightDoctor2021SecurityClaudia Raffaelli Santini2020You Came BackClara Fasani2020RedemptionTVSara2020Amo la tempesta2019The App2019I ragazzi dello Zecchino d’OroSilvana2019The Truth2019Sisters in ArmsMother Sun2018CollateralTVBerna Yalaz2017The Royal ExchangeElisabeth Farnese2016La verità sta in cieloMaria2016Looking for Monica2015Tutto può succedereTVSara Ferraro2015Storie sospeseGiovanna2015The Lithium ConspiracyValeria Petri2014The show MAS go on2014The Good LifeElena2014Under the Starry SkyAda2013In TreatmentTVIrene2013Cycling with MolièreFrancesca2012Dormant BeautyRossa2012The Woman DressThe Woman2011The First ManCatherine Cormery (1924)2011See How They DanceDoctor Alexandra 'Alex' Smith2011Meeting with an AngelVéra2010Un Altro MondoIngrid2010The Black SheepMarinella2010Two Sunny DaysMartina2009The Man Who Will ComeLena2009Il prossimo tuoMaddalena2009La voce naturale - Giving VoiceSe stessa2009David CopperfieldTVAgnes Wickfield2009David CopperfieldAgnes Wickfield2009Villa AmaliaGiulia2008All Human Rights for All2008EinsteinTVMileva Marić2008The Third Part of the WorldChiara2008Female AgentsMaria Luzzato2007Fuori dalle cordeAnna Lo Russo2006The ListeningFrancesca2005Contronatura2004An Italian RomanceMaria2004Il vestito da sposaStella2003The Best of YouthTVMirella Utano2003Good Morning, NightChiara2003The Best of YouthMirella Utano2002GasolineStella2002La vita degli altriSilvia2000Lupo mannaroMaria Grazia2000Nella terra di nessunoKatia2000A Thread of Passion1999The NannyAnnetta