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Eduardo De Filippo

Eduardo De Filippo was an actor, playwright, screenwriter, author and poet born May 24, 1900 in Naples, Italy and passed away on October 31, 1984 in Rome. He is most well-known for his work in Neapolitan like Filumena Marturano though he wrote many, many plays and films in Italian as well such as Napoli Milionaria!. He began acting at the age of 5 and in 1932 formed a theater company with his brother Peppino and sister Titina. Peppino left the troupe in 1944 and Titina departed by the early 1950's. Eduardo starred in De Sica's L'oro di Napoli with Totò and Sophia Loren in 1954. He translated Shakespeare's The Tempest into Neapolitan. It was published in 1982.

Selected Works

  • Plays:
    • Farmacia di turno (1920)
    • Uomo e galantuomo (1922)
    • Requie a l'anema soja/I morti non fanno paura (1926)
    • Ditegli sempre di si (1927)
    • Filosoficamente (1928)
    • Sik-sik, l'artefice magico (1929)
    • Chi e' cchiu' felice 'e me (1929)
    • Quei figuri di trent'anni fa (1929)
    • Ogni anno punto e da capo (1931)
    • E' arrivato 'o trentuno (1931)
    • Natale in casa Cupiello (1931)
    • La voce del padrone/Il successo del giorno (1932)
    • Napoli milionaria (1945)
    • Filumena Marturano (1946)
    • Questi fantasmi (1946)
    • Le voci di dentro (1948)
    • Mia famiglia (1955)
    • Bene mio e core mio (1955)
    • De Pretore Vincenzo (1957)
    • Sabato, domenica e lunedì (1959)
    • Il sindaco del rione Sanità(1961)
    • Il monumento (1970)
    • Gli esami non finiscono mai (1973)
  • Films (as director):
    • In campagna e' caduta una stella (1939)
    • Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943-1944)
    • Napoli milionaria! (1950)
    • Filumena Marturano (1951)
    • I sette peccati capitali (1952)
    • Marito e moglie (1952)
    • Ragazze da marito (1952)
    • Napoletani a Milano (1953)
    • Questi fantasmi (1954)
    • Fortunella (1958)
    • Il sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959)
    • Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965)
    • Spara più forte, più forte... non capisco (1966)

External Links

  • Site dedicated to his life and works (in Italian) (http://w3.uniroma1.it/cta/eduardo/)
  • IMDb entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0208370/)

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It was published in 1982. In 2004 Fiennes was cast to play evil Lord Voldemort in the fourth movie of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, due to be released on November 2005. He translated Shakespeare's The Tempest into Neapolitan. In 1995 he started dating Francesca Annis, his co-star in Hamlet. Eduardo starred in De Sica's L'oro di Napoli with Totò and Sophia Loren in 1954. He married actress Alex Kingston in 1993, but they divorced in 1997. Peppino left the troupe in 1944 and Titina departed by the early 1950's. Fiennes' career has gone from horror (Red Dragon) to animated Biblical epic (Prince of Egypt) to campy nostalgia (The Avengers) to romantic comedy (Maid in Manhattan).

He began acting at the age of 5 and in 1932 formed a theater company with his brother Peppino and sister Titina. In 1994 he portrayed New England aristocrat Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show, and in 1996 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The English Patient. He is most well-known for his work in Neapolitan like Filumena Marturano though he wrote many, many plays and films in Italian as well such as Napoli Milionaria!. But it was in the following year that he became known internationally, portraying Amon Goeth, the amoral Nazi concentration camp commander in Schindler's List, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Eduardo De Filippo was an actor, playwright, screenwriter, author and poet born May 24, 1900 in Naples, Italy and passed away on October 31, 1984 in Rome. Fiennes' film debut was in 1992, when he played Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche. IMDb entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0208370/). In 2001 Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington.

Site dedicated to his life and works (in Italian) (http://w3.uniroma1.it/cta/eduardo/). He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway. non capisco (1966). Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. Spara più forte, più forte.. Born in Suffolk, he is the older brother of actor Joseph Fiennes. Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965). Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is a British actor.

Il sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959). Dangerous Man: A Lawrence After Arabia -- (1990). Fortunella (1958). Prime Suspect -- (1991). Questi fantasmi (1954). Wuthering Heights -- (1992). Napoletani a Milano (1953). The Baby of Mâcon -- (1993).

Ragazze da marito (1952). Schindler's List -- (1993). Marito e moglie (1952). The Cormorant -- (1993). I sette peccati capitali (1952). Quiz Show -- (1994). Filumena Marturano (1951). Strange Days -- (1995).

Napoli milionaria! (1950). The English Patient -- (1996). Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943-1944). Oscar and Lucinda -- (1997). In campagna e' caduta una stella (1939). The Avengers -- (1998). Films (as director):

    . The Prince of Egypt -- (1998).

    Gli esami non finiscono mai (1973). Sunshine -- (1999). Il monumento (1970). Onegin -- (1999). Il sindaco del rione Sanità(1961). The End of the Affair -- (1999). Sabato, domenica e lunedì (1959). How Proust Can Change Your Life -- (2000).

    De Pretore Vincenzo (1957). The Miracle Maker -- (2000). Bene mio e core mio (1955). Spider -- (2002). Mia famiglia (1955). The Good Thief -- (2002). Le voci di dentro (1948). Red Dragon -- (2002).

    Questi fantasmi (1946). Maid in Manhattan -- (2002). Filumena Marturano (1946). Wallace & Gromit Movie: The Curse of the Wererabbit -- (2005). Napoli milionaria (1945). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -- (2005). La voce del padrone/Il successo del giorno (1932). The Constant Gardener -- (2005).

    Natale in casa Cupiello (1931). The Chumscrubber -- (2005). E' arrivato 'o trentuno (1931). The White Countess -- (2004). Ogni anno punto e da capo (1931). Chromophobia -- (2005). Quei figuri di trent'anni fa (1929). 2003 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Jennifer Lopez) - Maid in Manhattan.

    Chi e' cchiu' felice 'e me (1929). 2003 - Saturn Award for best supporting actor - Red Dragon. Sik-sik, l'artefice magico (1929). 2001 - ALFS Award for British actor of the year - The End of the Affair. Filosoficamente (1928). 2000 - Genie Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - Sunshine. Ditegli sempre di si (1927). 2000 - BAFTA Film Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - The End of the Affair.

    Requie a l'anema soja/I morti non fanno paura (1926). 1999 - Razzie Award for worst screen couple (shared with Uma Thurman) - The Avengers. Uomo e galantuomo (1922). 1999 - Razzie Award for worst actor - The Avengers. Farmacia di turno (1920). 1999 - Annie Award for outstanding individual achievement for voice acting in an animated feature production - The Prince of Egypt. Plays:

      . 1997 - Actor Award for outstanding performance by a cast - The English Patient.

      1997 - Golden Globe and Golden Satellite Award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture - Drama - The English Patient. 1997 - BAFTA Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - The English Patient. 1997 - Academy Award for best actor in a leading role - The English Patient. 1994 - MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough performance - Schindler's List.

      1994 - Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture - Schindler's List. 1994 - Academy Award for best actor in a supporting role - Schindler's List. 1999 - European Film Award for best actor - Sunshine. 1995 - ALFS Award for British actor of the year - Schindler's List.

      1994 - NSFC Award, DFWFCA Award, BAFTA Film Award and CFCA Award for best supporting actor - Schindler's List. 1993 - NYFCC Award for best supporting actor - Schindler's List.