Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 2, 1957
Place of Birth:
Bari, Italy
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Lunetta Savino
Biography
Lunetta Savino (born 2 November 1957 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian theatre, film, and television actress. She trained at the Scuola di Teatro Alessandra Galante Garrone in Bologna and made her stage debut in 1981 before transitioning to screen roles. Savino gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Concetta “Cettina” Gargiulo in the long-running TV series Un medico in famiglia (1998–2009) and has since appeared in notable television dramas including È arrivata la felicità, Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco and Libera (2024). Her film work includes roles in Free the Fish (2000), Saturn in Opposition (2007), Loose Cannons (2010), and Diamanti (2024).
Savino has received major recognition for her work, including a Nastro d’Argento and a Globo d’Oro, and has been nominated for the David di Donatello Awards.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Diamonds | Eleonora / Lunetta |
| 2023 | My Brother and I | |
| 2022 | My Soul Summer | Daria |
| 2019 | An Almost Ordinary Summer | Ida |
| 2019 | Rosa | Rosa |
| 2018 | Il fulgore di Dony | Madre di Marco |
| 2018 | Amici Come Prima | Carla |
| 2016 | A Woman of Courage | Felicia Impastato |
| 2015 | Pietro Mennea - La freccia del sud | |
| 2015 | Io, Arlecchino | |
| 2014 | Do You See Me? | Michela |
| 2013 | Fiabeschi torna a casa | Zia Maria |
| 2012 | Everything Everything Nothing Nothing | Mamma di Frengo |
| 2011 | Bar Sport | vecchietta |
| 2010 | Loose Cannons | Stefania |
| 2009 | Just Married | Violetta Impanato |
| 2009 | Due mamme di troppo | Lellè Pelliconi |
| 2008 | Il coraggio di Angela | Angela Latella |
| 2007 | Il figlio della luna | Lucia Frisone |
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Minnie Marchetti |
| 2004 | L'isola degli smemorati | Racna (voice) |
| 2002 | Amore con la S maiuscola | Carmela |
| 2001 | If I Were You | Veronica |
| 2000 | Liberate i pesci! | Lunetta |
| 1998 | Cucciolo | Marisa |
| 1996 | Land In Between | |
| 1984 | Chi mi aiuta? | Francesca |
| 1984 | Where's Picone? | |
| 1982 | Grog | Elena |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Studio Battaglia | |
| 2021 | Lolita Lobosco | Nunzia |
| 2018 | Belve | Sé stessa |
| 2015 | Pietro Mennea - La freccia del Sud | Vincenzina Mennea |
| 2015 | È arrivata la felicità | Giovanna Fabri in Camilli |
| 2014 | Il Candidato | Bianca De Mojana |
| 2011 | L'amore non basta (quasi mai...) | |
| 2011 | Fuoriclasse | Beatrice Passamaglia |
| 2010 | Due mamme di troppo | |
| 1998 | A doctor in the family | Concetta "Cettina" Gargiulo |
| 1998 | A doctor in the family | Cettina |