Stefania Casini
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.
Acting
Movie
Suspiria
as Sara
1977
Movie
1900
as Neve
1976
Movie
Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato
as Clari
1992
Movie
Blood for Dracula
as Rubinia
1974
Movie
The Belly of an Architect
as Flavia Speckler
1987
Movie
The Goldsmith
as Giovanna
2022
Movie
You, Me & Tuscany
as Nonna Alessia
2026
Movie
Bad
as P.G.
1977
Movie
The Bloodstained Shadow
as Sandra Sellani
1978
Movie
Bye Bye Monkey
as Feminist Actress
1978
Movie
Story of a Night
as Carla
2025
Movie
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
as Marisa - Eleonora's friend
1978
Movie
Emergency Squad
as Marta Hayworth
1974
Movie
Dafne
as Maria
2019
TV
Sanremo Music Festival
as Self - Host
1951
Movie
Luna di miele in tre
as Graziella Luraghi
1976
Movie
The Cousin
as Lisa Scuderi
1974
Movie
Cocktail Molotov
as Anna-Maria
1980
TV
Enchantment
as Carla Ferrini
1998
Movie
Latin Male Wanted
as Anna
1977
Movie
The Climber
as Luciana
1975
Movie
Diabolik Is Me
as Bianca Rosselli
2019
Movie
I prosseneti
as Odile
1976
Movie
Maicol Jecson
as Maria
2014
Crew
Movie
Bota
Co-Writer
2014
Movie
Lontano da dove
Director
1983
Movie
Cinque mondi
Producer
2016
Movie
Nessuno siamo perfetti
Producer
2015
Movie
Pooh - Un attimo ancora
Writer
2023
Movie
Cuore in gola
Director
1988
Movie
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Producer
2019
Movie
Un Paradiso di Bugie
Director
1997
Movie
Scheggia di Vento
Director
1990
Movie
Fun Jump
Director
1990
Movie
Vincere per vincere
Director
1990
Movie
Made in Albania
Producer
2012