Difficult to imagine for Milena Vukotic90 years spent almost entirely in the name of art (first dance, then cinema and television), a better way to celebrate such an important birthday of the presence in the film Ferzan Ozpetek “Diamanti”. The actress plays the aunt of the owners of the tailoring in which the film takes place (they have the face of Luisa Ranierie Jasmine Trinca) and is only the last of a very long series of roles that have been entrusted to her during her long and lucky career. We said of the first love, dance.
Milenawho is the daughter of art (dad comediographer Yugoslav and mother Italian pianist) e He studied piano, Acting and music since childhoodhe began his career on the tips, before the corps de ballet of the Paris work and then in the companies of the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and choreographer Roland Petit.
After seeing the film “La Strada” of Federico FelliniHowever, he decides to leave dance and devote himself to acting. The debut is from 1960 in the film “Il Sicario” by Damiano Damiani. Follow, just to name a few “Thursdays” of Dino Risi“Giulietta degli spiri” of Federico Fellini“My friends” and my friends – Act IIT “of Mario Monicelli“The terrace” of Ettore Scola“The domestand bisbetics” by Franco Zeffirelli“The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie” and “that dark object of desire” of Luis Buñuel“Bianco, Rosso and Verdone” of Carlo Verdone“Saturn against” and “a perfect day” of Ferzan Ozpetek.
And then, of course, the films of the Fantozzi saga in which she plays an unforgettable Pina (role entrusted to the first two titles in Liù Bosisio), Wife of the reasoner Ugo Fantozzi. In the Vukotic career there are also a lot of theater (first in the company of Rina Morelli and Paolo Stoppa Then with Giorgio Strehler, Paolo Poli, Franco Zeffirelli and Jean Cocteau) and a lot of television with the role of one of the sisters of Giannino Stoppani in “The newspaper of Gian Burrasca” by Lina Wertmullerthat of Enrica in “A doctor in the family” (next to Lino Banfi) and the conduct of numerous children’s programs.
In 2019 he participated as a competitor in “Dancing with the Stars” and ranked third in pairs with Simone Di Pasquale. Among the awards he received are the Flaiano Award, the Ciak d’Oro for career and the David di Donatello special career, to the David di Donatello (in 2014). In 2003 Vukotic married Alfredo Baldiauthor and cinematographic critic.