Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and the two Hot Shots! movies, particularly the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. In addition to the awards David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak, and Italian Golden Globe, she is also one of the three actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice.
Venice International Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
Known For
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(2019)
The Countess
Rain Man
(1988)
Susanna
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Ramada Rodham Hayman
The Beautiful Game
(2024)
Gabriella
Hot Shots!
(1991)
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Four Rooms
(1995)
Athena
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Taslima
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
Terri
Frida
(2002)
Lupe Marín
Immortal Beloved
(1994)
Giulietta Guicciardi
Julius Caesar
(2002)
Calpurnia
36th Precinct
(2004)
Camille Vrinks
Casanova, Last Love
(2019)
La Cornelys
The French Kissers
(2009)
La fille de la vidéo
The Catholic School
(2021)
Ilaria Arbus
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation
(2018)
Giovanna
Full Filmography
Acting
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit
(1983)
Adalgisa De Andreiis
Blind Date
(1984)
Girl in Bikini
Little Flames
(1985)
Mara
My Dearest Son
(1985)
Francesca
Storia d'amore
(1986)
Detective School Dropouts
(1986)
Katerina
Last Summer in Tangiers
(1987)
Claudia Marchetti
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
(1987)
Nora Treves
Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
Gina Piccolapupula
Rain Man
(1988)
Susanna
Love and Fear
(1988)
Sandra
Torrents of Spring
(1989)
Gemma Rosselli
Traces of an Amorous Life
(1990)
Lucia Fontana
The King's Whore
(1990)
Jeanne de Luynes
Year of the Gun
(1991)
Lia
The Indian Runner
(1991)
Maria
Hot Shots!
(1991)
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Puerto Escondido
(1992)
Anita
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Ramada Rodham Hayman
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
(1993)
Immortal Beloved
(1994)
Giulietta Guicciardi
Clean Slate
(1994)
Sarah Novak / Beth Holly
Submission
(1995)
Like Two Crocodiles
(1995)
Marta
Four Rooms
(1995)
Athena
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
Terri
Slaughter of the Cock
(1996)
Wife
Escoriandoli
(1996)
Ida
An Occasional Hell
(1996)
Elizabeth Laughton
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Taslima
Le acrobate
(1997)
Maria
Side Streets
(1998)
Sylvie Otti
Shooting the Moon
(1998)
Silvia
Last Harem
(1999)
Anita
Típota
(1999)
L'attrice
Spanish Judges
(2000)
Jamie
ivans xtc.
(2000)
Constanza Vero
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
(2000)
Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine")
Controvento
(2000)
Nina
Hotel
(2001)
Italian Actress
Word of Honour
(2001)
Afroditi
Frida
(2002)
Lupe Marín
Julius Caesar
(2002)
Calpurnia
Respiro
(2002)
Grazia
L'inverno
(2002)
Anna
Take Me Away
(2003)
Luciana
San Antonio
(2004)
L'Italienne
Alive
(2004)
Elisa
36th Precinct
(2004)
Camille Vrinks
Texas
(2005)
Maria
Olé !
(2005)
Carmen Holgado
Our Country
(2006)
Rita
Just Five Minutes
(2006)
Valeria
Mario's War
(2006)
Giulia
Black Sun
(2007)
Agata
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
(2007)
Annamaria
My Place in the Sun
(2007)
Sandra
The Girl by the Lake
(2007)
Chiara Canali
Actresses
(2007)
Nathalia Petrovna
The Germans' Factory
(2008)
Anna
Ca$h
(2008)
Julia
Quiet Chaos
(2008)
Marta
The Cézanne Affair
(2009)
Franca Rossetti
The French Kissers
(2009)
La fille de la vidéo
Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
(2009)
Giulia
La scuola è finita
(2010)
Daria Quarenghi
Portrait Of My Father
(2010)
Self
Dark Love
(2010)
Psychologist
Kryptonite!
(2011)
Rosaria
A Butterfly Kiss
(2011)
Billie
Like the Wind
(2013)
Armida Miserere
Nuts
(2013)
Giovanna
Human Capital
(2013)
Roberta
The Invisible Boy
(2014)
Giovanna
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
(2014)
Bradi Vune
An Italian Name
(2015)
Betta Pontecorvo
For Your Love
(2015)
Anna Ruotolo
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
(2015)
Luigia
La vita possibile
(2016)
Carla
Il colore nascosto delle cose
(2017)
Emma
The Stand-In
(2017)
The Summer House
(2018)
Elena
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation
(2018)
Giovanna
Daughter of Mine
(2018)
Tina
Volare
(2019)
Elisa
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(2019)
The Countess
5 Is the Perfect Number
(2019)
Rita
Adults in the Room
(2019)
Danae Stratou
Casanova, Last Love
(2019)
La Cornelys
You Came Back
(2020)
Perla
Blue Eyes
(2021)
Valeria
The Catholic School
(2021)
Ilaria Arbus
Fortuna
(2021)
Rita / Gina
Land of the Sons
(2021)
La strega
Un confine incerto
(2021)
Paola Cristiani
Raphael: The Young Prodigy
(2021)
Marcel!
(2022)
Analyst
The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
(2023)
Self
The Beautiful Game
(2024)
Gabriella
I Told You So
(2024)
Pupa
Directing
Writing
Production