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
Four Rooms
(1995)
Athena
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Ramada Rodham Hayman
Rain Man
(1988)
Susanna
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(2019)
La Comtesse
The Beautiful Game
(2024)
Gabriella
Frida
(2002)
Lupe Marín
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Taslima
Hot Shots!
(1991)
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
Terri
Immortal Beloved
(1994)
Giulietta Guicciardi
Ca$h
(2008)
Julia
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
(2014)
Bradi Vune
Julius Caesar
(2002)
Calpurnia
36th Precinct
(2004)
Camille Vrinks
Human Capital
(2013)
Roberta
The Invisible Boy
(2014)
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
Rain Man
(1988)
Susanna
Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
Gina Piccolapupula
Love and Fear
(1988)
Sandra
Torrents of Spring
(1989)
Gemma Rosselli
The King's Whore
(1990)
Jeanne de Luynes
Traces of an Amorous Life
(1990)
Lucia Fontana
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
Four Rooms
(1995)
Athena
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
Terri
Like Two Crocodiles
(1995)
Marta
Submission
(1995)
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Taslima
An Occasional Hell
(1996)
Elizabeth Laughton
Escoriandoli
(1996)
Ida
Slaughter of the Cock
(1996)
Wife
Le acrobate
(1997)
Maria
Side Streets
(1998)
Sylvie Otti
Shooting the Moon
(1998)
Silvia
Last Harem
(1999)
Anita
Típota
(1999)
L'attrice
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
(2000)
Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine")
Spanish Judges
(2000)
Jamie
Controvento
(2000)
Nina
ivans xtc.
(2000)
Constanza Vero
Word of Honour
(2001)
Afroditi
Hotel
(2001)
Italian Actress
Respiro
(2002)
Grazia
Julius Caesar
(2002)
Calpurnia
L'inverno
(2002)
Anna
Frida
(2002)
Lupe Marín
Take Me Away
(2003)
Luciana
36th Precinct
(2004)
Camille Vrinks
Alive
(2004)
Elisa
San Antonio
(2004)
L'Italienne
Texas
(2005)
Maria
Olé !
(2005)
Carmen Holgado
Mario's War
(2006)
Giulia
Our Country
(2006)
Rita
Just Five Minutes
(2006)
Valeria
Actresses
(2007)
Nathalia Petrovna
The Girl by the Lake
(2007)
Chiara Canali
My Place in the Sun
(2007)
Sandra
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
(2007)
Annamaria
Black Sun
(2007)
Agata
Quiet Chaos
(2008)
Marta
Ca$h
(2008)
Julia
The Germans' Factory
(2008)
Anna
Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
(2009)
Giulia
The French Kissers
(2009)
La fille de la vidéo
The Cézanne Affair
(2009)
Franca Rossetti
Dark Love
(2010)
Psychologist
Portrait Of My Father
(2010)
Self
La scuola è finita
(2010)
Daria Quarenghi
A Butterfly Kiss
(2011)
Billie
Kryptonite!
(2011)
Rosaria
Nuts
(2013)
Giovanna
Like the Wind
(2013)
Armida Miserere
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 Invisible Boy: Second Generation
(2018)
Giovanna
Daughter of Mine
(2018)
Tina
The Summer House
(2018)
Elena
Casanova, Last Love
(2019)
La Cornelys
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(2019)
La Comtesse
5 Is the Perfect Number
(2019)
Rita
Volare
(2019)
Elisa
Adults in the Room
(2019)
Danae Stratou
You Came Back
(2020)
Perla
Fortuna
(2020)
Rita / Gina
Land of the Sons
(2021)
La strega
Un confine incerto
(2021)
Paola Cristiani
Blue Eyes
(2021)
Valeria
The Catholic School
(2021)
Ilaria Arbus
Raphael: The Young Prodigy
(2021)
Marcel!
(2022)
The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
(2023)
Self
The Beautiful Game
(2024)
Gabriella
I Told You So
(2024)
Pupa
Writing
Directing
Production