ALEXANDRA CELI

Actress and Producer

Alexandra Celi  is the daughter of Adolfo Celi and Veronica Lazar, a Jewish actress of Romanian origin. She was born in London and she lives and works in Rome. She made her debut in Roberto Benigni’s first film, “Il Mostro” after graduating from Vittorio Gassman’s theatrical workshop.

Over time he alternates various theatrical and film productions and works with Vittorio Gassman, in “Bugie Sincere” with Ugo Pagliai and Paola Gassman, in “As you like it” directed by Imogen Kusch, with Giancarlo Cobelli, in “La Locandiera “By Goldoni with Mascia Musy, with Federico Tiezzi, in” The Divine Comedy “by Dante and” Zio Vanja “by Checov, then with Roberto Guicciardini, in” The Inspector General “by Gogol and directed by Teresa Pedroni  in “Notturno Indiano” with A. Giordana and in Thomas Bernard’s “Elisabetta II” with Roberto Herlitzka.

For cinema and television, she takes part in Mario Orfini’s films, “The Anniversary” with Luca Zingaretti and Laura Morante; is in “Caterina va in città”, by Virzì, in “Gioco Perverso”, directed by Italo Moscati, “My son”, with Lando Buzzanca and directed by Luciano Odorisio, “Salvo d’Acquisto” with Beppe Fiorello directed by Alberto Sironi, “Karol a Pope who remained a man” directed by Giacomo Battiato, “Don Matteo” 5 with Terence Hill directed by Giulio Base, “Other Stories for Commissioner Vivaldi” with Lando Buzzanca and directed by Luciano Odorisio, (nomination at Montecarlo Festival as Best Actress). In 2011 she was the protagonist of the episode for Don Matteo 8, again directed by Giulio Base. From 2014 to 2020 she participates in the following television productions: “Boris Giuliano” by Ricky Tognazzi, “Doctor Giò” directed by Antonello Grimaldi, “The Name of the Rose” by Giacomo Battiato, “Permette Alberto Sordi” by Luca Manfredi “” A starry  sky on the Ghetto of Rome” by Israel Moscati, directed by Giulio Base. From 2011 to 2016 she was part of the organizing staff of the festival “Have you seen ever” created by Luca Zingaretti. Since 2011 she has also been involved in tourism events. In 2020 she writes and produces “She was the most beautiful of us all” a documentary on the life of Veronica Lazar and Adolfo Celi, presented at the Rome Film Fest. The documentary was one of the finalists at the Nastri d’Argento that year, and in 2021 the documentary won the Grand Jury Prize in Messina at the Circoli del Cinema Movie Festival.

She is married with Gianluigi Fogacci, an actor, she has a violinist daughter and a 13-year-old girl in adoption.