Back view of a dark-haired woman in an elegant tailored pantsuit stepping onto a sunlit wooden boat dock in Venice.

Actor

Anna Foglietta

Best known for Starring in the smash-hit comedy Perfect Strangers and hosting the Venice Film Festival

Born: 1979
From: Italian
Working since: 2005

Anna Foglietta is Italian cinema's go-to talent whenever a script needs razor-sharp comic timing mixed with genuine grit. She turned heads on television before breaking onto the big screen in style with Nessuno mi può giudicare. Then came 2016's blockbuster dinner-party drama Perfect Strangers, which made her a household name across Europe and proved she could steal a scene from anyone.

She has bounced easily between sharp satire, heavy prestige drama, and the stage ever since. Stepping up to host the Venice Film Festival in 2020 showed the industry just how much weight she carries, and she backs it all up off-camera by running her own children's charity.

Follows: instagram @foglietta.anna

Latest: Anna Foglietta Ditches Melodrama For Heartbreak in Her Directing Debut A Common Story · 9 September 2026

Anna Foglietta in brief

—Turned heads worldwide playing Carlotta in the smash hit Perfect Strangers.
—Served as the glamorous master of ceremonies at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
—Won the coveted Nastro d'Argento award for Best Supporting Actress.
—Picked up several David di Donatello nominations for both comedy and drama roles.
—Runs the non-profit charity organisation Every Child Is My Child.

Latest on Anna Foglietta

Anna Foglietta directing behind the scenes of her new relationship drama film A Common Story on set.

Hollywood9 September 2026

Anna Foglietta Ditches Melodrama For Heartbreak in Her Directing Debut A Common Story

By Marla Devine

Anna Foglietta makes her directorial debut with A Common Story, swapping exhausted relationship screaming matches for a quiet, gut-wrenching look at silence tearing couples apart.