Giada Colagrande
Born (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975
Pescara, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film director
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​

Giada Colagrande (born 16 October 1975) is an Italian film director and actress. She is married to American actor Willem Dafoe.

Life and career

In 2005 Colagrande directed her second feature, Before It Had a Name, which she co-wrote and co-starred in with Willem Dafoe.[1] The two had met on the set of Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.[2]

In 2012, she made The Woman Dress[3] and completed the feature-length film Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic.[4]

In 2016 Colagrande wrote, directed and performed in Padre, starring Franco Battiato, Willem Dafoe and Marina Abramović.[5]

As an actress, Colagrande has also performed in Abel Ferrara's Pasolini (2014) and in Wes Anderson's Castello Cavalcanti (2013).[6]

Personal life

Colagrande has been married to actor Willem Dafoe since 2005.[7] She has one stepson from Dafoe's previous relationship.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Colleen Barry (9 September 2010), Willem Dafoe: 'A Woman' is pure, personal cinema', The Salt Lake Tribune, retrieved 2 March 2022
  2. ↑ Eric Kohn (9 June 2020), Willem Dafoe and Abel Ferrara Discuss Their Legendary Filmmaking Collaborations – Watch, IndieWire, retrieved 2 March 2022
  3. ↑ "The Woman Dress by Giada Colagrande", Vogue, 14 February 2012, retrieved 2 March 2022
  4. ↑ "Bob Wilson's Life and Death of Marina Abramovic: Venice Review", The Hollywood Reporter, 20 September 2012, retrieved 2 March 2022
  5. ↑ Colagrande: "El luto es una ocasión para elevarse", Chicago Tribune, 29 October 2016, retrieved 2 March 2022
  6. ↑ A.O. Scott (9 May 2019), "'Pasolini' Review: One Rebellious Filmmaker's Tribute to Another", The New York Times, retrieved 2 March 2022
  7. ↑ Terry Zeller (2 January 2022), Willem Dafoe's Wife: Everything To Know About Giada Colagrande & Their 16 Year Marriage, Hollywood Life, retrieved 2 March 2022
  8. ↑ "What I know about women | Willem Dafoe 54, actor, married, one son". The Guardian. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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