Athina Cenci

Greek by birth, but prato adoption, he made his debut in the show in the company of Alessandro Benvenuti, and Paul Natives in the first formation of the trio cabaret of Giancattivi, within the cultural spaces of the Teatro Metastasio of Prato. The television broadcast who sanctified them to the popular success, it was Non-stop, directed by Enzo Trapani, where the Giancattivi performed alongside the trio the neapolitan de The Face of Massimo Troisi, Lello Arena and Enzo Decaro, Zuzzurro and Gaspare, and many of the other young comedians who have trod the scenes in film, theatre and television in subsequent years. The debut at cinema took place in 1982 under the direction of Alessandro Benvenuti in the west of Donald duck), a film in which Athina Cenci, together with two companions always gave free rein to his comedy surreal, punctuated with moments of even mild social analysis. Its two tests film more mature, are undoubtedly in speriamo che sia femmina (1986), directed by Mario Monicelli and school Mates (1988) di Carlo Verdone. The interpretation of these films has earned, in both cases, the assignment of the David di Donatello as best supporting actress. The activities in film (and television) of the Cenci is continued, even if with varying fortune, in the Nineties (Benvenuti in casa Gori, Ritorno a casa Gori, and my dear friends always of Alessandro Benvenuti and the TV series The courage of Anna and The hound, only to remember the interpretations main). His profound ability to mix the comic tone of those dramatic, the vein of the surreal is always present in the dialogues and his clear sensitivity to conform to the dictates of the director, have made and still make Athina Cenci one of the best actresses that contemporary Italian cinema has ever known. In 1999, he joined the municipal council of Florence after the elections of 13 June, in the ranks of the Democrats of the Left. Worthy of note also is the presence on the theatre scene. Some success has obtained the stage play The woman giant of Lidia Ravera. In may 2001, has been affected by a stroke in Florence, and because of this she was forced to leave the artistic activity and politics.