Milena Vukotic

Milena Vukotic (, ; born 23 April 1935) is an Italian actress of film, stage and television and former ballerina.

Biography Vukotic was born in Rome, to a Montenegrin comedy playwright father and an Italian pianist/composer mother. As a child she studied acting and classical dance, in Italy and France.

A brilliant character actress, Vukotic became well known for her role of Pina Fantozzi in the Fantozzi series of comedy films (winning a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fantozzi in paradiso) and, later in her life, for the role of Grandma Enrica in the TV series Un medico in famiglia. She worked with Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel and Andrei Tarkovsky.

On stage, she became one of Rina Morelli's favourite actresses and worked in other prestigious theatrical productions with directors like Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler, Paolo Poli and Jean Cocteau.

She had a recurring role on the French television series Une famille formidable. In 1987 she played in the German series Anna, which was a big success in the German-speaking countries.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations David di Donatello 1983 nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in All My Friends Part 2 1991 nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fantozzi alla riscossa 2014 nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Chair of Happiness

Nastro d'Argento 1976 nominated to Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in My Friends 1991 nominated to Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in Fantozzi alla riscossa 1994 Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in Fantozzi in paradiso 2016 nominated to Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in La macchinazione