Valeria Golino
Acting
Born October 22, 1965 · Naples, Campania, Italy
Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and the two Hot Shots! movies, particularly the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. In addition to the awards David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak, and Italian Golden Globe, she is also one of the four actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice.
Known for
Filmography
Gioia
2026 · Gioia
A Brief Affair
2025
Fuori
2025 · Goliarda Sapienza
Elisa
2025 · Laura
I Told You So
2024 · Pupa
Maria
2024 · Yakinthi Callas
The Beautiful Game
2024 · Gabriella
Marcel!
2022 · Analyst
Land Of The Sons
2021 · La strega
Fortuna
2021 · Rita / Gina
The Catholic School
2021 · Ilaria Arbus
You Came Back
2020 · Perla
Casanova, Last Love
2019 · La Cornelys
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019 · La Comtesse
5 Is the Perfect Number
2019 · Rita
Volare
2019 · Elisa
Adults in the Room
2019 · Danae Stratou
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation
2018 · Giovanna
Daughter of Mine
2018 · Tina
The Summer House
2018 · Elena
Emma
2017 · Emma
La vita possibile
2016 · Carla
An Italian Name
2015 · Betta Pontecorvo
For Your Love
2015 · Anna Ruotolo
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2015 · Luigia
The Invisible Boy
2014 · Giovanna
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
2014 · Bradi Vune
Like the Wind
2013 · Armida Miserere
Human Capital
2013 · Roberta
A Butterfly Kiss
2011 · Billie
Kryptonite!
2011 · Rosaria
Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
2009 · Giulia
The French Kissers
2009 · La fille de la vidéo
The Cézanne Affair
2009 · Franca Rossetti
Quiet Chaos
2008 · Marta
Ca$h
2008 · Julia
Actresses
2007 · Nathalia Petrovna
The Girl by the Lake
2007 · Chiara Canali
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
2007 · Annamaria
Mario's War
2006 · Giulia
Our Country
2006 · Rita
Texas
2005 · Maria
Olé !
2005 · Carmen Holgado
36th Precinct
2004 · Camille Vrinks
Alive
2004 · Elisa
San Antonio
2004 · L'Italienne
Respiro
2002 · Grazia
Frida
2002 · Lupe Marín
Hotel
2001 · Italian Actress
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000 · Lilly (segment "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine")
Spanish Judges
2000 · Jamie
ivans xtc.
2000 · Constanza Vero
Last Harem
1999 · Anita
Shooting the Moon
1998 · Silvia
Le acrobate
1997 · Maria
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Taslima
An Occasional Hell
1996 · Elizabeth Laughton
Escoriandoli
1996 · Ida
Four Rooms
1995 · Athena
Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · Terri
Immortal Beloved
1994 · Giulietta Guicciardi
Clean Slate
1994 · Sarah Novak / Beth Holly
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993 · Ramada Rodham Hayman
Puerto Escondido
1992 · Anita
Year of the Gun
1991 · Lia
The Indian Runner
1991 · Maria
Hot Shots!
1991 · Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
The King's Whore
1990 · Jeanne de Luynes
Rain Man
1988 · Susanna
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Gina Piccolapupula
Love and Fear
1988 · Sandra
Last Summer in Tangiers
1987 · Claudia Marchetti
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
1987 · Nora Treves
Storia d'amore
1986 · Bruna
Blind Date
1984 · Girl in Bikini
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
1983 · Adalgisa De Andreiis
