Margherita Buy

Margherita Buy born 15 January 1962 is an Italian actress She is a seventime David di Donatello Awards winner and seventime Nastro dargento winner After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessaris Una grande storia damore 1986 which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchettis two projects Its Happening Tomorrow 1988 and The Week of the Sphinx 1990 For the last one she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival Now Margherita Buy is one of the most appreciated actresses of European cinema Ferzan Özpeteks The Ignorant Fairies in which she portrayed a widow who discovered her husband had been having an affair with a man for the last seven years won her a Silver Ribbon as best lead