Lunetta Savino
Biography
Lunetta Savino (born 2 November 1957 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian theatre, film, and television actress. She trained at the Scuola di Teatro Alessandra Galante Garrone in Bologna and made her stage debut in 1981 before transitioning to screen roles. Savino gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Concetta “Cettina” Gargiulo in the long-running TV series Un medico in famiglia (1998–2009) and has since appeared in notable television dramas including È arrivata la felicità, Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco and Libera (2024). Her film work includes roles in Free the Fish (2000), Saturn in Opposition (2007), Loose Cannons (2010), and Diamanti (2024). Savino has received major recognition for her work, including a Nastro d’Argento and a Globo d’Oro, and has been nominated for the David di Donatello Awards.
Movie Appearances
My Soul Summer
as Daria
2022
Loose Cannons
as Stefania
2010
Just Married
as Violetta Impanato
2009
If I Were You
as Veronica
2001
Il coraggio di Angela
as Angela Latella
2008
Bar Sport
as vecchietta
2011
Cucciolo
as Marisa
1998
Chi mi aiuta?
as Francesca
1984
Pietro Mennea - La freccia del sud
2015
Grog
as Elena
1982
Do You See Me?
as Michela
2014
Io, Arlecchino
2015
Everything Everything Nothing Nothing
as Mamma di Frengo
2012
Liberate i pesci!
as Lunetta
2000
A Woman of Courage
as Felicia Impastato
2016
Fiabeschi torna a casa
as Zia Maria
2013
Where's Picone?
1984
Il figlio della luna
as Lucia Frisone
2007
Saturn in Opposition
as Minnie Marchetti
2007
Amore con la S maiuscola
as Carmela
2002
TV Appearances
Pietro Mennea - La freccia del Sud
as Vincenzina Mennea
2015
Lolita Lobosco
as Nunzia
2021
Il Candidato
as Bianca De Mojana
2014
Studio Battaglia
2022
L'amore non basta (quasi mai...)
2011
A doctor in the family
as Concetta "Cettina" Gargiulo
1998
È arrivata la felicità
as Giovanna Fabri in Camilli
2015
Fuoriclasse
as Beatrice Passamaglia
2011
A doctor in the family
as Cettina
1998
Belve
as Sé stessa
2018
Due mamme di troppo
2010