Valeria Golino Net Worth

Valeria Golino's Quotes

• Acting came to me instead of me going to acting. I always loved movies -- I was a cinephile, but I never thought about being an actor until Lina Wertmüller put me in my first movie.

Interesting Facts about Valeria Golino

1. Began modeling at age 14.
2. She speaks English, French, Greek and Italian.
3. She was in a relationship with actor Fabrizio Bentivoglio from 1993 to 2001.
4. She was in a relationship with Benicio Del Toro from 1988 to 1992.
5. Her close friends are: Isabella Ferrari, Sean Penn, Asia Argento, Patricia Arquette, Salma Hayek, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Mike Figgis, Greta Scacchi, Ferzan Ozpetek and Vincent D'Onofrio.
6. She was in a relationship with actor Riccardo Scamarcio from 2006 to 2016.
7. She lived in Los Angeles, California from 1988 to 2000.
8. "Innovator Award" winner at "Italian Cinema Style" (October 2006).
9. One of the biggest internationally recognized Italian actresses.
10. When casting for the leading role in Pretty Woman (1990), it came down to Valeria and Julia Roberts (the latter was eventually cast). Before the audition, Roberts whispered to her: 'Go and get them, big mama!'. The same thing happened shortly thereafter when Golino narrowly missed out on the leading role in Flatliners (1990): once again, she was first runner-up to Roberts.
11. Her father, the Germanist Prof. Golino died in October 2006 in Naples, Italy, where he lived.
12. "Premio d'inverno" winner for her dramatic character in La guerra di Mario (2005) at "Festival delle cerase" (January 2007).
13. Acted with her ex-boyfriend Benicio Del Toro in three film: Big Top Pee-wee (1988), The Indian Runner (1991) and Submission (1995).
14. She lived in the same apartment in Los Angeles with actress and friend Greta Scacchi (1988).
15. She was Patricia Arquette's maid of honor at her wedding to Thomas Jane.
16. Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 65th Venice International Film Festival in 2008.
17. She was offered the role of Daniela in Fine pena mai: Paradiso perduto (2008) but she turned it down because she felt she was too old to play the part.
18. She was offered the role of Helen Tasker in True Lies (1994) but she turned it down because she chose to shoot I sfagi tou kokora (1996) instead.
19. She was in a relationship with director Peter Del Monte from 1985 to 1987.
20. She was in a relationship with Andrea Di Stefano from 2002 to 2005.