Giada Colagrande
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| Born | October 16, 1975 Pescara, Abruzzo |
| Occupation | Actress, Film maker |
| Spouse(s) | Willem Dafoe (2005-present) |
Giada Colagrande (born October 16, 1975) is an Italian film maker and actress.
Colagrande was born in Pescara, Abruzzo. In 1995, she started making videoart; two years later she realized her first short film Carnaval (35mm, 13 min.). From 1997 to 2000, she worked on the contemporary art project "Volume", making documentaries on such artists as Alfredo Pirri, Jannis Kounellis, Bernhard Rudiger, Nunzio, Raimund Kummer, Gianni Dessi, Sol LeWitt and Maurizio Savini. In 1998, she made Fetus 4 Brings Death (35mm, 25 min.), and in 2000 n.3 (video, 7min.). Her short films and documentaries have been shown in various film festivals and art galleries.
[edit] Feature films
In 2002, Colagrande wrote, directed and starred in her first feature Open My Heart (Aprimi il cuore). It premiered at that year’s Venice Film Festival, and went on to Tribeca Film Festival 2003 and many other international film festivals, where it won various awards. The film was released in Italy by Lucky Red and in the USA by Strand Releasing.
In 2005, she directed her second feature Before It Had a Name (also known as Black Widow), which she co-wrote and co-starred in with Willem Dafoe (Her Husband). The movie premiered at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in 2005 and was later screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
