Giusi Merli

Giusi Merli

Actor

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
March 26, 1943

Biography

Giusi (Giuseppina) Merli (born 26 March 1943 in Pisa, Italy) is an Italian theatre and movie actress. She performed in more than 200 theatrical and film productions. Merli is best known for the role of Sister Maria (inspired by Mother Teresa) in The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino.

Photo

Giusi Merli 1

Representative Works

Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
8.1
/ English
The Great Beauty
The Great Beauty
7.5
/ Italian
Like Crazy
Like Crazy
7.4
/ Italian
Rando
Rando
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
Love Wedding Repeat
Love Wedding Repeat
5.7
/ English
Ti ricordi di me?
Ti ricordi di me?
6.6
/ Italian
Se venisse anche l’inferno
Se venisse anche l’inferno
7.0
/ Italian
Stories from the Chestnut Woods
Stories from the Chestnut Woods
6.2
/ Slovenian
A Trip to Teulada
A Trip to Teulada
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
Il cacio con le pere
Il cacio con le pere
6.0
/ Italian
A Casa Mia
A Casa Mia
7.0
/ Italian
Il meglio di te
Il meglio di te
5.0
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Dune: Part Two
2024Winner

Best Performance

Dune: Part Two

The Great Beauty
2013Winner

Best Performance

The Great Beauty

Like Crazy
2016Nominee

Best Performance

Like Crazy

Career Highlights

Rando
2025Highlight

Best Performance

Rando

Love Wedding Repeat
2020Highlight

Best Performance

Love Wedding Repeat

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