Laura Pestellini

Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • as Dora

Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Contessa

Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. After impulsively buying a run-down villa in the Italian countryside, she begins to piece her life back together in unexpected ways.

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Nonna Elvira Riccadonna

Fiore e Tinelli is an Italian television series.

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Zia Iolanda

A single, independent woman finds herself organizing her sister's wedding with the help of her future brother-in-law.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Guendalina

In a small convent immersed in the tranquility of the Tuscan countryside, four friars spend their days: Raniero, the gruff but friendly guardian, Gervasio, jovial but hypochondriac, the naive Bettino, and Vittorio, an elderly friar who tends the garden. Their daily routine is disrupted by the arrival of Antonio, who quickly wins the trust of the three friars, but not that of Raniero, who views him with great suspicion. The two engage in acts of espionage in an attempt to discover something about each other's past. While rummaging through Antonio's cell, Raniero makes a shocking discovery about an unspeakable secret...

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Nonna Jorio

Grandfather Alcide is given a surprise party by his many relatives. He, however, dies of a heart attack. The dearly departed turns out to have been a hardened saver and leaves an astonishing amount of money to his two sons, Alfredo and Nunzio, who suddenly find themselves dealing with a large sum of money. On the advice of Nunzio, the younger brother, Alfredo decides to move to Rome to open a restaurant serving typical Calabrian cuisine, Il Piparedduzzo.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Vecchina Firenze

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.