Piera Degli Esposti

Actor, also writer · Died August 14, 2021, aged 83 · Bologna, Italy

Piera Degli Esposti was born on 12 March 1938 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for Il Divo (2008), My Mother's Smile (2002) and Giulia Doesn't Date at Night (2009). She died on 14 August 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: March 12, 1938
Died: August 14, 2021 (aged 83)
From: Bologna, Italy
Works as: Actor, also writer
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Piera Degli Esposti's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titles57^th

Comedy3 titles73^rd

Biography2 titles68^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

25%

Morality

23%

Self

22%

Power

13%

Survival

12%

Society

Ideas

Family bonds3 Romantic love3 Grief2 Identity2 Purpose2 Revenge2 Betrayal2 Freedom2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Shadowas Mother in Fairytale (2017)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

Tense

Contemplative

Absurd

Cold

Other

How their films linger

Haunting4 Thought-provoking5 Unsettling4 Bittersweet3 Devastating2 Hopeful2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet5
Tragic2
Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Piera Degli Esposti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Piera Degli Esposti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

La California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Screenplay · Story · as Voce narrante
Anima bella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
I Run to You(2022)
as Nonna
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Ognuno è perfetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 6 episodes · as Emma
Fairytale(2017)
as Mother
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Lievito madre – Le ragazze del secolo scorso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
Caro Lucio ti scrivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
I delitti del BarLume - La loggia del cinghiale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
I delitti del BarLume - Aria di mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Piera
Louise by the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Louise (voice)
Sweet Dreams(2016)
as Madre di Simone
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Orecchie(2016)
as Direttrice del giornale
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Assolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Dott.ssa Grunewald
The Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Somewhere Amazing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Adriana
A Holy Venetian Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Mara
Chlorine(2015)
as Preside
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Tutte le storie di Piera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Actor
Welcome Mr. President! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Janis' Mother
L'Aquila - Cultura rinascente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Sé stessa
Pulce non c'è (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Case Chiuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
Lost Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Viola
Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Lea
The Other Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Gina
David's Birthday(2009)
as Giuliana
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Principessa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Elena
Giulia Doesn't Date at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Attilia
Everyone's Crazy About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 39 episodes · as Clelia Arcangeli
The Man Who Loves(2008)
as Giulia
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Il Divo(2008)
as Signora Enea
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
4B Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
Giuni Russo: La sua figura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
Tre donne morali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
The Unknown Woman(2006)
as Gina
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
4-4-2 - Il gioco più bello del mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Miranda (segment "La donna del Mister")
Lettere dalla Sicilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Lady Augusta Warwick
Il vestito da sposa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Giselda
My Mother's Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Zia Maria
Nerolio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Actor
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Palmina
I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 5 episodes · as badessa
L'appassionata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Gilberta
To Save Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Marcella Baralli
Don Bosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as La madre di Lina
The Malady of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Thérèse
The Future Is Woman(1984)
Writer · Actor
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as moglie di De Andreis
Delitto e castigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 5 episodes · as Katerina
The Story of Piera(1983)
Book · Screenplay · Story
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Giocare d'azzardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Anna
Sweet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Madre di Michele
Majakosvkij (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Lili Brik
Majakovskij (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 2 episodes · as Lilja Brik
Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Sei personaggi della famiglia Bentivoglio
Secrets of a Nurse(1973)
as signora Marchetti
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Oplà, noi viviamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Eva Berg
Medea(1969)
as Woman
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
A Nice Girl Like Me(1969)
as Angelina's Mother
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Under the Sign of Scorpio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Actor
Johnny Belinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Stella
Le Case del Vedovo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Cameriera
Il Circolo Pickwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Show 6 episodes · as Emily Wardle
Ghosts, Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Actor
Trio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Sorella di Anna
The Trojan Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Prigioniere Troiana 6

Career shape

Star power in the 95^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles from 1967 to 2022; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Il Divo (2008)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Il Divo (2008)

Midcredits 91^st

Film career

19672022

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1967Screen debut· Ghosts, Italian Style
2008Career best· Il Divo

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting66 of 67 · 61^stWriting3 of 67

By decade

1960s9 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew1990s2 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles

670712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Piera Degli Esposti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59^th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

60^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

68^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser8
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, writer

The Future Is Woman (1984)

61^st percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Il Divo (2008)

Midcredits 91^st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Piera Degli Esposti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Piera Degli Esposti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierfrancesco Favino shares the most, 3.

Piera Degli Esposti

What are Piera Degli Esposti's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Piera Degli Esposti's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

How do Piera Degli Esposti's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Piera Degli Esposti work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers