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Date of Birth
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21-July-1914
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Place of Birth
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Rome
(Italy, Lazio, Province of Rome)
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Nationality
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Italy, Kingdom of Italy
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Also know as
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Suso Cecchi-D'Amico, Suso, S. D'Amico, Suso D'Amico, Giovanna Cecchi, Giovanna Cecchi, Suso D'Amico, S. D'Amico, Suso, Giovanna Cecchi, Suso, Suso D'Amico, S. D'Amico, Suso Cecchi-D'Amico, Giovanna Cecchi, Giovanna Cecchi
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Actor
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Suso Cecchi d'Amico was an Italian screenwriter and actress. She won the 1980 David di Donatello Award for lifetime career. She worked with virtually all of the most celebrated post-war Italian film directors, and wrote or co-wrote many award winning films—among them:
Franco Zeffirelli: The Taming of the Shrew, Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Luchino Visconti: Bellissima, Rocco and His Brothers, Senso, Ludwig, The Leopard, Conversation Piece
Vittorio de Sica: Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan
Michelangelo Antonioni: Le Amiche
Mario Monicelli: Big Deal on Madonna Street, Risate di gioia, Casanova 70
Alessandro Blasetti: Lucky to Be a Woman
Luigi Zampa: L'onorevole Angelina, To Live in Peace
Francesco Rosi: Salvatore Giuliano
Luigi Comencini: The Window to Luna Park
Alberto Lattuada: Flesh Will Surrender
Cecchi d'Amico wrote the lyrics for Nino Rota's opera I due timidi and collaborated on the script of William Wyler's Roman Holiday. She was a member of the jury at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. She was awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 1994 Venice film festival.
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