Giada Colagrande

Giada Colagrande (born 16 October 1975) is an Italian film director and actress. She is the wife of American actor Willem Dafoe.

Giada Colagrande
Born (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975
Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy
Occupation(s)Actress, film director
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​

Life and career

In 2005 Colagrande directed her second feature, Before it Had a Name, which she co-wrote and co-starred in with Willem Dafoe.[1] The two had met on the set of Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.[2]

In 2012, she made The Woman Dress[3] and completed the feature-length film Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic.[4]

In 2016 Colagrande wrote, directed and performed in Padre, starring Franco Battiato, Willem Dafoe and Marina Abramović.[5]

As an actress, Colagrande has also performed in Abel Ferrara's Pasolini (2014) and in Wes Anderson's Castello Cavalcanti (2013).[6]

Personal life

Colagrande has been married to actor Willem Dafoe since 2005.[7] She has one stepson from Dafoe's previous relationship.[8]

Filmography

References
  1. Colleen Barry (9 September 2010), Willem Dafoe: 'A Woman' is pure, personal cinema', The Salt Lake Tribune, retrieved 2 March 2022
  2. Eric Kohn (9 June 2020), Willem Dafoe and Abel Ferrara Discuss Their Legendary Filmmaking Collaborations – Watch, IndieWire, retrieved 2 March 2022
  3. "The Woman Dress by Giada Colagrande", Vogue, 14 February 2012, retrieved 2 March 2022
  4. "Bob Wilson's Life and Death of Marina Abramovic: Venice Review", The Hollywood Reporter, 20 September 2012, retrieved 2 March 2022
  5. Colagrande: "El luto es una ocasión para elevarse", Chicago Tribune, 29 October 2016, retrieved 2 March 2022
  6. A.O. Scott (9 May 2019), "'Pasolini' Review: One Rebellious Filmmaker's Tribute to Another", The New York Times, retrieved 2 March 2022
  7. Terry Zeller (2 January 2022), Willem Dafoe's Wife: Everything To Know About Giada Colagrande & Their 16 Year Marriage, Hollywood Life, retrieved 2 March 2022
  8. "What I know about women | Willem Dafoe 54, actor, married, one son". The Guardian. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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