Milena Vukotic (Italian: [miˈlɛːna ˈvuːkotitʃ], Montenegrin: [mîlena vǔkotitɕ]; born 23 April 1935) is an Italian former ballerina and a stage, television, and film actress.
Biography
Vukotic was born in Rome, to a Montenegrin comedy playwright father and an Italian pianist/composer mother. As a child she studied acting and classical dance, in Italy and France.
A brilliant character actress, Vukotic became well known for her role of Pina Fantozzi in the Fantozzi series of comedy films (winning a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fantozzi in paradiso) and, later in her life, for the role of Grandma Enrica in the TV series Un medico in famiglia. She worked with Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel and Andrei Tarkovsky.
On stage, she became one of Rina Morelli's favourite actresses and worked in other prestigious theatrical productions with directors like Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler, Paolo Poli and Jean Cocteau.
She had a recurring role on the French television series Une famille formidable. In 1987 she played in the German series Anna, which was a big success in the German-speaking countries.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Blood Feud | Renata | |
| Totòtruffa 62 | Student | Credited as Milena Wukotich | |
| Come September | Milena | ||
| Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops | Dancer | Cameo | |
| The Centurion | Melinda | ||
| 1963 | The Four Musketeers | Waitress | Cameo |
| Gidget Goes to Rome | Party guest | Uncredited | |
| Liolà | Mariagrazia | ||
| 1964 | The Thursday | Lidia | |
| The Vampire of the Opera | Carlotta | ||
| 1965 | Questa volta parliamo di uomini | Saturnia | |
| Juliet of the Spirits | Elisabetta | ||
| Thrilling | Laboratory assistant | Cameo | |
| Made in Italy | Luigino's wife | Segment: "Il lavoro" | |
| 1966 | Rita the Mosquito | Dance instructor | Cameo |
| The Devil in Love | Maddalena's servant | ||
| Perdono | English teacher | ||
| 1967 | The Taming of the Shrew | Antonia | |
| On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... | Veiled woman | Uncredited | |
| Arabella | Graziella | ||
| 1968 | The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Angelina Pedrone | |
| Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare | Prassede | ||
| Spirits of the Dead | TV Interviewer | Segment: "Toby Dammit" | |
| 1969 | Love and Anger | Nurse | Segment: "Agonia" |
| 1970 | Rosolino Paternò, soldato... | Annuzza | |
| The Adventurers | April Stavronis | ||
| Come Have Coffee with Us | Camilla Tettamanzi | ||
| 1971 | Trastevere | Delia | |
| 1972 | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Inès | |
| 1973 | Black Holiday | Daria Rossini | |
| 1974 | Blood for Dracula | Esmeralda | |
| E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine | Liama | ||
| L'erotomane | Cleofe | ||
| The Phantom of Liberty | The Nurse | ||
| 1975 | Il caso Raoul | Maddalena | |
| Act of Aggression | Le juge | ||
| My Friends | Alice Mascetti | ||
| Amor vuol dire gelosia | Licia | ||
| 1977 | That Obscure Object of Desire | Woman on train | Cameo |
| Black Journal | Tina | ||
| 1978 | Le braghe del padrone | Liliana | |
| Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi | Picci | Segment: "Non si può spiegare, bisogna vederlo" | |
| 1979 | Saturday, Sunday and Friday | Clelia Benelli | |
| 1980 | La terrazza | Emanuela | |
| La locandiera | Dejanira | ||
| Sunday Lovers | Nora | ||
| Fantozzi contro tutti | Pina Fantozzi | ||
| 1981 | Bianco, rosso e Verdone | Prostitute | Cameo |
| Cornetti alla crema | Elena Petruzzelli | ||
| Il turno | Elena | ||
| 1982 | Monsignor | Verna | |
| All My Friends Part 2 | Alice Mascetti | ||
| 1983 | The House of the Yellow Carpet | Psychiatrist | |
| Nostalghia | Civil servant | Cameo | |
| Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio | Giovanna Secca | ||
| Fantozzi subisce ancora | Pina Fantozzi | ||
| 1984 | The Moon in the Gutter | Frida | |
| L'art d'aimer | Modestina | ||
| 1985 | Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro – 2 calciatori senza pallone | Mirtilla Rubinacci | |
| 1986 | Max, Mon Amour | Margaret's mother | |
| 1987 | Roba da ricchi | Mapi's friend | Segment: "Secondo episodio" |
| The Distant Land | Madame Wahl | ||
| 1988 | Fantozzi va in pensione | Pina Fantozzi | |
| 1990 | Fantozzi alla riscossa | ||
| 1991 | The Wicked | Annette | |
| 1993 | Abissinia | Armida | |
| Stefano Quantestorie | Stefano's mother | ||
| Fantozzi in paradiso | Pina Fantozzi | ||
| 1994 | Italia Village | Gloria | |
| 1996 | Per favore, strozzate la cicogna | Giulia | |
| Fantozzi – Il ritorno | Pina Fantozzi | ||
| 1999 | Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione | ||
| 2000 | Lontano in fondo agli occhi | The Teacher | |
| 2006 | A Good Woman | Countess Lucchino | |
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Marta | |
| All'amore assente | Magda | ||
| 2008 | A Perfect Day | Teacher | Cameo |
| 2010 | Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio | Mrs. Fabiani | |
| Letters to Juliet | Maria | ||
| 2013 | The Chair of Happiness | Armida | |
| 2014 | Noi 4 | Alberta | |
| 2016 | La macchinazione | Susanna Coluzzi | |
| Ears | Mrs. Marinetti | ||
| 2017 | Natale da chef | Lina | |
| 2018 | Respiri | Anna | |
| Ride | Ada | ||
| 2020 | In vacanza su Marte | Tina | |
| 2021 | Dorothy non deve morire | Dorothy | Short film |
| 2022 | Dante | Junk dealer | Cameo |
| 2024 | Diamanti | Aunt Olga |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | La bella addormentata | Dancer | Television movie |
| 1964–1965 | Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca | Virginia | 6 episodes |
| 1966 | Quinta colonna | Nanny | Episode: "Episode 2" |
| 1968 | Liliom | Mari | Television movie |
| 1974 | Nel mondo di Alice | Alice | 4 episodes |
| 1978 | Il processo | Leni | Television movie |
| 1979 | Under Western Eyes | Tekla | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Il camaleonte | Cora Ann Milton | Television movie |
| 1982 | The Life of Verdi | Clara Maffei | 9 episodes |
| Anna, Ciro e compagnia | Grandma | 20 episodes | |
| 1984 | Via Mala | Sophie Lauretz | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Aeroporto internazionale | Ferrini's wife | Episode: "Il comandante Ferrini" |
| 1989 | Mano rubata | Fabienne | Television movie |
| 1996 | Favola | Shop owner | Television movie |
| 1998–2016 | Un medico in famiglia | Enrica Morelli | 154 episodes |
| 1999, 2007 | Une famille formidable | Paule | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Rex | Clotilde / Sveva | Episode: "Occhi di gatto" |
| 2019 | Ballando con le Stelle | Herself / Contestant | Season 14 |
| 2022 | The Ignorant Angels | Elsa | Episode: "La famiglia" |
Awards and nominations
- 1983 nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in All My Friends Part 2
- 1991 nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fantozzi alla riscossa
- 2014 nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Chair of Happiness
- 1976 nominated to Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in My Friends
- 1991 nominated to Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in Fantozzi alla riscossa
- 1994 Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in Fantozzi in paradiso
- 2016 nominated to Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actress for her performance in La macchinazione
External links
- Milena Vukotic at IMDb
- Official website (in Italian)
