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Interview: Actress Maya Sansa

Dubbed by The New York Times as the new image of Italian cinema, Maya Sansa is known for her intense roles and impressive range. In addition to Italian, she speaks fluent English and French, widening her appeal beyond the borders of Italy. The daughter of an Iranian father and Italian mother, Sansa began her acting journey when she was just a teenager. Upon graduating high school where her acting studies began, she went on to study her craft at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. While she was still a student there, she was chosen by director, Marco Bellocchio to costar in his film, La balia (The Nanny). The film premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and launched Sansa's career. In the years to come, she would go on to work with Bellocchio on two more of his films, Buongiorno notte  (Good Morning, Goodnight)  and Bella addormentata . In Bellocchio's 2003, Buongiorno, notte , Sansa plays the role of Chiara, a woman caught up in the violence and belief