Remember Valeria Golino? What's the Italian actress doing now?

Valeria Golino, the gorgeous Italian actress from blockbusters like 'Hot Shots' and 'Rain Man,' is still active on the screen.

On Netflix, you can see her 2023 mini-series, titled 'The Lying Life of Adults'. It's based on the homonymous novel Elena Ferrante from 2019.

Among the cast, we find Golino's Italian colleagues Alessandro Preziosi, Giordana Marengo, and Azzura Mennella.

The mini-series shows the viewer was Naples was like in the 90s and tells the story of a little girl, Giovanna, at a crucial moment in her life: the transition from childhood to adolescence.

Valeria Golino isn't exactly a regular on the small screen, almost always preferring cinema. Do you remember some of her most successful movies? See how the actress changed over time!

Valeria Golino was born in Naples on 22 October 1965. She moved to the US for a career in showbiz and participated in her first film at only 21 years old 'Big Top Pee-wee' (1988). Other cast members were Paul Reubens and Penelope Ann Miller.

Since then, Valeria Golino's film career has been unstoppable, with more than 70 films on her resume as an actress for the big screen. Several of them made her a recognizable face abroad.

With this film, she probably consecrated herself as an international actress. In 'Rain Man', directed by Barry Lavinson, Valeria Golino, 23 years old at the time, starred alongside two Hollywood stars, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.

A few years later, she shone in the movie 'The Indian Runner', this time directed by another big name in Hollywood, Sean Penn. The plot of the film was inspired by a Bruce Springsteen song: 'Highway Patrolman'.

Valeria Golino showed her humorous side too. Along with Charlie Sheen in his better days, she starred in the blockbuster comedy 'Hot Shots.' Their intimate scene with the various types of food is part of Hollywood history.

While the first 'Hot Shots!' movie was a parody of the film hit 'Top Gun,' the sequel to Charlie Sheen's comedy made fun of the Rambo movies. The film was less successful than the first 'Hot Shots!' and there would not be a third installment.

In 1995, Valeria Golino took part in the film 'Leaving Las Vegas' together with Nicholas Cage who, thanks to his leading role, won numerous awards.

People may also remember her for playing Guadalupe Marin, the first wife of Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina) in the film 'Frida'. Salma Hayek played the famous artist Frida Kahlo. The film was a huge success, even winning two Academy Awards for best makeup and best soundtrack.

In Italy, Valeria Golino was already making films before she arrived in Hollywood. Her debut film there was 'A Joke of Destiny' (1983) directed by Lina Wertmüller. She was 17/18 years old when she shot that film. Then, for her role in 'Storia d'amore' (Love Story), Valeria Golino won the Coppa Volpi award for best female performance.

'Respiro', a film masterfully directed by Emanuele Crialese (pictured), is set on the Sicilian island Lampedusa and tells the story of Grazia (Valeria Golino), a free-spirited fisherman's wife who is going through a depression. With this touching film, she won the Silver Ribbon at the Taormina Film Festival.

Thanks to this wonderful film directed by Paolo Virzì, Valeria Golino won a David di Donatello as best supporting actress. The feature film describes, with a never-boring rhythm, the psychology of all the protagonists in a cross-section of real life, just before the great economic crisis of the 2010s.

Another incredible interpretation of Valeria Golino is in the role of Emma, an osteopath who remained blind in her adolescence, in the film 'The hidden color of things'.

As already mentioned, Valeria Golino never had much with television, but the few things she did decide to participate in, were well chosen. This is the case of 'The Morning Show', starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

Valeria Golino told the weekly magazine Grazia that she had been contacted by Kerry Ehrin, the creative manager of the series. She allegedly told her: "I hope it doesn't seem strange to you, but I must confess that while I was writing this role I always thought of you. I even dreamed of you ".

Golino plays Paola Lambruschini, a documentary director who becomes friends with a journalist fired for sexual misconduct.

The charming and charismatic Valeria Golino has had an interesting private life over the years. She graced the covers of all weekly magazines, especially for her relationship of ten years with the actor Riccardo Scamarcio.

The two met in 2005 on the set of the film 'Texas' by Fausto Paravidino. Despite the 14-year difference, the two actors were the emblem of the great love story for years. The couple broke up in 2008.

As reported by Gossip Fanpage, during an interview with the weekly Grazia, Valeria Golino confessed: "He is very good in the film, a powerful actor. We are very close, but let's say that we avoid each other affectionately." The two had to meet again on the set of the film 'The Catholic School' (2021) by Stefano Mordini.

Long before Riccardo Scamarcio, Golino went out with Benicio del Toro. The two actors met on the set of 'Big Top Pee-wee' and had a relationship that lasted until 1992.

At this moment, Valeria Golino is engaged to Fabio Palombi (photo), a lawyer who is 24 years younger than her.

In short, Valeria Golino's career is far from over, and she feels young as ever both on and off the screen!