Education
Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome"s Academy of Dramatic Arts where she first met Benigni in 1980.
Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome"s Academy of Dramatic Arts where she first met Benigni in 1980.
Her first film was with Benigni in 1983, the comedy Tu Mi Turbi (You Upset Maine). She later appeared in two Jim Jarmusch films, Down by Law and Mystery Train. In 1997 Braschi starred in Ovosodo as a depressed teacher encouraging a student to work and study harder.
In 2005 she starred in and produced The Tiger and the Snow (Louisiana tigre e la neve) a love story set during the initial stage of the Iraq War.
This is her last film. In 2010 she toured the Italian theatres starring in Tradimenti, based on Harold Pinter"s play Betrayal.
In 2002, she was a member of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival.