Raffaella Leone

Raffaella Leone (Italian pronunciation:[raffaˈɛllaleˈoːne]; born 1961 or 1962) is an Italian film producer. She is a co-CEO of Leone Film Group[it], which was founded by her father, film director Sergio Leone.

Biography

Leone was born to film director Sergio Leone and ballet dancer Carla Ranaldi. She has a brother, Andrea, and a sister, Francesca[it]. She and her siblings spent several childhood summers in Spain on the set of their father's films, including A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). After completing high school, she enrolled at the Accademia di costume e di moda[it] in Rome.

She began her career as a costume designer on Carlo Verdone's films Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981) and Troppo forte (1986), both of which her father produced. After her father's death in 1989, she and her brother took over Leone Film Group[it], their father's production company. She has since headed Lotus Production, a subsidiary of Leone Film Group. In 2018, she was named in Variety's International Women's Impact Report.

Personal life

Leone has two sons: Francesco and Federico.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

• atIMDb