Valeria Golino was born on October 22, 1966 in Naples, Campania, Italy.

Golino is the second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter. Valeria speaks in 4 languages English, French, Greek and Italian.

In 1985 Golino acted in a leading role in a film by Peter Del Monte LITTLE FIRES and the next year won the Best Actress Award at Venice Film Festival for STORIA D'AMORE.

Valeria Golino began modeling at the age of 14.

In 1983 Valeria Golino was discovered by director Lina Wertmuller, who cast the teenaged musician in A JOKE OF DESTINY.

Valeria Golino produced and played too a film by Greek Director Andrea Pantzis THE SLAUGHTER OF THE COCK.

Valeria is best known here as Tom Cruise's sympathetic girlfriend in RAIN MAN (1988).

Valeria Golino's other notable credits include...

CA$H (2008)
QUIET CHAOS (2008)
THE GIRL BY THE LAKE (2007)
BLACK SUN II (2007)
ACTRESSES (2007)
MY PLACE IN THE SUN (2007)
OUR COUNTRY (2006)
OLE! (2005)
TEXAS (2005)
DEPARTMENT 36 (2004)
ALIVE (2004)
HOTEL (2001)
THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER (2000)
HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX
IMMORTAL BELOVED (1994)
HOT SHOTS (1991)
RAIN MAN (1988)
BLIND DATE (1984)