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...
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)
