Morante was born in
Santa Fiora,
province of Grosseto (
Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) (a schoolteacher of Jewish descent) and Francesco Lo Monaco, from Sicily, and brother of the novelist
Elsa Morante. Laura's mother is Maria Bona Palazzeschi. Returning to Italy, in 2001 she eventually won the
David di Donatello for best actress her performance in Moretti's ''
The Son's Room''. ==Filmography==