After graduating at Teatro "Alessandra Galante Garrone" in
Bologna, Lunetta Savino made her stage debut in 1981 with
Macbeth. Savino has enjoyed a successful stage career, performing in several plays including an Italian-language version of
The Merchant of Venice (1984),
Sorelle Materassi (from
a novel by
Aldo Palazzeschi, 1988), and
Medea (1994). In 1995, she made her stage debut at Teatro dell'Orologio in
Rome with
Prova orale per membri esterni, a play by Claudio Grimaldi in which she starred as an oral sex instructor. The play proved to be extremely successful, being replicated for six seasons in many Italian cities. In 1982, Savino made her screen debut, playing a small part in
Grog, directed by
Francesco Laudadio. From 1998 to 2010, Savino played her breakthrough role. She starred as flamboyant au-pair girl from
Southern Italy Cettina Gargiulo, a leading character in
Un medico in famiglia, one of the most famous Italian TV-series of all times. Savino has taken part in many TV series in her country, such as
Il bello delle donne,
Raccontami and
Il figlio della luna. In 2010, she starred as Stefania Cantone, a mother struggling with her grown-up son's sexual orientation, in
Ferzan Özpetek's internationally acclaimed movie
Loose Cannons She briefly starred alongside
Luciana Littizzetto in the TV series
Fuoriclasse, playing the leading character's dishonest sister. In 2015, Savino starred in
Rai Uno's primetime TV series
È arrivata la felicità, once again playing the role of a mother struggling with her child's
homosexuality. ==Personal life==