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Film & Television
Nancy Savoca
b. 1959Bronx, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
True Love
Biography
True Love; Dogfight; If These Walls Could Talk; pioneering Italian-American female filmmaker. Grand Jury Prize winner Sundance (True Love, 1989)
Notable For
- True Love
- Dogfight
- If These Walls Could Talk
- pioneering Italian-American female filmmaker
Honors & Recognition
- Grand Jury Prize winner Sundance (True Love, 1989)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nancy Savoca Italian?
Yes — Nancy Savoca is of Italian heritage with roots in Italian. True Love
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Directing
- Years
- b. 1959
- Birth Place
- Bronx, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
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