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Daniela Nardini

Daniela Nardini

Actor · Born April 26, 1968 (58) · Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

A Scottish actress of Italian ancestry, Daniela Nardini first shot to fame in the mid 90s playing the part of the feisty and self-destructive Anna Forbes in BBC2 smash hit This Life. The role earned her a BAFTA Best Actress award in 1998 and also earned her a Scottish BAFTA. She received a second Scottish BAFTA in 2009 for her performance in Annie Griffin's New Town.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 26, 1968 (58)
From
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Daniela Nardini's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
21%
Survival
21%
Morality
19%
Society
18%
Self
15%
Power
6%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniela Nardini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniela Nardini's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Priest School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Duck Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Johnina

  • The Party's Just Beginning(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Sunset Song(2015)

    as Jena Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Transsexual Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Two Doors Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Caroline

  • Rubenesque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bethann

  • Sunshine on Leith(2013)

    as Chef

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Mr Feynman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susanna Grew

  • The Fades(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Helen

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Preece

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • New Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Meredith

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Magda Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • This Life +10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Anna Forbes

  • Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Maya

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Esther Fairclough

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Joan Gerard

  • Quite Ugly One Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sara Slaughter

  • Gunpowder, Treason & Plot(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Huntly

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • If... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as DC Jay Pearson

  • Outside the Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Rough Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Eve Turner

  • Tube Tales(1999)

    as Heroine (segment "Mouth")

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Elephant Juice(1999)

    as Daphne

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Love in the 21st Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellie

  • Undercover Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lois Howarth

  • Big Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Layla

  • Reckless(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vivien Reid

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • This Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 32 episodes · as Anna

  • Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Sherman Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bev · as Fiona

  • Your Cheatin' Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Your Cheatin' Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1990 to 2020; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Party's Just Beginning (2018)

$4.4K worldwide

Highest rated

The Party's Just Beginning (2018)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Reckless (1997)

Film career

19902020

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1996Screen debut· This Life
  • 2013First film· Sunshine on Leith

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Daniela Nardini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Elephant Juice (1999)

59th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Reckless (1997)

Midcredits 81st · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Daniela Nardini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniela Nardini's MovieCove titles; Amy Jenkins shares the most, 2.