Maria Sole Tognazzi

Maria Sole Tognazzi (born 2 May 1971) is an Italian film director.

She is the daughter of actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and actress Franca Bettoia.

Following years as an apprentice director, she made her directorial debut with the 1997 live action short film Non finisce qui.

Her first feature-length film was Past Perfect (Italian: Passato prossimo, 2003), for which she also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniele Prato and for which the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists awarded her the 2003 Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director.

In 2010, her documentary Ritratto di mio padre (Portrait of My Father) was screened at the Rome Film Festival.