Michela Schiff Giorgini Paleologo Diana née Beomonte (Padua, 30 Ocobter 1923–Benissa, 3 July 1978) was an Italian egyptologist and actress, who is remembered for her extensive work in today's Sudan at Soleb on the River Nile where from 1957 she conducted excavations of the Temple of Amenhotep III.

After several trips to Egypt, Schiff Giorgini decided her vocation was to conduct excavation work at ancient Egyptian sites.

[1] After arriving in Soleb in 1957, under Schiff Giorgini's efficient and well organized management, the team undertook a detailed examination of the temple, before undertaking excavations of its various components.

Intricate work was completed on the ruins each year until in 1963 when attention was directed at Sedeinga, about 15 km to the north, with its Temple of Queen Tiye, the wife of Amenhotep III.

[1][7] In addition to her honorary doctorate (1971), Schiff Giorgini received many distinctions, including the Medal of Science and Culture from the Republic of Sudan, Commander of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (France) and Knight of the Legion of Honour.