Selected Chronology

A selection of works and projects tracing Lea Gramsdorff’s practice across acting, directing and visual art.

Rather than presenting a complete filmography or curriculum, this chronology brings together works that mark significant moments, continuities and intersections within her practice.

1990–1999

1997
L'avvocato Porta
TELEVISION
Co-starring with Gigi Proietti

1998
La Cena
FILM
Directed by Ettore Scola, acting alongside Stefania Sandrelli

1999
Ricorda con rabbia / Look Back in Anger
THEATRE
Alison Porter

2000–2009

2001
Sofia Lai Gramsdorff is born

2005
Per Luglio Kaputt e sentimenti prêt-à-porter
VISUAL ART
First solo exhibition

2008
Autoritratto in faccia al sole
ACTING · DIRECTING
First collaboration with Simone Dulcis

2008
Casi e isolati
VISUAL ART

2009
A|B - Passeggiata
THEATRE
Dramaturgy and performance

2009
The Forest... And We Went Down
VISUAL ART

2009–2011
La creatura / When We Dead Awaken
THEATRE

2010–2019

2010
Dal Nulla
VISUAL ART

2011
Come vent’anni fa
THEATRE
A woman / Hecuba

2011
Apollo 18
VISUAL ART

2012
Giorni felici / Happy Days
THEATRE
Winnie

2013–2021
Exodus
VISUAL ART
An evolving project developed through multiple iterations

2014
Temporaneo e Permanente
VISUAL ART
First project in Berlin

2014–2015
La III Onda
DIRECTING
Adaptation and direction

2015
Se fossi qui (Lettere d’amore dai porti di mare)
VISUAL ART
Nautical charts enter her visual practice

2015–2017
Medea. Storia di un divorzio
ACTING · DIRECTING
Medea — adaptation and direction

2017
Lexikon
VISUAL ART

2017–2018
L’amante / The Lover
THEATRE
Presented in Italy and Portugal

2018
Il sacco umano
DIRECTING

2018
Elegia
VISUAL ART

2019
Nel Tempo
VISUAL ART
First project presented within a museum

2019
Il Nostro Concerto
FILM

2020–

2020
Come d’autunno, l’autunno — Lebenslaub
VISUAL ART
Personal archive documents transformed into leaves

2020
The Artist as Curator
VISUAL ART · CURATORIAL PROJECT
Co-curation with Simone Dulcis of the reinstallation of a museum’s permanent collection

2020–2021
Orestea
THEATRE
Presented in Italy and Greece

2021–2022
Due colori esistono al mondo, il verde è il secondo
READING · PERFORMANCE

2022
Waving Goodbye
VISUAL ART

2025
L’Infinito
FILM

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This chronology is selective and continues to evolve as the archive is researched and documented. Dates and credits reflect the documentation currently available in The Lea Gramsdorff Archives.