Silvana Mangano Italian pronunciation: ; Rome 21 April 1930 – Madrid 16 December 1989 was an Italian actress. Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in Bitter Rice (1949) and continued working in films
Anna Maria Magnani Italian pronunciation: ; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973 was an Italian actress. She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, real life portrayals of characters. Born in Rome, she worked her way through Rome’s Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs. During her career, her only child was stricken by polio when he
Luigia Lollobrigida born 4 July 1927, known professionally as Gina Lollobrigida, is an Italian actress and photojournalist. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol. As her film career slowed, she established a second career as a photojournalist. In the 1970s, she achieved
Virna Pieralisi Italian: ; 8 November 1936 – 18 December 2014, better known as Virna Lisi , was an Italian actress. Her international film appearances included How to Murder Your Wife (1965), Not with My Wife, You Don’t! (1966), The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969), Beyond Good and Evil (1977), and Follow Your Heart (1996). For the 1994 film La Reine Margot, she won Best Actress at Cannes and the César
Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse Italian: ; 3 October 1858 – 21 April 1924, often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time, in keen competition with Sarah Bernhardt. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele d’Annunzio and Henrik Ibsen. Duse achieved a unique power of conviction and verity
Claude Joséphine Rose “Claudia” Cardinale born 15 April 1938 is a Tunisian-born Italian film actress who starred in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s, mainly Italian or French, but also in many English-language films. Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the “Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia” competition in
Clara Calamai 7 September 1909 – 21 September 1998 was an Italian actress. She was one of the most famous and popular Italian actresses in the 1930s and 1940s, sharing the limelight with actresses such as Alida Valli, Valentina Cortese, and rivals, Doris Duranti, Luisa Ferida and Isa Miranda. She was a charming and versatile actress who starred in both dramas and
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi Italian pronunciation: ; born 2 March 1971 is an Italian actor. Contents 1Early life and background 2Career 3Personal life 4Filmography 5Awards 6References 7External links Early life and background Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna’s Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to
Gian Maria Volonté 9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994 was an Italian actor, remembered for his versatility as an interpreter, his outspoken left-wing leanings and fiery temper on and off-screen. He is perhaps most famous outside Italy for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo and El Indio in Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few
Carlo Gregorio Verdone born 17 November 1950 is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Verdone is best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics, which he also wrote and directed. His career was jumpstarted by his first three successes, Un sacco bello (1980), Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981) and Borotalco (1982). Since the 1990s, he has been introducing more serious