Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 18, 1941
Place of Birth:
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Mariangela Melato
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theatre actress.
Born in Milan, the daughter of a traffic policeman and a seamstress, Melato from a young age studied painting at the Academy of Brera, drawing posters and working as a window dresser at La Rinascente to pay for her acting lessons with Esperia Sperani. A striking, blonde actress, she began her stage career in 1960, entering the stage company of Fantasio Piccoli and debuting as an actress in the play Binario cieco.From 1963 to 1965 she worked with Dario Fo in Settimo: ruba un po' meno and La colpa è sempre del diavolo, then in 1967 she worked with Luchino Visconti in The Nun of Monza. In 1968, her final theater breakthrough with Orlando furioso by Luca Ronconi.She made her film debut in 1969 with Pupi Avati's Thomas e gli indemoniati.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | We Are Cinema | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Behind the White Glasses | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Filumena Marturano | Filumena Marturano |
| 2007 | Le ragazze di Milano | Self |
| 2005 | Come Away with Me | Maria Grande |
| 2005 | Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker | Self |
| 2004 | Love Returns | Federica Strozzi |
| 2001 | Probably Love | Herself |
| 2000 | La vita cambia | Viola |
| 1999 | Un uomo perbene | Anna Tortora |
| 1999 | Dirty Linen | Cinzia |
| 1994 | Due volte vent'anni | Marianne |
| 1993 | La fine è nota | Elena Malva |
| 1989 | Mortacci | Jolanda |
| 1987 | Dancers | Contessa |
| 1986 | Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil | Fulvia Bolk |
| 1985 | Secrets Secrets | Giuliana, il giudice |
| 1985 | My Dearest Son | Stefania |
| 1983 | Petomaniac | Catherine |
| 1982 | Tomorrow We Dance | Mariangela |
| 1982 | My Darling, My Dearest | Armida |
| 1982 | The Good Soldier | Marta |
| 1981 | So Fine | Lira |
| 1981 | Help Me Dream | Francesca |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | Kala |
| 1980 | Lost and Found | Marta |
| 1980 | Il resto del Pap'occhio | Attrice non selezionata |
| 1980 | In the Pope's Eye | unselected actress |
| 1979 | To Forget Venice | Anna |
| 1979 | The Days Are Numbered | Angela |
| 1978 | Saxofone | Fiorenza |
| 1977 | Beach House | Giulia |
| 1977 | La Presidentessa | Yvette Jolifleur |
| 1977 | The Cat | Ofelia Pecoraro |
| 1976 | Dear Michele | Mara Castorelli |
| 1976 | One Way or Another | Giacinta |
| 1975 | Di che segno sei? | Marietta detta "Claquette" |
| 1975 | Eye of the Cat | Giulia |
| 1975 | C.I.A. Secret Story | Tania |
| 1975 | The Tree of Guernica | Vandale |
| 1974 | Moses the Lawgiver | Prinzessin Bithia |
| 1974 | Swept Away | Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti |
| 1974 | Policewoman | Giovanna Abbastanzi |
| 1974 | Il generale dorme in piedi | Lola Pigna |
| 1974 | Par le sang des autres | Mayor's daughter |
| 1974 | The Nada Gang | Veronique Cash |
| 1973 | Love and Anarchy | Salomè |
| 1972 | Execution Squad | Sandra |
| 1972 | We'll Call Him Andrea | Maria Antonazzi |
| 1972 | The Seduction of Mimi | Fiorella Meneghini |
| 1972 | The Sicilian Checkmate | Rosaria Licata |
| 1972 | Orestea | |
| 1971 | The Working Class Goes to Heaven | Lidia |
| 1971 | Between Miracles | Maestra |
| 1971 | Romance | Carlotta |
| 1971 | Come Together | Nurse |
| 1970 | Basta guardarla | Marisa |
| 1970 | Thomas | Zoe |
| 1970 | Let's Have a Riot | Moglie di Riccardo |
| 1970 | The Married Priest | Prostitute |
| 1970 | Invasion | Valentina |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rebecca, la prima moglie | |
| 1997 | L'avvocato delle donne | Irene Salvi |
| 1975 | The Frenzy of Orlando | Olimpia |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1974 | Moses the Lawgiver | Prinzessin Bithia |