Mariangela Melato
Acting
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.
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Movies (60)
We Are Cinema2021Self (archive footage)
Filumena Marturano2010Filumena Marturano- Le ragazze di Milano2007Self
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker2005Self
Come Away with Me2005Maria Grande
Love Returns2004Federica Strozzi
Probably Love2001Herself
La vita cambia2000Viola
Un uomo perbene1999Anna Tortora
Dirty Linen1999Cinzia- Due volte vent'anni1994Marianne
La fine è nota1993Elena Malva
Mortacci1989Jolanda
Dancers1987Contessa
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil1986Fulvia Bolk
My Dearest Son1985Stefania
Secrets Secrets1985Giuliana, il giudice
Petomaniac1983Catherine
Tomorrow We Dance1982Mariangela
My Darling, My Dearest1982Armida
The Good Soldier1982Marta
So Fine1981Lira
Help Me Dream1981Francesca
Flash Gordon1980Kala
In the Pope's Eye1980unselected actress
Il resto del Pap'occhio1980Attrice non selezionata
Lost and Found1980Marta
The Days Are Numbered1979Angela
To Forget Venice1979Anna
Saxofone1978Fiorenza
Shows (5)
Rebecca, la prima moglie2008- L'avvocato delle donne1997Irene Salvi
The Frenzy of Orlando1975Olimpia
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975Self
Moses the Lawgiver1974Princess Bithia