Maria Pia Conte
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-03-10 in Lavagna, Liguria, Italy
Biography
Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.
Most Known For
Gegè Bellavita
as Mercedes
Che dottoressa ragazzi!
as Sigrun
The Arena
as Lucinia
Tony Arzenta
as Carre's Secretary in the Nightclub (uncredited)
La svergognata
Love Is a Funny Thing
as La femme d'Henri
Snow Devils
as Countess
War Between the Planets
as -
The Hanging Woman
as Nadia Mihaly
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Jane
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Moglie del pizzicagnolo
Madame Bovary
as Felicitas
Three Giants of the Roman Empire
as Licia
Spasmo
as Xenia
The Novice
as Franca
Dynamite Jim
as Lupita
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Martine's Friend
Twenty Paces to Death
as Hazel
God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth
as Catherine
At the Battle of Crete
as Anna Gordon