Mariangela Melato
Known For
Acting
Born
1941-09-18 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died
2013-01-11
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.
Most Known For
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
So Fine
as Lira
The Nada Gang
as Veronique Cash
Flash Gordon
as Kala
Dirty Linen
as Cinzia
Dancers
as Contessa
Beach House
as Giulia
Swept Away
as Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti
Secrets Secrets
as Giuliana, il giudice
The Cat
as Ofelia Pecoraro
Rebecca, la prima moglie
Moses the Lawgiver
as Prinzessin Bithia
Love and Anarchy
as Salomè
The Seduction of Mimi
as Fiorella Meneghini
Thomas
as Zoe
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
as Lidia
L'avvocato delle donne
as Irene Salvi
Execution Squad
as Sandra
Mortacci
as Jolanda
Moses the Lawgiver
as Prinzessin Bithia