Silvana Mangano
Born in Rome, Latium, Italy — Apr 21 1930• Died Dec 16 1989
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Silvana Mangano (21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times - for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1973) – and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice. Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a M…
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Dune
Reverend Mother Ramallo
The Decameron
The Madonna (uncredited)
Barabbas
Rachel
Ulysses
Circe / Penelope
Theorem
Lucia, the Mother
Death in Venice
Tadzio's Mother
Ludwig
Cosima von Bülow
The Witches
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Ludwig
Cosima Von Bülow
Black Magic
(uncredited)
The Great War
Costantina
Bitter Rice
Silvana
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Anna
Anna
Mambo
Giovanna Masetti
Tempest
Masha
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Conversation Piece
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Emanuela
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Silvia
The Gold of Naples
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Five Branded Women
Jovanka
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
The Last Judgment
Signora Matteoni
Dark Eyes
Elisa
My Wife
The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Marina
Caprice Italian Style
Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
The Scopone Game
Antonia
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
This Angry Age
Suzanne Dufresne
Men and Wolves
Teresa
Scipio the African
Emilia
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
Assurdina Caì
The Last Judgment
Outlaw Girl
Mara
Lure of the Sila
Rosaria Campolo
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
For Love One Dies
Elena
A Difficult Life
Self
The Flying Saucer
Vittoria
Flesh Will Surrender
Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
This Wine of Love
Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Self (archive footage)
The Verona Trial
Edda Ciano