Portrait of Mariangela Melato

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.

Born: September 18, 1941

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Filmography

2021
We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Filumena Marturano

as Filumena Marturano

2005
Come Away with Me

as Maria Grande

2004
Love Returns

as Federica Strozzi

2001
Probably Love

as Herself

2000
1999
Un uomo perbene

as Anna Tortora

1999
Dirty Linen

as Cinzia

1993
La fine è nota

as Elena Malva

1989
Mortacci

as Jolanda

1987
Dancers

as Contessa

1985
My Dearest Son

as Stefania

1985
Secrets Secrets

as Giuliana, il giudice

1983
Petomaniac

as Catherine

1982
Tomorrow We Dance

as Mariangela

1982
1981
So Fine

as Lira

1981
Help Me Dream

as Francesca

1980
1980
In the Pope's Eye

as unselected actress

1980
Il resto del Pap'occhio

as Attrice non selezionata

1980
1979
1978
Saxofone

as Fiorenza

1977
The Cat

as Ofelia Pecoraro

1977
La Presidentessa

as Yvette Jolifleur

1977
Beach House

as Giulia

1976
Dear Michele

as Mara Castorelli

1976
1976
Moses the Lawgiver

as Prinzessin Bithia

1975
1975
Di che segno sei?

as Marietta detta "Claquette"

1975
1975
C.I.A. Secret Story

as Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider

1975
1974
Moses the Lawgiver

as Prinzessin Bithia

1974
Swept Away

as Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti

1974
Policewoman

as Giovanna Abbastanzi

1974
By the Blood of Others

as Mayor's daughter

1974
The Nada Gang

as Veronique Cash

1973
1972
We'll Call Him Andrea

as Maria Antonazzi

1972
1972
The Seduction of Mimi

as Fiorella Meneghini

1972
The Sicilian Checkmate

as Rosaria Licata

1971
Romance

as Carlotta

1971
1971
1970
1970
The Married Priest

as Prostitute

1970
Thomas

as Zoe

1970
Invasion

as Valentina

1970
Let's Have a Riot

as Moglie di Riccardo