Silvana Mangano
Acting
Biography
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 Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in Bitter Rice (1949) and went on to forge a successful career in films, working with many notable directors like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, and Vittorio De Sica. Her career continued well into her 50s, with supporting roles in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes (1987). Mangano was the wife of international film producer Dino De Laurentiis and had four children with him, including Veronica De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Silvana Mangano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 21, 1930
Place of Birth: Rome, Latium, Italy
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Elisa
as Reverend Mother Ramallo
as Cosima Von Bülow
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
as Cosima von Bülow
as Antonia
as Elena
as The Madonna (uncredited)
as Tadzio's Mother
as Emilia
as Lucia, the Mother
as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
as Assurdina Caì
as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
as Emanuela
as Silvia
as Vittoria
as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
as Edda Ciano
as Rachel
as Self
as Signora Matteoni
as Marina
as Jovanka
as Costantina
as Masha
as Suzanne Dufresne
as Teresa
as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
as Circe / Penelope
as Giovanna Masetti
as Anna
as Mara
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Rosaria Campolo
as Silvana
as (uncredited)
as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
as Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)