Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
September 18, 1941
Died
January 11, 2013 (71 years old)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Also Known As
- Maria Angela Melato
Mariangela Melato
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.
Known For
Acting
Love Returns
2004
Un uomo perbene
1999
Mortacci
1989
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
1986
So Fine
1981
Flash Gordon
1980
In the Pope's Eye
1980
To Forget Venice
1979
The Cat
1977
Beach House
1977
Dear Michele
1976
One Way or Another
1976
The Tree of Guernica
1975
Di che segno sei?
1975
Swept Away
1974
Policewoman
1974
The Nada Gang
1974
Love and Anarchy
1973
Execution Squad
1972
The Seduction of Mimi
1972
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971
Between Miracles
1971