Person

Mariangela Melato

Acting · 1941–2013 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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.

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  Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  Self

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  Flash Gordon

  Kala

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  Beach House

  Giulia

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  Moses the Lawgiver

  Princess Bithia

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  Swept Away

  Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti

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  So Fine

  Lira

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  By the Blood of Others

  Mayor's daughter

• L'avvocato delle donne

  Irene Salvi

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  Love and Anarchy

  Salomè

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  The Working Class Goes to Heaven

  Lidia

• 2021We Are CinemaSelf (archive footage)
• 2010Filumena MarturanoFilumena Marturano
• 2008Rebecca, la prima moglie
• 2007Le ragazze di MilanoSelf
• 2005Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelf
• 2005Come Away with MeMaria Grande
• 2004Love ReturnsFederica Strozzi
• 2001Probably LoveHerself
• 2000La vita cambiaViola
• 1999Un uomo perbeneAnna Tortora
• 1999Dirty LinenCinzia
• 1997L'avvocato delle donneIrene Salvi
• 1994Due volte vent'anniMarianne
• 1993La fine è notaElena Malva
• 1989MortacciJolanda
• 1987DancersContessa
• 1986Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of BasilFulvia Bolk
• 1985My Dearest SonStefania
• 1985Secrets SecretsGiuliana, il giudice
• 1983PetomaniacCatherine
• 1982Tomorrow We DanceMariangela
• 1982My Darling, My DearestArmida
• 1982The Good SoldierMarta
• 1981So FineLira
• 1981Help Me DreamFrancesca
• 1980Flash GordonKala
• 1980Il resto del Pap'occhioAttrice non selezionata
• 1980In the Pope's Eyeunselected actress
• 1980Lost and FoundMarta
• 1979The Days Are NumberedAngela
• 1979To Forget VeniceAnna
• 1978SaxofoneFiorenza
• 1977The CatOfelia Pecoraro
• 1977La PresidentessaYvette Jolifleur
• 1977Beach HouseGiulia
• 1976Dear MicheleMara Castorelli
• 1976One Way or AnotherGiacinta
• 1976Moses the LawgiverPrinzessin Bithia
• 1975The Tree of GuernicaVandale
• 1975Di che segno sei?Marietta detta "Claquette"
• 1975Eye of the CatGiulia
• 1975C.I.A. Secret StoryTania
• 1975The Frenzy of OrlandoOlimpia
• 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
• 1974Moses the LawgiverPrincess Bithia
• 1974Swept AwayRaffaella Pavone Lanzetti
• 1974PolicewomanGiovanna Abbastanzi
• 1974Il generale dorme in piediLola Pigna
• 1974By the Blood of OthersMayor's daughter
• 1974The Nada GangVeronique Cash
• 1973Love and AnarchySalomè
• 1972We'll Call Him AndreaMaria Antonazzi
• 1972Execution SquadSandra
• 1972The Seduction of MimiFiorella Meneghini
• 1972The Sicilian CheckmateRosaria Licata
• 1972Orestea
• 1971RomanceCarlotta
• 1971Come TogetherNurse
• 1971The Working Class Goes to HeavenLidia
• 1971Between MiraclesMaestra
• 1970Basta guardarlaMarisa
• 1970The Married PriestProstitute
• 1970ThomasZoe
• 1970InvasionValentina
• 1970Let's Have a RiotMoglie di Riccardo