Lyla Rocco
(Redirected from Lila Rocco)
Lyla Rocco | |
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| Born | Maria Luisa Rocco 18 January 1933 |
| Died | 17 January 2015 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951-1964 (film) |
Lyla Rocco (18 January 1933 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian film actress. She was also a contestant in Miss Italy. After making her screen debut in 1951, Rocco appeared in over thirty productions before retiring in 1964. In 1954 she played a supporting role in Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy.[1] In 1960, in one of her final roles, she appeared in the horror film The Playgirls and the Vampire.[2]
She was married to the actor Steve Barclay.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Anna (1951)
- The Lady Without Camelias (1953)
- Journey to Italy (1954)
- High Fashion (1954)
- One Step to Eternity (1954)
- Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954)
- He Died Fifteen Years Ago (1954)
- Give 'em Hell (1955)
- Songs of Italy (1955)
- The Red Cloak (1955)
- La ladra (1955)
- Burning Fuse (1957)
- No Sun in Venice (1957)
- Young Husbands (1958)
- The Playgirls and the Vampire (1960) aka The Vampire's Last Victim
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Hogan, David J. Dark Romance: Sexuality in the Horror Film. McFarland, 1997.
- Masi, Stefano & Lancia, Enrico. I film di Roberto Rossellini. Gremese Editore, 1987.
External links
[edit]- Lyla Rocco at IMDb
