Marcella Michelangeli
Marcella Michelangeli | |
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| Born | Marcella Gherardi 28 January 1943 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Marcella Michelangeli (born 28 January 1943) is an Italian former actress and singer.
Biography
[edit]Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Italy, she won several beauty contests at a young age, including Miss Liguria.[1] While a student at the School of Fine Arts, she attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro Duse in Genoa and acted on stage with Dario Fo.[1] In the second half of the 1960s she moved to Rome, where she briefly had a career as a pop singer, recording several singles with the stage name Marcella.[1]
Michelangeli made her film debut in 1967, alternating art films and low profile genre works.[1][2] She was also active on television, where she is probably best known for the role of Oriana Fallaci in the Giuseppe Ferrara's RAI TV-movie Panagulis Vive.[1][2] After fifteen years of intense activity, she retired from showbusiness in the early 1980s.[1][2]
She has a son with the actor Lou Castel.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | Don Juan in Sicily | Ragazza alla festa | |
| 1969 | Let It All Hang Out | Luisa | |
| 1969 | Should a Schoolgirl Tell? | Vera Ricci | |
| 1970 | Una storia d'amore | ||
| 1970 | And God Said to Cain | Maria | |
| 1970 | La lunga notte dei disertori - I 7 di Marsa Matruh | Dr. Martha Vaughan | |
| 1970 | Un caso di coscienza | Giuseppina | |
| 1970 | Arizona Colt Returns | Sheila | |
| 1971 | La casa delle mele mature | Marisa Cosentini | |
| 1971 | The Big Black Sow | Miriam Novelli | |
| 1971 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Margret | |
| 1972 | Si può fare molto con 7 donne | Danny | |
| 1972 | Il caso Pisciotta | Adelaide Scauri | |
| 1974 | Milarepa | Karin | |
| 1974 | We All Loved Each Other So Much | Gabriella | |
| 1976 | Down and Dirty | Impieg. Postale | |
| 1976 | Caro Michele | Viola Vivanti | |
| 1976 | The Big Racket | Marcy | |
| 1976 | Mark Strikes Again | Olga Kube | |
| 1977 | Padre Padrone | Mother | |
| 1977 | Nel più alto dei cieli | Eugenia | |
| 1977 | Could It Happen Here? | Mara | |
| 1980 | Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy | Concetta |
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