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Silvana Mangano

Acting
Known For

59 Years Old

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

Rome, Latium, Italy on 21st April 1930

Died

16th December 1989

All Credits

What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Dune Image
Dune
Reverend Mother Ramallo
Ludwig Image
Ludwig
Cosima Von Bülow
The Decameron Image
The Decameron
The Madonna (uncredited)
Barabbas Image
Barabbas
Rachel
Ulysses Image
Ulysses
Circe / Penelope
Death in Venice Image
Death in Venice
Tadzio's Mother
Oedipus Rex Image
Oedipus Rex
Giocasta
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Image
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Theorem Image
Theorem
Lucia, the Mother
Ludwig Image
Ludwig
Cosima von Bülow
The Witches Image
The Witches
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Bitter Rice Image
Bitter Rice
Silvana
Dark Eyes Image
Dark Eyes
Elisa
Conversation Piece Image
Conversation Piece
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
The Great War Image
The Great War
Costantina
The Scopone Game Image
The Scopone Game
Antonia
A Difficult Life Image
A Difficult Life
Self (uncredited)
The Gold of Naples Image
The Gold of Naples
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Anna Image
Anna
Anna
Black Magic Image
Black Magic
(uncredited)
Caprice Italian Style Image
Caprice Italian Style
Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
We Are Cinema Image
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
The Last Judgment Image
The Last Judgment
Signora Matteoni
My Wife Image
My Wife
The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
Me, Me, Me... and the Others Image
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Silvia
Five Branded Women Image
Five Branded Women
Jovanka
Pardon, Are You for or Against? Image
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Emanuela
Tempest Image
Tempest
Masha
The Verona Trial Image
The Verona Trial
Edda Ciano
...And Suddenly It's Murder! Image
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Marina
Mambo Image
Mambo
Giovanna Masetti
Lure of the Sila Image
Lure of the Sila
Rosaria Campolo
For Love One Dies Image
For Love One Dies
Elena
Men and Wolves Image
Men and Wolves
Teresa
This Angry Age Image
This Angry Age
Suzanne Dufresne
Scipio the African Image
Scipio the African
Emilia
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion Image
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
Flesh Will Surrender Image
Flesh Will Surrender
Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
Outlaw Girl Image
Outlaw Girl
Mara
The Flying Saucer Image
The Flying Saucer
Vittoria
Luchino Visconti Image
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
The Earth As Seen from the Moon Image
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
Assurdina Caì
No Image
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Self (archive footage)
The Last Judgment Image
The Last Judgment
L'elisir d'amore Image
L'elisir d'amore
Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)