Mariangela Melato

Biography

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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

Rebecca, la prima moglie 2008 ★ 7.0
Dirty Linen 1999 ★ 6.2
Un uomo perbene 1999 ★ 5.7
Dancers 1987 ★ 4.7
Secrets Secrets 1985 ★ 7.3
So Fine 1981 ★ 4.8
Flash Gordon 1980 ★ 6.3
To Forget Venice 1979 ★ 5.4
Beach House 1977 ★ 6.3
One Way or Another 1976 ★ 7.6
Moses the Lawgiver 1976 ★ 6.1
The Frenzy of Orlando 1975 ★ 8.0
The Tree of Guernica 1975 ★ 6.4
Di che segno sei? 1975 ★ 5.4
Eye of the Cat 1975 ★ 4.3
Swept Away 1974 ★ 7.4
Moses the Lawgiver 1974
By the Blood of Others 1974 ★ 5.2
The Nada Gang 1974 ★ 6.0
Policewoman 1974 ★ 5.6
Love and Anarchy 1973 ★ 7.7
The Seduction of Mimi 1972 ★ 7.1
The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 ★ 7.8
Let's Have a Riot 1970 ★ 7.1