Mariangela Melato

Mariangela Melato

Acting

Born: 1941-09-18 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Biography

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.

Known For

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Kala

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

Princess Bithia

Beach House

Beach House

Giulia

Swept Away

Swept Away

Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti

Dirty Linen

Dirty Linen

Cinzia

Secrets Secrets

Secrets Secrets

Giuliana, il giudice

So Fine

So Fine

Lira

One Way or Another

One Way or Another

Giacinta

Policewoman

Policewoman

Giovanna Abbastanzi

The Cat

The Cat

Ofelia Pecoraro

Love and Anarchy

Love and Anarchy

Salomè

The Married Priest

The Married Priest

Prostitute

No Poster

Le ragazze di Milano

Self

No Poster

L'avvocato delle donne

Irene Salvi

Eye of the Cat

Eye of the Cat

Giulia

Execution Squad

Execution Squad

Sandra

Rebecca, la prima moglie

Rebecca, la prima moglie

The Nada Gang

The Nada Gang

Veronique Cash

Dear Michele

Dear Michele

Mara Castorelli

Saxofone

Saxofone

Fiorenza

In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye

unselected actress

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

Prinzessin Bithia

Probably Love

Probably Love

Herself

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Lidia

The Frenzy of Orlando

The Frenzy of Orlando

Olimpia

Between Miracles

Between Miracles

Maestra

Dancers

Dancers

Contessa

La fine è nota

La fine è nota

Elena Malva

By the Blood of Others

By the Blood of Others

Mayor's daughter

We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi

Fiorella Meneghini

The Sicilian Checkmate

The Sicilian Checkmate

Rosaria Licata

The Days Are Numbered

The Days Are Numbered

Angela

Love Returns

Love Returns

Federica Strozzi

Let's Have a Riot

Let's Have a Riot

Moglie di Riccardo

C.I.A. Secret Story

C.I.A. Secret Story

Tania

La vita cambia

La vita cambia

Viola

Basta guardarla

Basta guardarla

Marisa

Orestea

Orestea