Mariangela Melato
Birthday: 1941-09-18
Place of Birth: 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.
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Moses the Lawgiver
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Flash Gordon
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Swept Away
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Lost and Found
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Love and Anarchy
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Dear Michele
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One Way or Another
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Saxofone
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The Working Class Goes to Heaven
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Beach House
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So Fine
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To Forget Venice
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Tomorrow We Dance
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Between Miracles
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Di che segno sei?
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Execution Squad
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Un uomo perbene
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Policewoman
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Basta guardarla
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Come Away with Me
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We'll Call Him Andrea
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The Seduction of Mimi
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Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
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Secrets Secrets
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Romance
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La fine è nota
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Eye of the Cat
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Il generale dorme in piedi
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Dirty Linen
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Come Together
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Mortacci
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Love Returns
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C.I.A. Secret Story
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My Dearest Son
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Thomas
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By the Blood of Others
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The Tree of Guernica
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La Presidentessa
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Let's Have a Riot
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The Married Priest
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Probably Love
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Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
A documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmma...
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Help Me Dream
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My Darling, My Dearest
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The Days Are Numbered
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The Sicilian Checkmate
Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep ...
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Invasion
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The Cat
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The Good Soldier
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The Nada Gang
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In the Pope's Eye
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Orestea
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