Silvana Mangano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1930
- Died
- December 16, 1989 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- Rome, Latium, Italy
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Movie · as Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
We Are Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
Movie · as Elisa
Dune
Movie · as Reverend Mother Ramallo
Ludwig
TV · as Cosima Von Bülow · 5 eps
Conversation Piece
Movie · as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Ludwig
Movie · as Cosima von Bülow
The Scopone Game
Movie · as Antonia
For Love One Dies
Movie · as Elena
Death in Venice
Movie · as Tadzio's Mother
The Decameron
Movie · as The Madonna (uncredited)
Scipio the African
Movie · as Emilia
Theorem
Movie · as Lucia, the Mother
Caprice Italian Style
Movie · as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
The Witches
Movie · as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Oedipus Rex
Movie · as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
Movie · as Assurdina Caì
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Movie · as Silvia
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Movie · as Emanuela
My Wife
Movie · as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
The Flying Saucer
Movie · as Vittoria
The Verona Trial
Movie · as Edda Ciano
Barabbas
Movie · as Rachel
A Difficult Life
Movie · as Self
The Last Judgment
Movie · as Signora Matteoni
Five Branded Women
Movie · as Jovanka
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Movie · as Marina
The Great War
Movie · as Costantina
Tempest
Movie · as Masha
Men and Wolves
Movie · as Teresa
This Angry Age
Movie · as Suzanne Dufresne
Ulysses
Movie · as Circe / Penelope
The Gold of Naples
Movie · as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Mambo
Movie · as Giovanna Masetti
Anna
Movie · as Anna
Outlaw Girl
Movie · as Mara
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bitter Rice
Movie · as Silvana
Black Magic
Movie · as (uncredited)
Lure of the Sila
Movie · as Rosaria Campolo
Flesh Will Surrender
Movie · as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
This Wine of Love
Movie · as Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
The Last Judgment
Movie