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Silvana Mangano
Rome, Latium, Italy
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 bec…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Movie Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2021
We Are Cinema
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2016
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2008
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2002
Luchino Visconti
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1987
Dark Eyes
Movie Elisa
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1984
Dune
Movie Reverend Mother Ramallo
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1981
Ludwig
TV show Cosima Von Bülow
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1974
Conversation Piece
Movie Marquess Bianca Brumonti
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1973
Ludwig
Movie Cosima von Bülow
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1972
The Scopone Game
Movie Antonia
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1972
For Love One Dies
Movie Elena
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1971
The Decameron
Movie The Madonna (uncredited)
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1971
Death in Venice
Movie Tadzio's Mother
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1971
Scipio the African
Movie Emilia
More credits
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1968
Theorem
Movie Lucia, the Mother
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1968
Caprice Italian Style
Movie Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
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1967
Oedipus Rex
Movie Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
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1967
The Witches
Movie Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
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1967
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
Movie Assurdina Caì
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1966
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Movie Emanuela
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1966
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Movie Silvia
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1964
The Flying Saucer
Movie Vittoria
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1964
My Wife
Movie The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
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1963
The Verona Trial
Movie Edda Ciano
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1961
Barabbas
Movie Rachel
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1961
A Difficult Life
Movie Self
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1961
The Last Judgment
Movie Signora Matteoni
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1960
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Movie Marina
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1960
Five Branded Women
Movie Jovanka
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1959
The Great War
Movie Costantina
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1958
Tempest
Movie Masha
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1957
This Angry Age
Movie Suzanne Dufresne
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1957
Men and Wolves
Movie Teresa
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1954
The Gold of Naples
Movie Teresa (segment "Teresa")
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1954
Ulysses
Movie Circe / Penelope
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1954
Mambo
Movie Giovanna Masetti
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1951
Anna
Movie Anna
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1950
Outlaw Girl
Movie Mara
